Senior Manager of Property Product Strategy & Development - Remote

CSAA Insurance Group, a leading personal lines property and casualty insurance group, is seeking a Senior Manager of Property Product Strategy & Development to lead the design and performance of their homeowners portfolio. This role involves managing a team of product managers and overseeing the full product lifecycle to drive profitable growth and enhance customer experience.

Responsibilities:

• Manage a high-stakes portfolio Shape and scale a multi-state homeowner's portfolio with direct impact on growth, profitability, and risk strategy
• Operate at the center of the business Work across underwriting, pricing, technology, and customer experience—where the most critical decisions get made
• Build and lead a high-performing team Develop and empower product managers to deliver complex initiatives and raise the bar on product excellence
• Turn strategy into real-world outcomes Take products from concept to market—and then continuously refine them based on performance, data, and market dynamics
• Drive measurable business results Drive product performance end-to-end, from loss ratio and growth to mix and expense management
• Modernize how we build insurance products Integrate new data sources, tools, and digital capabilities to improve pricing precision, underwriting, and speed to market
• Shape the future of property insurance Influence underwriting strategies, product design, and portfolio decisions in a rapidly evolving risk environment (cat, climate, regulation)
• Partner with top talent across the enterprise Collaborate with Actuarial, Data Science, Technology, and more to solve complex, high impact problems
• Continuously improve and innovate Find opportunities to enhance product features, streamline processes, and strengthen our competitive position
• Have a real voice at the table Engage with senior leadership to influence strategy, prioritize investments, and drive enterprise level decisions

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in related area or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• 8+ years of increasingly responsible product management experience
• 3-5 years experience leading a personal lines property product management team with demonstrated success in delivering new products and features from concept to launch
• Ability to define product strategy, product positioning, prioritize and articulate the rationale behind your decisions
• Knowledge of product and project management, product profitability, underwriting, and planning
• Enjoys working across strategic and tactical levels of a project
• Strategic, organizational and problem-solving skills
• Mastery of product analysis, principles and methods
• Business and technical writing skills (e.g., proposals, PowerPoint presentation, business requirements, Microsoft project, Suite Microsoft Office)
• Experience working with IT/technology teams to bring new products and/or product enhancements to life
• Project management techniques and processes; highly skilled negotiator
• Communication, presentation, and persuasion skills with internal and external partners and team members
• Understanding of business systems and processes and how they link together
• Exceptional financial analysis and reporting skills
• 5+ years of property product leadership with demonstrated success in delivering new products and features from concept to launch
• Master of Business Administration (MBA)
• Experience with catastrophe risks management
• Creates a collaborative, inclusive and psychologically safe environment, demonstrating authenticity and fostering trust to inspire and empower team members and colleagues
• Actively shapes our company culture through words and actions (e.g., supporting employee resource groups, mentoring employees, volunteering, joining cross-functional projects, encouraging team member involvement in these activities)
• Champions our cultural norms (e.g., willing to have cameras when it matters interviewing candidates, building relationships with team members, etc.)
• Translates our enterprise strategy and priorities for their team members to connect to the bigger picture
• Demonstrates a company ownership mindset, thinking beyond boundaries of their own area
• Travels as needed for role, including enterprise meetings, divisional / team meetings, and other in-person meetings
• Fulfills business needs, which may include investing extra time, helping other teams, etc