Product Category Manager

Allianz; Makati; On-site; PHP 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Allianz Philippines is seeking a Product Category Manager to own the category strategy, portfolio growth, and lifecycle management. You will drive end-to-end product development, coordinate with IT, Operations, Marketing, andFinance, and ensure regulatory compliance while delivering growth and customer value.

This senior role requires strategic thinking, strong market insights, and the ability to influence across functions to maximize portfolio performance and profitability.

Qualifications

• Proven track record in product design, launch, and lifecycle management.
• Strong understanding of insurance products (VUL, traditional, health).
• Experience navigating regulatory and governance processes (IC, internal approvals).
• Strategic & Commercial capability to develop portfolio strategies and evaluate opportunities.
• Leadership to influence stakeholders and drive initiatives without direct authority.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute category strategy, portfolio growth, and roadmap initiatives.
• Drive end-to-end product development from ideation to launch and optimization.
• Lead cross-functional orchestration with IT, Operations, Marketing, Pricing, and Finance.
• Ensure governance, compliance, and timely documentation for approvals.
• Monitor portfolio performance and recommend repricing, enhancements, or retirement actions.

Skills

Portfolio strategy

Product lifecycle

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional leadership

Agile / Product Owner

Job description

Product Category Manager

Office of the President

Purpose of the Role

As The Product Category Manager you will be responsible for the overall strategy, growth, performance, and management of the assigned product category. As the category owner, your role ensures that customer needs, market opportunities, competitive insights, and business goals are translated into a product portfolio strategy that delivers business growth, customer value, and long-term success.

Your role manages the entire product lifecycle, from idea generation and product development to launch, commercialization, ongoing improvement, and performance monitoring. You will work closely with the Products Team (PDM and Pricing), IT, Operations, Distribution, Marketing, Risk, Compliance, Finance, and Legal to deliver product initiatives that support Allianz PNB Life’s business objectives and strengthen its position in the market.

In addition to launching and managing products, your role is responsible for driving category growth, maintaining a healthy portfolio, ensuring product competitiveness, and achieving business results. Success in this role requires strong business judgment, strategic thinking, effective governance, and the ability to lead and influence cross-functional teams to make informed decisions, improve speed to market, and maximize the value of the product portfolio.

Responsibilities of the Role

Category Strategy, Portfolio Growth & Product Roadmap Ownership (Primary Pillar):

Define and execute category strategy, portfolio growth priorities, target segments, product roles, roadmap initiatives, and strategic opportunities. Apply Category Management discipline to continuously assess customer needs, market trends, competitive positioning, distribution opportunities, and portfolio performance, translating insights into actionable recommendations and measurable business outcomes.

End-to-End Product Development & Delivery:

Drive the design, approval, and delivery of new products, riders, funds, repricing, enhancements, and portfolio actions from ideation through launch. Ensure customer value, commercial viability, regulatory compliance, system readiness, and launch readiness are aligned.

Cross-Functional Orchestration & Execution Discipline:

Lead enterprise-wide alignment across IT, Operations, Marketing, Pricing, Distribution, Risk, Compliance, Legal, Finance, Customer/CX, and other stakeholders to deliver category objectives. Influence decision-making, resolve competing priorities, and drive effective execution through collaboration rather than formal authority.

Governance, Risk, and Regulatory Compliance:

100% compliance with governance gates; no audit findings or breaches attributable to missing product evidence; accurate and complete documentation; timely IC/BSP and internal/regional submissions.

Portfolio Performance & Lifecycle Management:

Monitor and actively manage category and portfolio performance against business objectives, customer outcomes, and commercial targets. Recommend optimization, repricing, enhancement, expansion, rationalization, or retirement actions to maximize portfolio value, profitability, customer relevance, and sustainable growth.

Requirements for the Role

• - Proven track record in product design, launch, and lifecycle management
• - Strong understanding of insurance products (VUL, traditional, health)
• - Experience navigating regulatory and governance processes (e.g., IC, internal approvals)
• - Strategic & Commercial Capability - Demonstrated ability to develop portfolio strategies, evaluate market opportunities, assess product performance, and translate business insights into actionable recommendations.
• - Leadership & Influence - Proven ability to influence stakeholders, drive alignment across functions, and lead strategic initiatives without direct authority.
• - Experience navigating regulatory and governance processes (e.g., IC, internal approvals)
• - Experience in pricing or actuarial collaboration
• - Exposure to system implementation lifecycle (UAT, requirements validation)
• - Experience in portfolio management (repricing, optimization)
• - Familiarity with Agile/Product Owner frameworks
• - Strong stakeholder management with senior leadership exposure
• - Experience with AI-driven adaptive learning technologies and data analysis for personalized training.
• - Proficiency in using AI tools for content recommendation, automated assessment, and feedback.

103928 | Operations | Professional | Allianz Philippines | Full-Time | Permanent

Allianz Group is one of the most trusted insurance and asset management companies in the world. Caring for our employees, their ambitions, dreams and challenges, is what makes us a unique employer.

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