Second VP, Annuity Product Strategy & Expanding Markets

AuguStar Retirement; United States; Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

AuguStar Retirement seeks a senior executive to lead annuity product management for expanding markets, shaping strategy for registered products including RILA. You will direct lifecycle management from concept to launch, coordinating with Pricing, Actuarial, Legal, Compliance, and distribution teams across the U.S.

The role requires deep market knowledge, cross-functional leadership, and the ability to translate insights into actionable priorities and strong financial impact.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in economics, business, finance, or a related field.
• 7+ years experience in annuity product design and/or product management across MYGA, FIA, VA, and/or RILA products.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex, cross-functional product initiatives.
• Extensive knowledge of the annuity market, competitive landscape, product development lifecycle, and relevant regulatory environment.
• Strong analytical, strategic thinking, decision-making, communication, presentation, teamwork, and relationship-building skills.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and influence cross-functional teams and communicate complex concepts to internal and external stakeholders, including senior management.

Responsibilities

• Developing and executing the expanding markets product strategy and roadmap, with a primary focus on registered products, including RILA, aligned with organizational goals and long-term strategy.
• Monitoring market, competitive, consumer, distribution, and regulatory trends to identify product opportunities, risks, and strategic implications, and translate insights into product priorities and recommendations.
• Developing business cases and recommendations for new products, features, enhancements, repricing, and repositioning, including expected strategic and financial impact.
• Leading product initiatives from concept through implementation and launch, establishing priorities, driving decisions, resolving issues, translating strategy into product requirements, and ensuring milestones and business objectives are achieved.
• Partnering with Pricing and Actuarial on product pricing assumptions, product economics, and ongoing product performance; owning lifecycle management by monitoring sales, profitability, competitive positioning, distribution feedback, and key performance indicators.
• Collaborating with Legal, Compliance, Actuarial, Operations, Technology, Marketing, Distribution, and other stakeholders to ensure product designs, filings, disclosures, marketing materials, distribution strategies, and organizational readiness meet applicable requirements and company standards.
• Developing and communicating competitive product positioning, market insights, and value propositions; partnering with Marketing and Strategic Relationships to support sales effectiveness, strengthen distribution relationships, and incorporate market feedback into product priorities.
• Presenting product strategy, performance, risks, opportunities, and recommendations to senior leadership and key stakeholders, while maintaining product documentation and ensuring accuracy and consistency across policy forms, marketing materials, and other communications.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Analytical thinking

Communication

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in economics, business, finance, or a related field

MBA or other relevant advanced degree

Job description

AuguStar Retirement seeks a senior executive to lead annuity product management for expanding markets, shaping strategy for registered products including RILA. You will direct lifecycle management from concept to launch, coordinating with Pricing, Actuarial, Legal, Compliance, and distribution teams across the U.S.

The role requires deep market knowledge, cross-functional leadership, and the ability to translate insights into actionable priorities and strong financial impact.