Product Development Manager (Underwriter)

Independence Pet Group; Ohio; Remote; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Director of Product Management to lead technical product initiatives. This role involves identifying customer needs and driving the vision and execution of product strategies. You will manage complex projects, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and conduct market analysis to inform product development. Join a forward-thinking organization that supports over a million pets and enhances their well-being through innovative insurance solutions. This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in the pet health industry while working in a remote environment.

Qualifications

• 10 years of relevant experience in product management or related fields.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience is required.

Responsibilities

• Identify customer needs and drive product vision and execution.
• Manage projects through all phases and milestones.
• Perform market and competitor analysis for strategic decisions.

Skills

Project Management

Market Analysis

Technical Product Development

Cross-functional Team Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Associate’s Degree in Technical Field

Certification in Relevant Focus Area

Job description

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Established in 2021, Independence Pet Holdings is a corporate holding company that manages a diverse and broad portfolio of modern pet health brands and services, including insurance, pet education, lost recovery services, and more throughout North America.

We believe pet insurance is more than a financial product and build solutions to simplify the pet parenting journey and help improve the well-being of pets. As a leading authority in the pet category, we operate with a full stack of resources, capital, and services to support pet parents. Our multi-brand and omni-channel approach includes our own insurance carrier, insurance brands and partner brands.

Independence Pet Group (IPG), a subsidiary of IPH, is one of North America’s largest pet insurance and services organizations. Our impressive family of brands (Figo, Felix, ASPCA Pet Health Insurance, Pets Plus Us, and AKC Pet Insurance) supports insurance for more than 1,000,000 pets in the U.S. and Canada and provides well-being, safety, resources, and business solutions to the pet industry, including microchip identification and an online pet registry.

Job Summary:

Responsible for identifying customer needs and driving the vision, execution, and business objectives of a technical product.

Job Location: Remote

Main Responsibilities:

• Works with other Technology areas to make tactical decisions about product functionality.
• Manages projects that consist of a single development team.
• Propose and manage demand for application work.
• Manages projects through all phases and milestones.
• Manages product feature/capability set for business solutions.
• Performs market and competitor analysis.
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Basic Qualifications:

Experience: 10 years relevant experience.

Education: Must meet one of the following requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience (One-year relevant experience is equivalent to one-year college).
• Associate’s degree in a Technical Field.
• Certification in relevant focus area.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Partners with senior leadership to draft multi-year strategic growth plans.
• Drives annual revenues by improving user experiences, resulting in lead conversion for insurance.
• Builds and drives roadmaps and designs new features and enhancements.
• Defines and executes product strategy.
• Makes recommendations on long-term operating decisions regarding product development and distribution strategies.

Accountability/Complexity:

• Implements strategic goals.
• Typically responsible for managing large, complex project initiatives of strategic importance to the organization, involving large cross-functional teams.
• Frequently responsible for providing guidance, coaching, and training to other employees across the company within area of expertise.
• May direct the work of other individual contributors and/or act as a cross-functional lead.

Seniority level

• Director

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Product Management and Information Technology
• Industries: Insurance