Product Manager - Specialty Lines (US-Remote)

AF - Group is focused on driving the development and continual support and improvement of their products. The Product Manager will lead product strategy, collaborate with stakeholders, and manage the product roadmap to deliver innovative solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Leads key product definition, prioritization, and launch decisions
• Evaluates customer requests for capabilities, industry drivers, and competition to determine product priorities
• Leads product strategy and scope decisions based on internal and external factors
• Develops product strategy and related business case
• Serves as the liaison with business unit’s clients, communicates upcoming system changes and future direction of the product, and serves as industry expert for the product
• Manages product roadmap priorities to ensure development work is prioritized
• Manages product readiness and rollout
• Establishes a user story definition and acceptance criteria for the product backlog
• Supports the team by working towards removing obstacles and distractions
• Plays an active role in agile sprint ceremonies throughout an engagement including but not limited to - team cadence, cross platform coordination, discovery and framing, and stakeholder governance
• Evangelizes and upholds agile practices and methodologies
• Defines solutions for prospects, including business unit’s products and their integration with third party solutions
• Provides direction on use cases for product enhancements and new products to product and technical team
• Provides final acceptance and signoff on all software deliveries
• Works effectively with business unit’s senior leaders and functional teams to ensure success
• Evaluates client requests, industry drivers, and competitor capabilities to identify enhancements
• Evaluates regulatory changes to determine how they should be accommodated in business unit’s products

Requirements:

• Bachelor degree in a related field
• Ten years of relevant experience in a Product Owner or related field
• Strong knowledge of Agile development methodologies such as SCRUM
• Ability to deliver product and/or projects to large-scale enterprises
• Expertise in defining and prioritizing business requirements and validating product capabilities
• Excellent organizational, communication, and presentation skills
• Ability to manage competing priorities and understand the downstream implications of shifting priorities
• Ability to facilitate the completion of work in a matrix environment
• Excellent problem solving and analytical skills
• Ability to clearly communicate complex ideas to both technical and non-technical teams
• Ability to work in a fast-paced agile team environment
• Excellent project and time management skills
• Strong interpersonal skills with a collaborative style
• Strong relationship management skills
• A demonstrated track record of consistently meeting and/or exceeding performance expectations
• Continuous learning, as defined by the Company's learning philosophy, is required
• Master's degree in a related field is preferred
• Certification or progress toward certification is highly preferred and encouraged
• P & C insurance experience preferred
• Experience achieving strategic goals and to evolve product strategy based on user needs, data and industry trends