VP, Product Management

$190000 - $240000 / year

The insurance industry runs on Vertafore. We equip agencies MGAs and carriers with the core digital systems specialized AI and data-driven foundation to eliminate distribution drag across the insurance lifecycle spanning sales servicing and back-office operations.

Underpinned by unmatched speed and performance power we are the trusted backbone thats taking the insurance industry from friction to flow with Distribution Velocity speed performance and trust - to drive growth at scale.

With over 95% of the top agencies and insurers and 50% of industry compliance transactions running through Vertafore we lead at the intersection of innovation and trust giving insurance professionals the confidence to transform and win in the AI era.

Our reach is global with headquarters in Denver Colorado and offices across the U.S. Canada and India.

Vertafores MGA and Wholesale business is the fastest-growing part of our portfolio. We are looking for a hands-on product leader with strong insurance MGA or enterprise software experience to lead product management across our MGA solutions and drive the rollout of AI agents across our teams. This is a broad build-it role that shapes the products and the way we work in one of Vertafores highest-growth markets.

As Vice President you will own product strategy and execution across the MGA portfolio including AIM Surefyre MGA Systems and NetRate while championing the adoption of AI agents across product services support and development. You will operate both strategically and tactically defining the problems your products solve maintaining a well-prepared roadmap and backlog and partnering with engineering to deliver. The role also reaches beyond traditional product management to include training sales enablement and ownership of the headcount that supports business operations for the unit. Your objectives are tied directly to business metrics such as retention adoption and customer satisfaction.

You will work across product professional services support development sales and marketing to keep the MGA business aligned and moving. You will serve as a connective leader internally bringing structure and shared standards to a growing organization and you will represent the MGA portfolio externally with customers and partners when it counts.

Core Requirements and Responsibilities:

Essential job functions included but are not limited to the following:

Product Management

Own product strategy and the roadmap across the MGA portfolio including AIM Surefyre MGA Systems and NetRate.

Bring AI agents and AI-driven capabilities into the MGA product roadmap in partnership with the teams building Vertafores agent platform.

Manage the full product lifecycle from strategy through execution bringing customer-driven revenue-generating capabilities to market.

Identify market and customer opportunities through ongoing research customer visits and direct feedback from the field.

Maintain a well-prepared prioritized backlog and align development teams against the roadmap.

Inform product and prioritization decisions with both quantitative and qualitative data.

Partner with sales marketing and go-to-market teams to launch and position MGA solutions including input on pricing and competitive positioning.

Training Enablement and Documentation

Drive the adoption of AI agents across MGA teams using automation to remove manual work and scale capacity across product services and support.

Own training and enablement for internal teams and customers including hands-on support for adopting AI agents into everyday workflows.

Build the sales enablement function for the MGA portfolio arming sales with the positioning materials and product knowledge to win.

Build and maintain product and process documentation as a reliable source of truth across the unit.

Identify and lead process improvements that increase consistency efficiency and quality across MGA teams and workflows.

Business Operations

Own and lead the headcount that supports business operations for the MGA unit day to day.

Establish operating cadences reporting and metrics that keep leadership informed and teams aligned across professional services support development and product.

Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

Bachelors degree or equivalent practical experience

Demonstrated experience and ability to develop and execute a successful product roadmap with a proven track record of managing all aspects of a successful product throughout its lifecycle

Prior experience in the insurance industry is strongly preferred with an MGA wholesale or E&S background a significant plus

10 years of leadership experience including building and managing teams and influencing decisions in a matrix environment up to senior levels.

Strong problem-solving skills and a willingness to roll up your sleeves and get into the details

Successful history of delivering customer-driven products designed to create a great customer experience

Experience beyond core product management such as building training sales enablement documentation or business operations support in a fast-growing environment

Hands-on interest in AI and automation with a track record of putting emerging technology to work in real products or operations

Experience with Scaled Agile software development preferred

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

MBA and/or Pragmatic Marketing training a strong plus

Additional Requirements and Details:

Travel required up to 25% of the time.

Located and working from an office location.

Occasional lifting and/or moving up to 10 pounds.

Frequent repetitive hand and arm movements required to operate a computer.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision (working on a computer etc.).

Frequent sitting and/or standing.

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Vertafore is a drug free workplace and conducts preemployment drug and background screenings.

The selected candidate must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

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