Disability & Leave Product Leader (Hybrid/Remote)

Securian Financial; Minnesota; Hybrid; USD 111,000 - 208,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off

Holidays

401(k)

Pension plan

Volunteer time

Employee Resource Groups

Job summary

Securian Financial is seeking a Group Disability and Leave Product Manager to own the D&L portfolio, drive strategy, and manage the roadmap. You will partner across actuarial, underwriting, operations, technology, sales, marketing, and legal to deliver market-ready solutions.

You will influence decisions, lead cross-functional initiatives, and develop training programs to educate staff about D&L. The role supports hybrid work with remote options and a St. Paul/home-office presence.

Qualifications

• Recent Group Disability and Leave product management experience, ideally in the large case market.
• Strong communication, facilitation, and interpersonal skills to connect and engage team, facilitate discussion, advocate for product strategy, influence and negotiate with business/corporate areas, and resolve conflict.
• Robust problem-solving skills to remove barriers and drive results
• Demonstrated ability to use financial, operational, customer, and market information to evaluate product performance and inform strategic decisions.
• Self-motivated with flexibility to adapt to shifting priorities and schedules, handle multiple issues simultaneously, and to manage stressful situations
• Leadership skills to gain credibility, garner respect, and influence and persuade in a matrix environment.
• Ability to develop and maintain strong relationships with internal and external customers and stakeholders.
• Maintains and applies a broad understanding of financial management principles to ensure decisions are fiscally sound and responsible.
• Proven ability to lead complex, cross functional initiatives and achieve results within a matrixed organization.

Responsibilities

• Oversees the day-to-day management of the group D&L product offerings.
• Demonstrates strong understanding of market position and trends to support effective decisions on future innovation.
• Collaborates with internal stakeholders to elicit, analyze and understand needs, constraints, risk and alignment with organizational strategy and priorities.
• Creates compelling product strategy incorporating customer needs, strategic priorities and regulatory updates.
• Develops and executes product roadmap with a focus on measurable outcomes; tracks and regularly shares progress with stakeholders and team.
• Leads cross functional development and internal implementation of new Group Disability and Leave products and features, including service standards and functionality and state or municipal plans
• Collaborate with internal partners to develop and maintain a comprehensive training and education program that builds Group Disability and Leave knowledge across the organization.
• Support the development of product education, sales enablement, and market facing materials that enable associates and distribution partners to effectively communicate Securian’s Group Disability and Leave value proposition.
• Represent Securian’s Group Disability and Leave expertise with clients, distribution partners, industry organizations, and at relevant industry events, as appropriate.
• Collaborating with internal resources to develop a robust training program to educate associates about D&L

Skills

Group Disability & Leave product mgmt

Communication & facilitation

Problem-solving

Financial & market analysis

Leadership in matrix org

Relationship building

Job description

Securian Financial is seeking a Group Disability and Leave Product Manager to own the D&L portfolio, drive strategy, and manage the roadmap. You will partner across actuarial, underwriting, operations, technology, sales, marketing, and legal to deliver market-ready solutions.

You will influence decisions, lead cross-functional initiatives, and develop training programs to educate staff about D&L. The role supports hybrid work with remote options and a St. Paul/home-office presence.