Software Product Manager

Vantage Risk Ltd.; Chicago (IL); Remote; USD 160,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus potential

Health benefits

Retirement plan with company match

Flexible work environment

Job summary

Vantage Risk Ltd. is seeking a Software Product Manager within the Data and Analytics team. This remote role supports the company by managing software products and data assets to unlock business opportunities and see risk differently.

Base salary ranges from $160,000 to $180,000 with potential performance-based bonuses and comprehensive benefits. The role reports to the Chief Data Officer and emphasizes agile practices, cross-functional collaboration, and delivering end-to-end product lifecycles

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent combination of education and professional experience preferred.
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in software product management roles (Insurtech experience is a plus).
• Proven success in managing the full product development lifecycle.
• Ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Excellent listening and communication skills.
• Passion for data and analytics.
• Ability to process and adapt to change in a rapid growth company environment. Vantage associates are expected to be curious, thrifty, and resourceful to manage through the unknowns of growing a specialty (re)insurance business from the ground up.

Responsibilities

• Analyze business needs, gather requirements and develop plans to ensure they are met.
• Translate business needs into detailed requirements.
• Develop, implement and maintain production timelines across multiple departments.
• Drive the execution of all processes in the software product lifecycle, including discovery, requirements, roadmap developing, execution and launch.
• Collaborate closely with end users, engineering, UX and balance resources to ensure success for the entire organization.
• Apply and promote agile best practices.
• Provide regular updates to various stakeholders.
• Define, measure and monitor success metrics for the product.

Skills

Product management

Stakeholder communication

Agile methodologies

Data analytics

Cross-functional collaboration

Listening skills

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Job description

About the role

At Vantage, the Software Product Manager is a member of our Data and Analytics team. The mission of Data and Analytics is to derive value from data and enable the company to see risk differently. This role will be responsible for managing software products and data assets that will help realize business opportunities across Vantage. This role reports to our Chief Data Officer and is a remote opportunity. Vantage’s US colleagues have the flexibility to work anywhere in the United States (excluding US territories and possessions).

The base salary expectation for this role is between $160,000 and $180,000. Actual base salary for the selected candidate may be higher commensurate with candidate experience and expectations. Additionally, Vantage offers its colleagues performance-based bonus potential, strong health & welfare benefits, retirement plans with company match, competitive time off plans, a highly flexible work environment, and much more.

Responsibilities & Accountabilities

• Analyze business needs, gather requirements and develop plans to ensure they are met.
• Translate business needs into detailed requirements.
• Develop, implement and maintain production timelines across multiple departments.
• Drive the execution of all processes in the software product lifecycle, including discovery, requirements, roadmap developing, execution and launch.
• Collaborate closely with end users, engineering, UX, QA and balance resources to ensure success for the entire organization.
• Apply and promote agile best practices.
• Provide regular updates to various stakeholders.
• Define, measure and monitor success metrics for the product.

Ideal Candidate Profile

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent combination of education and professional experience preferred.
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in software product management roles (Insurtech experience is a plus).
• Proven success in managing the full product development lifecycle.
• Ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams.
• Excellent listening and communication skills.
• Passion for data and analytics.
• Ability to process and adapt to change in a rapid growth company environment. Vantage associates are expected to be curious, thrifty, and resourceful to manage through the unknowns of growing a specialty (re)insurance business from the ground up.

Our Vantage Values

• Do What’s Right – be a force for good, for our customers, shareholders, colleagues, industry and communities.
• Be Relentlessly Curious – ask questions, listen to understand, challenge the status quo, look for ways to say YES, drive innovation, be opportunistic and disciplined.
• We’re Better Together – collaborate, be inclusive, supportive, respectful and humble, be a trusted partner internally and externally.
• Be Transparent – in who you are, what you think, and how you work, seek and provide alternative points of view, be true to yourself.
• Make A Difference – focus on impact, embrace technology, leverage data and analytics as critical assets, act intentionally to deliver on our mission.