Head of Health Benefits Product Strategy & Execution

Trustmark; Madison (WI); Remote; USD 137,000 - 204,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) plan

Wellness program

Job summary

Trustmark is seeking an Executive Director, Product Strategy and Execution - Disability, Leave, Dental and Vision, to drive new product development through market research and customer insight. You will align roadmaps with business strategy, partner across functions, and build scalable systems for market intelligence and performance measurement.

The role focuses on top-tier health product portfolios, risk analysis, and governance to deliver value-add strategies while coordinating with external

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
• 7-10 years of experience in industry with some experience across product development, product management and implementation.
• Experience developing or managing voluntary and/or group products.
• Ability to lead/influence without direct oversight.
• Proven ability to develop and revise strategy and tactics to propel business growth.
• Ability to analyze and interpret challenging concepts and resolve complex issues.
• Ability to inspire, lead, and coach both leaders and employees.
• Experience working collaboratively across the organization to build consensus and synergies that support attainment of division goals, handle conflicts, negotiate, and promote team spirit.
• Must be innovative and creative in looking for ways to improve current processes.
• Integrity and strength of character.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Ensures the health product portfolio is top tier in market; proactively identifies portfolio gaps and leads product prioritization and development to ensure the right offerings are available to sell.
• Strong knowledge and insight into the voluntary benefits marketplace, building relationships throughout the voluntary market and deepening understanding of evolving trends.
• Primary storyteller in supporting field partners, making sure products are effectively sold, understood, and communicated across teams and channels.
• Leads all facets of the product development process including research, product design, sales strategy, market analysis, documentation of product requirements, cost benefit analysis and implementation.
• Leads risk analysis on key issues including internal and external resources and capabilities needed to bring new products successfully to market.
• Establishes and manages budgets, operational plans for products under development and management.
• Leads development of health product claims strategy, including claims integration solutions, as well as ongoing customer experience opportunities.
• Responsible for overall value-add/care delivery strategies relative to supplemental health products; manages relationships with external vendors and partners; responsible for RFP/finalist process in partner selection, leading overall process and collaborating internally to identify best options.
• Owns product strategy from concept to market by leveraging deep market and competitive analysis to define, position, and champion new product offerings that strengthen the company’s product and business position

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Product development

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Influence without oversight

Data-driven decisions

Market research

Regulatory awareness

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Trustmark is seeking an Executive Director, Product Strategy and Execution - Disability, Leave, Dental and Vision, to drive new product development through market research and customer insight. You will align roadmaps with business strategy, partner across functions, and build scalable systems for market intelligence and performance measurement.

The role focuses on top-tier health product portfolios, risk analysis, and governance to deliver value-add strategies while coordinating with external