AVP Product Program Lead
AVP Product Program Lead
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JOB SUMMARY:
The Product Program Manager (PPM) will play an important role in developing and executing product strategy for Combined North America. This person will lead the successful planning and of strategic product initiatives by collaborating with executives and business leaders to develop maintain and drive the of product roadmaps spanning new product development product enhancements portfolio management and strategic opportunities.
The Product Program Manager will use excellent communication skills to lead influence and create buyin to achieve program goals. The PPM will work successfully across business and technology workstreams partner with key stakeholders from sales underwriting actuarial legal IT and operations. The PPM will collaborate with these stakeholders to define strategic scope and value build and manage project plans and communicate status and escalations to the executive steering committee. The PPM will articulate and document product strategy objectives value propositions scope goals escalations and opportunities to ensuring stakeholder alignment throughout program and project lifecycles.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Act as the program manager for Combined North American product initiatives spanning business and technology workstreams and support the development of program steering committee content.
- Partner with Combined North America leaders to define strategies build business cases develop roadmaps and manage the of initiatives ensuring alignment with overall business objectives.
- Lead channel planning and of strategic product initiatives focusing on new product development product enhancements and portfolio management.
- Collaborate with executives and business leaders to mobilize and communicate product strategies across the organization.
- Engage with key stakeholders to define the scope objectives and value of strategic initiatives.
- Oversee the management of comprehensive programs across business and technology workstreams ensuring timely and successful delivery of key initiatives.
- Build and maintain program plans identifying necessary resources and coordinating crossfunctional efforts.
- Support strategic planning efforts by defining business capabilities and target operating models to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.
- Build business cases and executable roadmaps to drive operational improvements and facilitate informed decisionmaking.
- Identify potential risks and develop mitigation strategies proactively addressing challenges that may impact project success.
- Drive crossfunctional collaboration and support efforts of marketing and sales as they design and execute product change management plans (e.g. communications training incentives).
EDUCATION/SKILLS/EXPERIENCE:
- Bachelors Degree or equivalent experience
- Experience and understanding of group and individual life and health insurance offered to employers and their employees.
- Proven experience in product strategy development and within the insuranceindustry.
- Strong project management skills with a track record of managing crossfunctional teams and delivering complex initiatives on time and within budget.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to engage and influence senior executives and stakeholders and clearly articulate messages.
- Analytical mindset with the capacity to build business cases and develop actionable strategic roadmaps
- Strong leadership skills with a focus on team collaboration mentorship and stakeholder management.
- Proven track record leading executives and influencing others towards a common goal or vision.
- Highly organized goaloriented mindset logical thorough and detailoriented
- Strong quantitative and qualitative analysis problem solving and troubleshooting capabilities
- Out of the box thinker who can take a step back and find alternative solutions
- Strong ability to work independently and manage ones time
- Strong user skills with Excel PowerPoint and MS Project
Required Experience:
Exec
Employment Type
Full-Time
