Product Strategist

EIS Group; Northern (KY); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Remote work & home office allowance

Global mobility opportunities

Job summary

EIS Group is seeking a Life and Annuities Product Strategist to own the definition and strategy for our core L&A platform services, including quoting, underwriting, policy administration, cash management, and investment management modules.

This hands-on role requires collaboration across product, engineering, design, and market-facing teams to translate L&A domain knowledge into scalable platform capabilities that enable success for clients worldwide.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of professional experience with at least 5+ years in the insurance industry (preferably Life and Annuities).
• 5+ years working with insurance technology platforms or transformation initiatives.
• 4+ years exposure to Life and Annuity processes and systems.
• Proven ability to define product strategy and launch complex software products or platforms (SaaS/cloud-native).
• Strong understanding of PAS, billing, claims, cash/treasury management, or investment accounting within insurance.

Responsibilities

• Develop and champion a compelling product vision and strategy for L&A core services.
• Create and maintain a prioritized roadmap aligned to objectives, opportunities, and customer needs.
• Lead the development and communication of detailed product requirements and acceptance criteria.
• Analyze the competitive landscape and identify key gaps and opportunities for EIS offerings.
• Collaborate with engineering, architecture, UX/UI, sales, and customer success throughout the product lifecycle.
• Gather, synthesize, and leverage market intelligence and customer feedback to inform direction.
• Engage with clients and stakeholders to translate needs into roadmap initiatives and drive consensus.
• Partner with marketing and sales to define positioning, messaging, and value propositions.
• Support market-facing activities with product expertise and collateral development.

Skills

Insurance industry experience

Life & Annuities domain knowledge

Platform strategy & product management

SaaS / Cloud-native delivery

Cross-functional leadership

Analytical & data-driven

Communication & stakeholder management

Strategic planning

Market intelligence & competitive分析

Ownership mindset

Job description

Product Strategist

Department: 501 Product and Technology

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Remote, United States of America

Description

We are seeking a Life and Annuities (L&A) Product Strategist to join our Product Management team. In this pivotal role, you will own the definition and strategy for our core Life and Annuities platform services — including quoting, underwriting, policy administration, cash management, and investment management modules. You will translate deep L&A domain knowledge into scalable, configurable platform capabilities that enable success for our clients worldwide.

This is a hands‑on, detail‑driven role requiring creativity, technical acumen, strong collaboration, and an innovative mindset. Success means bridging the complex world of L&A insurance with cutting‑edge platform technology and working closely across product, engineering, design, and market‑facing teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and champion a compelling product vision and strategy for L&A core services.
• Create and maintain a prioritized roadmap aligned to strategic objectives, market opportunities, and customer needs.
• Lead the development and communication of detailed product requirements and acceptance criteria.
• Analyze the competitive landscape and identify key gaps and opportunities for EIS offerings.
• Collaborate with engineering, architecture, UX/UI design, sales, and customer success teams throughout the product lifecycle.
• Gather, synthesize, and leverage market intelligence, customer feedback, and usage data to inform product direction.
• Engage directly with clients and internal stakeholders to understand needs, translate them into roadmap initiatives, and drive consensus.
• Partner with product marketing and sales enablement to define positioning, messaging, and value propositions.
• Support market‑facing activities through product expertise and sales collateral development.

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

• 10+ years of professional experience, with at least:
• 5+ years in the insurance industry (preferably Life and Annuities).
• 5+ years working with insurance technology platforms or transformation initiatives.
• 4+ years of direct exposure to Life and Annuity processes and systems.
• Demonstrated success defining product strategy and launching complex software products or platforms (ideally SaaS or cloud-native).
• Strong understanding of Policy Administration Systems (PAS), billing, claims, cash/treasury management, or investment accounting within insurance.
• Exceptional strategic thinking, decision‑making, and analytical skills.
• Ability to develop business cases, size market opportunities, and prioritize initiatives based on data‑driven insights.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and facilitation skills.
• Proven ability to influence and build consensus across distributed, global, cross‑functional teams.
• Self‑starter with a proactive attitude and strong sense of ownership.
• Comfortable balancing strategic planning with day‑to‑day tactical execution.

Job Benefits

• Work with top talent and great colleagues who are industry and technology experts. Operate in a Scaled Agile environment, diverse, multicultural and cross‑functional teams
• We are a global and modern software product company building world-class Enterprise InsurtTech Product powered by leading-edge technologies (microservices, reactive, cloud, continuous delivery)
• We offer freedom - build from building your career path through development programs and exciting global mobility opportunities (we have a remote and global culture)
• Health insurance and home office utility compensation (the monthly allowance for teleworking)