Senior Director, Product Management

WHO WE ARE:

Zinnia is the leading technology platform for accelerating life and annuities growth. With innovative enterprise solutions and data insights Zinnia simplifies the experience of buying selling and administering insurance products. All of which enables more people to protect their financial futures. Our success is driven by a commitment to three core values: be bold team up deliver value and that we do. Zinnia has over $180 billion in assets under administration serves 100 carrier clients 2500 distributors and partners and over 2 million policyholders.

WHO YOU ARE:
The Sr. Director Product Management owns the definition creation execution and support of theproduct working with different functional groups throughout the lifecycle of the product. This includescreating a product vision based on customer/market intelligence and innovative ideas the productroadmap with both business and technical features collaborating with engineering for the buildcollaborating with sales/marketing for market positioning and sales support and with the customersupport to ensure SLAs are met. The individual will work with Zinnias Product Organization to ensurealignment with organizations strategy and vision.

WHAT YOULL DO:

• Own the product definition and roadmap for one or more product portfolios
• Create and own the Product Strategy Document with input from Sales/Marketing/Engineering
• Oversees and drives the execution of all product lifecycle processes for products includingproduct research market research competitive analysis planning positioning roadmapdevelopment requirements development and product launch
• Approves product delivery and deployment dates for new product releases feature andmaintenance releases and regular corrective service or service pack releases
• Leads a team of product managers product architects UX/UI SMEs
• Lead competitive and market intelligence analysis to create a winning product in the market
• Support Marketing team in content creation and market positioning including participating inindustry events for brand awareness and market analysis
• Support Sales team in presales initiatives to help close the sales
• Primarily responsible for strategic planning direction and goal setting for the department orfunction in alignment with organizational objectives
• Establishes departmental policies practices and procedures that have a significant impact onthe organizations longterm success
• Collaborate with the customer success team to deliver a customer specific solution including customer specific features prioritizing roadmap and incorporating learnings from ongoing support
• Continuously evaluate market for innovation/tech firms for expanding the ecosystem and/or capability

WHAT YOULL NEED:

• 15 years of experience as a Product Manager including analyzing and leading software/product design development and deployment
• Bachelors or equivalent in technology or related field.
• Demonstrable success in delivering market winning products
• Experience in delivering Cloud Native Modern Tech Stacks and Customer/Sales Channel facingproducts
• Expert level experience in delivery methodologies (Scrum/Kanban) and the use of relevanttools
• Ability to foster teamwork build collaborative teams and develop and mentor others.
• Ability to influence lead and work as part of a crossfunctional global team
• Expert level communication interpersonal critical thinking and troubleshooting skills
• Excellent work ethic. Ability to work independently. Advanced strategic thinking skills
• Must be able to travel on need basis to meet clients/attend events

BONUS POINTS:

• Experience in Life & Annuity Industry is preferred not mandatory

WHATS IN IT FOR YOU

Zinnia offers excellent career progression and competitive compensation with the goal of retaining and growing talented team members. The salary range for this role is a good faith estimate it is estimated based on what a successful candidate might be paid in certain Company locations. The salary range for this position is $220000 to $250000. All offers presented to candidates are carefully reviewed to ensure fair equitable pay by offering competitive salaries that align with the individuals skills education experience training and geographic location. The range may vary above or below the stated amounts. We offer great benefits including health/dental insurance parental leave 401(k) incentive/bonus opportunity tuition reimbursement and so much more. Were looking for the best and brightest innovators in the industry to join our team. At Zinnia you collaborate with smart creative professionals who are dedicated to delivering cuttingedge technologies deeper data insights and enhanced services to transform how insurance is done. Visit our website at more information. Apply by completing the online application on the careers section of our are an Equal Opportunity employer committed to a diverse workforce. We do not discriminate based on race religion color national origin gender sexual orientation age marital status veteran status or disability.

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