Product Operations Rating Manager

Product Jobs; Amelia (OH); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance options

401k with match

Paid time off

Hybrid environment

On-site fitness facility

Free parking

Tuition assistance

Job summary

American Modern Insurance Group, Inc. is seeking a Product Operations Enablement lead in Amelia, OH to drive delivery of product changes through Earnix and Guidewire configurations.

You will oversee analysts, manage capacity, and ensure accurate rate and rule implementations while partnering with Product Management on prioritization and operationalization. The role emphasizes leadership, expert Earnix/Guidewire knowledge, and strong communication as you bridge business requirements with

Qualifications

• 5+ years in an analytical role or analyst-type functions
• 3+ years configuring Rating Engine
• Expertise in Earnix Configuration
• Expertise with Guidewire and rating engine functionality
• Understanding of how Rating Engine, Guidewire, Data, Pricing, Earning, and forms integrate
• Leadership and team development experience
• Strategic planning and execution experience
• Capacity management and work prioritization experience
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
• Strong critical thinking and problem solving
• Ability to express complex technical concepts
• Expertise translating highly complex technical and business requirements
• Expertise working with Earnix and Python technologies/platforms
• Experience deciphering configuration impacts based on Earnix/Python code and how it relates within various systems
• Expertise with a web-based policy administration system, user interface, integrated development environment, query tools, and rating engines
• Expertise with capacity management and work scheduling efforts
• Expertise with work product triage, estimation, and planning
• Experience leading a team
• Experience with Strategic Workforce Planning
• Experience with Guidewire Configuration, Python, or other comparable insurance policy administration system
• Insurance knowledge

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, develop, and support Product Operations Enablement analysts
• Establish workload priorities and ensure resource allocation across initiatives
• Manage team capacity planning, work intake, and scheduling activities
• Develop team expertise in Earnix, Guidewire, and related systems
• Conduct performance management, coaching, and career development activities
• Identify staffing needs and support Strategic Workforce Planning
• Promote a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement
• Provide oversight of Earnix configuration activities and related business requirements
• Ensure rate, rule, form, and model changes are implemented accurately and efficiently
• Review and approve configuration approaches, testing strategies, and implementation plans
• Establish and maintain best practices for consistent, concise, and maintainable system configuration
• Monitor execution progress and remove roadblocks impacting delivery
• Partner with Product Management on prioritization, planning, and operationalization activities
• Collaborate regularly with managers to report progress and roadblocks
• Own documentation of processes and procedures
• Provide expert guidance on Earnix, Guidewire, data integration, and rating engine functionality
• Support analysis of complex technical and business requirements
• Serve as an escalation point for configuration challenges and recurring issues
• Oversee troubleshooting and resolution of system configuration defects
• Ensure effective testing practices, quality controls, and governance for implementations
• Participate in the product development life cycle with emphasis on analysis, design, configuration, and testing
• Analyze, troubleshoot, and provide technical support for Earnix, application functions, and defined documentation
• Develop, coordinate, and execute test plans to ensure tests are completed successfully
• Develop methods to test business-driven solutions as they relate to product and pricing strategy
• Train associates on procedure changes and new processes
• Provide Earnix training and certifications needed for the current version of the solution
• Monitor, enhance, and support business-related functions using Earnix

Skills

Leadership

Strategic planning

Communication

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Earnix configuration

Guidewire

Python

Team development

Capacity planning

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Analytical or Business Field

Tools

Earnix

Guidewire

Python

Rating Engine

Job description

American Modern Insurance Group, Inc. (a Munich Re company) is building product operations capability to support insurance policy administration, pricing, and product strategy. In this hybrid role based in Amelia, OH, you will lead Product Operations Enablement analysts and provide technical and operational oversight for Earnix, Guidewire, and related systems, ensuring product changes move from configuration to delivery with quality and accountability.

You will partner with Product Management and Product Owners to operationalize priorities, translate complex requirements into maintainable configuration, and remove roadblocks that impact delivery. The focus of your work includes accurate implementation of rate and rule changes, expert troubleshooting, testing governance, and documentation that supports technical and business teams.

What you’ll do

• Lead, coach, develop, and support Product Operations Enablement analysts
• Establish workload priorities and ensure appropriate resource allocation across initiatives
• Manage team capacity planning, work intake, and scheduling activities
• Develop team expertise in Earnix, Guidewire, and related systems
• Conduct performance management, coaching, and career development activities
• Identify staffing needs and support Strategic Workforce Planning
• Promote a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement
• Provide oversight of Earnix configuration activities and related business requirements
• Ensure rate, rule, form, and model changes are implemented accurately and efficiently
• Review and approve configuration approaches, testing strategies, and implementation plans
• Establish and maintain best practices for consistent, concise, and maintainable system configuration
• Monitor execution progress and remove roadblocks impacting delivery
• Partner with Product Management on prioritization, planning, and operationalization activities
• Collaborate regularly with managers to report progress and roadblocks
• Own documentation of processes and procedures
• Provide expert guidance on Earnix, Guidewire, data integration, and rating engine functionality
• Support analysis of complex technical and business requirements
• Serve as an escalation point for configuration challenges and recurring issues
• Oversee troubleshooting and resolution of system configuration defects
• Ensure effective testing practices, quality controls, and governance are in place for implementations
• Participate throughout the product development life cycle, bridging the software development life cycle with heavy involvement in analysis, design, configuration, and testing
• Analyze, troubleshoot, and provide technical support for Earnix, application functions, and defined documentation used for technical and business reference
• Develop, coordinate, and execute test plans to ensure tests are completed successfully
• Develop methods to test business-driven solutions as they relate to product and pricing strategy
• Train associates on procedure changes and new processes
• Provide Earnix training and certifications needed for the current version of the solution
• Monitor, enhance, and support business-related functions using Earnix

Required qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in an analytical role or analyst-type functions
• 3+ years of experience configuring Rating Engine
• Expertise in Earnix Configuration
• Expertise with Guidewire and rating engine functionality
• Understanding of how Rating Engine, Guidewire, Data, Pricing, Earning, and forms integrate
• Leadership and team development experience
• Strategic planning and execution experience
• Capacity management and work prioritization experience
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
• Strong critical thinking and problem solving
• Ability to express complex technical concepts
• Expertise translating highly complex technical and business requirements
• Expertise working with Earnix and Python technologies/platforms
• Experience deciphering configuration impacts based on Earnix/Python code and how it relates within various systems
• Expertise with a web-based policy administration system, user interface, integrated development environment, query tools, and rating engines
• Expertise with capacity management and work scheduling efforts
• Expertise with work product triage, estimation, and planning
• Experience leading a team
• Experience with Strategic Workforce Planning
• Bachelor’s Degree in an Analytical or Business Field
• Experience with Guidewire Configuration, Python, or other comparable insurance policy administration system
• Insurance knowledge

Technologies you’ll work with

• Earnix
• Guidewire
• Python
• Rating Engine

Benefits

• Two options for health insurance plan (PPO or High Deductible)
• Supplemental Life and AD&D plans you can purchase for yourself and dependents (includes spouse/domestic partner and children)
• Voluntary benefit plans that supplement health and life insurance (Accident, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity)
• Prescription drug coverage included in health insurance
• Short and Long Term Disability coverage
• Vision and dental insurance plans
• Robust 401k plan with up to a 5% employer match
• Retirement savings plan that is 100% company funded
• Paid time off starting with 24 days each year, with additional days added for milestone service anniversaries
• Yearly bonus eligibility as a Munich Re employee
• Health and wellness programs provided at no cost
• Hybrid environment
• Corporately subsidized on-site cafeteria and a We Proudly Serve coffee shop
• On-site complimentary workout facility and walking trails
• On-site wellness center with a nurse practitioner
• Financial assistance for adoptions and infertility treatment
• Paid time off for eligible family care needs
• Tuition assistance and educational achievement bonuses
• Free parking
• Corporate matching gifts program
• Paid time off to volunteer in your community