Sets Life and AD&D strategy, in collaboration with the Employee Benefits Senior Leadership Team: Responsible for The Hartford’s Product Roadmap
Identifies and addresses long-term business opportunities to impact growth and profitability
Identifies and evaluates new product opportunities to expand The Hartford’s portfolio
Proactively leverages competitive intelligence to ensure a competitive market position
Leads key initiatives across the broader Group Benefits organization, including: New product development and upgrades and updates to existing products
Enrollment strategies to increase product participation
Operating upgrades needed to succeed in the marketplace (e.g., IT investments, product investments, customer experience changes)
Effective spokesperson for the product suite both internally and in the external market
Ensures products and operations remain compliant with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations
Leads & inspires Product Management team and provides cross-functional leadership of aligned functional resources across the matrix
Trains and develops direct reports, as well as key cross-functional support staff.
Creates a positive work environment, with a focus on execution, teamwork and inclusion
Develops current & future leaders for Group Benefits and The Hartford overall.

5+ years’ experience in Employee Benefits working directly with Life and AD&D products, including deep expertise in life insurance products.
Proven strategic leader who can identify and capture potential market opportunities, while balancing operational and financial constraints.
Proven track record of effective people leadership and delivering results through a cross-functional team.
Financially astute; has an excellent command of product economics and financial concepts, and how they tie to operational initiatives.
Strong relationship and influencing skills, effective ambassador for this product suite internally and in the external market.
Understands distribution, employer and customer dynamics.
Experience with Employee Benefits insurance product development process.
Creative problem solver with track record of solving customer problems and a positive, “can-do” outlook.
Exceptional communication, influencing and partnership skills; works effectively in a matrix environment to drive outcomes through others.
Understands the business end-to-end, from product development through sales, servicing and claim; experience working in an Agile environment helpful.
Proactively engages with new and emerging technologies, including AI, to maximize the effectiveness and growth of our products.
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.

Product Director, Life/AD&D

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