Product Manager, IT Platforms

Core Specialty; Cincinnati (OH); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Short-term disability

Long-term disability

401(k) company match

Employee Assistance Plan

Health Savings Account

Flexible Spending Account

Wellness program

Job summary

Core Specialty seeks a Product Manager for IT Platforms to lead strategy, roadmap, and lifecycle for our platforms and infrastructure. You’ll drive cloud, security, and monitoring tool initiatives, partnering with stakeholders to translate needs into prioritized work with clear ROI and outcomes.

You’ll manage an 18-month roadmap, align backlog with priorities, and support in-flight delivery by clarifying requirements and maintaining stakeholder alignment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology or Business Administration or equivalent.
• 3+ years in product management within Agile environments.
• Experience leading cloud and security initiatives.
• Experience with Atlassian Suite (Jira, Confluence) and AI-enabled tools.

Responsibilities

• Build deep partnerships with business leaders and define measurable outcomes.
• Maintain an 18-month roadmap and a 6+ month ready backlog.
• Lead end-to-end business case development with clear ROI and scope.
• Balance feature delivery with reliability and modernization investments.
• Own requirements clarity, backlog prioritization, and stakeholder alignment.
• Provide progress and roadmap reporting to enable informed decisions.
• Define and track success metrics for delivered outcomes.
• Drive prioritization trade-offs based on value and risk.
• Enforce intake, prioritization, and funding governance.

Skills

Product management

Agile delivery

Cloud infrastructure

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional teamwork

Financial/ROI analysis

Security initiatives

Effective communication

Influence senior stakeholders

Jira/Confluence

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT or Business Admin

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Copilot

Job description

The Product Manager for IT Platforms leads the product strategy, roadmap, and lifecycle for the platforms and infrastructure that support our business applications.This role is responsible for driving initiatives that strengthen our cloud infrastructure and improve our security, development, and monitoring toolsets.This role partners closely with product management peers and stakeholders to translate the need for secure, reliable and maintainable applications into prioritized platform and infrastructure initiatives with clear value, scope, and outcomes, ensuring teams remain focused on the highest-value work. While primarily focused on future roadmap and pipeline planning ( 80%), the role also supports in-flight delivery by clarifying requirements, refining scope, and maintaining stakeholder alignment and communication.Key Accountabilities/Deliverables:Build deep partnerships with business leaders to identify pain points, opportunities, and measurable outcomesMaintain an 18-month roadmap and a 6+ month ready backlog aligned to business priorities and capacityLead end-to-end business case development, ensuring clear value (ROI), defined scope, and approved prioritizationBalance feature delivery with technical investment (reliability, scalability, modernization)Own requirements clarity, backlog prioritization, and stakeholder alignment across all initiativesProvide clear, consistent progress and roadmap reporting, enabling informed stakeholder decisionsDefine and track success metrics for delivered outcomesDrive prioritization trade-offs based on value, risk, and capacityEnforce intake, prioritization, and funding governance processes to ensure alignment to portfolio prioritiesTechnical Knowledge and Understanding:Strong written communication skills for technical and executive audiences (C-suite)Practical experience with Agile delivery (Scrum, Kanban)Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure, layered security and development/monitoring toolingDemonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders and cross-functional teamsDemonstrated habit of continuously teaching themselves new skills, with clear examples of recently applied learningDeep understanding of Azure and AWS clouds, development tools and pipelines, security preferredExperience:Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology or Business Administration related discipline (or equivalent practical experience)3+ years in product management within Agile environments3+ years driving cloud and/or security initiativesExperience with Atlassian Suite (Jira, Confluence)Experience using AI-enabled tools (e.g., Copilot) to improve productivityExperience working in a regulated industry (insurance, financial services, healthcare) preferredApplicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over work authorization sponsorship now or in the future for this position.#LI-Hybrid-At Core Specialty, you will receive a competitive salary and opportunities for professional development and advancement. We offer medical, dental, vision, and life insurances; short and long-term disability; a Company-match of 100% of a 6% contribution 401(k) plan; an Employee Assistance Plan; Health Savings Account, Flexible Spending Account, Health Reimbursement Account, and a wellness program