Product Manager

About the role

In addition, iptiQ owns a business unit called Sales Solutions that provides E2E distribution capabilities to support partners that need help in this space. We help partners (e.g. Ecosystem, Financials and Insurers) bring top-tier insurance products to their consumers, through our best-in-class marketing & sales teams.

This opportunity is about building and supporting an exciting and challenging technology platform within a fast-pasted growing Sales Solutions business unit of iptiQ.

Do you enjoy creating the connectivity between business and technology through smart solutioning? Do you continuously look for ways to be better every day? Are you motivated by the passion to deliver innovative and cutting-edge solutions that will be the market differentiator for the business? If you think you fit the bill, then apply now!

About You 

• Understand client business process and potential constraints (budget, timeline, expertise, etc.) to define optimal and reasonable scope and expectations
• Lead and facilitate discovery and scoping sessions with clients including requirement definition to deliver business value
• Define and document functional solution architecture, business entity models, present options to clients with a recommendation based on impacts and high-level cost estimates
• Incorporate past experiences, business savvy, creative and out-of-the-box thinking in designing solutions to meet business needs
• Gain a thorough understanding of our product capabilities, develop domain expertise and assume ownership of product roadmaps
• Work closely with external parties to conduct/facilitate requirements reviews and to ensure timely delivery of capabilities.
• Coordinate with various internal technical specialists including architects to ensure our solutions follow best practices and comply with internal security and governance standards
• Own the solution and provide business architecture oversight and delivery of the solution throughout the project
• Provide recommendations on third-party applications and participate in RFP evaluations of new tools and technologies
• Challenge technical solutions proposed to ensure we follow good design principles leading to user friendly, resilient, and scalable systems
• Be an effective consultant and technical partner to the business team that results in the most efficient utilization of technology and resources to rapidly meet business goals
• Participate in QA checkpoints during delivery to provide guidance and ensure solution aligns with original scope
• Lead clients through defined agile delivery processes

Experience:

• 8+ years of progressive experience gained through multiple roles such as PO/BA, functional design, solution delivery and project management
• Adept at describing business use cases to technical audience and in simplifying technical solutions to business audience
• Broad understanding of multiple technical areas such as web applications, databases, cloud computing, systems integration, APIs, ETL, CRM and data governance
• Advanced knowledge of using MS Excel, PowerPoint and Visio
• Proven track record of client service delivery in client facing roles – client/customer references a significant plus     
• Experience working in an Agile environment
• Experience in the insurance industry required

• Excellent remote communication habits and practice – i.e., phone, video, and written
• Learner mentality - constantly seeking to build professional knowledge and experience
• Understand and present a platform first mindset - solving problems with the least expensive and most efficient tools available, that are easily adopted and supported by clients
• Very detailed-oriented in capturing business scenarios/processes - written or illustrated
• Strong business aptitude and ability to frame problems with a viewpoint to achieve the business goal
• Ability to collaborate and work autonomously
• Strong operational and problem-solving mindset, decisive with an extremely proactive and assertive attitude
• Outstanding leadership, communication, influencing and negotiation skills

For New York the estimated base salary range for this position is $124,000 to $186,000. The specific salary offered for this or any given role will take into account a number of factors including but not limited to job location, scope of role, qualifications, complexity/specialization/scarcity of talent, experience, education, and employer budget.  At Swiss Re, we take a "total compensation approach" when making compensation decisions. This means that we consider all components of compensation in their totality (such as base pay, short-and long-term incentives, and benefits offered), in setting individual compensation.