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Product Development Manager

Implementation SpecialistCustomer SuccessFull TimeRemoteTeam 5,001-10,000Since 1912H1B SponsorCompany SiteLinkedIn

Location

Illinois + 1 moreAll locations: Illinois, Missouri

Posted

20 days ago

Salary

$99K - $164.8K / year

Bachelor Degree7 yrs expEnglish

Job Description

• Lead execution of product implementations, including new product launches, product enhancements, and pricing changes. • Create detailed product specifications in partnership with pricing actuaries by combining pricing assumptions and actuarial intent with product design details, features, and rules. • Own product availability management, including evaluating competitive research, market insights, and performance data. • Develop recommendations for managing and optimizing the product portfolio. • Supervise and develop Product Analysts, providing direction, coaching, performance management, and technical guidance. • Coordinate system configuration and updates across pricing, underwriting, and policy administration platforms to support product design. • Ensure product forms, rates, underwriting rules, and system logic align with approved product specifications and regulatory requirements. • Partner with underwriting, IT, compliance, and operations teams to plan, execute, and validate product changes. • Oversee testing, validation, and reconciliation activities to confirm accurate system behavior to support product design both prior to and after implementation. • Identify and resolve implementation issues, escalating risks or delays as appropriate to ensure timely delivery. • Support regulatory filings and implementation readiness by ensuring system outputs align with filed and approved product materials. • Maintain product documentation, implementation artifacts, and audit-ready records supporting product changes. • Contribute to continuous improvement of product governance, design processes, and implementation execution.

Job Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, actuarial science, mathematics, or a related field.
  • 7+ years of progressive experience in insurance product development, pricing, product implementation, actuarial support, or related functions.
  • Demonstrated experience in product design and development, including translating pricing assumptions and actuarial intent into product specifications, features, and rules.
  • Experience managing or supporting product portfolios, including evaluating competitive research, market data, and performance insights to inform product availability and design decisions.
  • Prior experience supervising or leading analysts or project teams.
  • Strong understanding of insurance product structures, pricing concepts, underwriting rules and regulatory requirements.
  • Experience translating product and pricing requirements into system configurations, and business specifications.
  • Proven experience translating product and pricing requirements into business and system requirements across pricing, underwriting, and policy administration platforms.
  • Demonstrated experience coordinating complex, cross-functional initiatives involving actuarial, underwriting, IT, and operations.
  • Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills with the ability to balance product strategy, execution rigor, and delivery timelines.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate product intent, requirements, and risks clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Benefits

  • Health insurance
  • 401(k) matching
  • Paid time off
  • Discretionary bonus

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