Manulife is a leading international financial services provider, and they are seeking a Product Manager for their US Retirement business. The role focuses on delivering engaging digital experiences and driving product development by aligning business goals with actionable results.
Responsibilities:
- Participate and support the development and launch of new product features and services, as well as act as subject matter expert for existing offerings
- Leverage industry knowledge and research to improve the competitiveness of product offering
- Lead cross-functional core teams in product development initiatives, ensuring that projects are implemented according to plan and that any issues are resolved promptly and effectively
- Drive projects to completion; help the business make key decisions in a timely manner; seek consensus
- Utilize market research to help influence major product development decisions
- Work with functional partners to synthesize feedback from the field and prioritize the product development queue
- Evaluate industry trends, regulatory changes and competitive environment
- Partner with finance and underwriting to ensure profitable product model
- Support relationships with external vendors, and key business partners, while ensuring needs are aligned to business objectives
- Develop a leadership presence within the organization
- Assist and participate in presentations to various stakeholders and audiences as necessary (client presentations, department presentations, etc.)
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 5-10 years of specific business experience
- In-depth knowledge/experience of product development and management within the financial services business
- Proven product development experience and results
- Excellent interpersonal, motivational, influencing and relationship-building skills
- Exceptional written and oral communication skills, including a developed ability to present to audiences of varying backgrounds and expertise
- Proven project and people management experience
- Ability to work under pressure to meet key deadlines
- Strategic thinker with good judgment and strong understanding of process
- Interpretative and conceptual skills
- 5+ years in business/project management (SAFe PM/PO preferred)