AVP, Product Management

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Guide, motivate, mentor, and cultivate the skills of product managers, product owners, user experience professionals, and business analysts.

• Establish, own, and communicate the product vision, strategy, and roadmaps that align with the company's goals.

• Oversee product programs throughout the entire lifecycle, from initial concept to post-launch performance management.

• Conduct and advocate for market, competitive, customer, and user research utilizing both qualitative and quantitative data.

• Discover new product opportunities, market expansions, and improvements to existing products.

• Foster innovation within the product portfolio and anticipate evolving customer and market demands.

• Create business cases for products that support revenue growth, market differentiation, and investment choices.

• Collaborate with Engineering and R&D to assess delivery costs, timing, quality, scope, and prioritization trade-offs.

• Work alongside Sales, Marketing, Customer Success, and Professional Services to develop go-to-market strategies, pricing, positioning, packaging, and product messaging.

• Ensure that customer outcomes, usability, and user experience remain central to product development and evaluation.

• Assist in strategic engagements with customers and prospects, participate in industry forums, conferences, and deliver executive presentations.

• Establish product development practices, operational rhythms, reporting, and performance metrics.

• Encourage transparent communication of product strategy, roadmaps, and development plans among internal and external stakeholders.

• Remain updated on trends in the insurance industry, technological advancements, competitive dynamics, and best practices in product management.

• Carry out additional duties as assigned.

• Travel requirement: 0–25%

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of relevant experience; MBA is preferred.

• Minimum of 8 years of experience in leadership positions within web-based product development.

• At least 3–5 years of experience in a Product Manager or similar product leadership position.

• Proven experience in leading and nurturing product management teams.

• Strong knowledge of the insurance industry gained through professional experience, certifications, or both.

• Experience in guiding products from strategy and discovery through development, launch, and continuous optimization.

• Demonstrated capability to construct and convey product roadmaps and business cases effectively.

• Experience collaborating efficiently with Engineering/R&D and cross-functional business leaders.

• Solid understanding of Agile and Scrum methodologies and product development tools.

• Ability to leverage customer, market, competitive, and product data to inform decision-making.

• Preferred: CPCU, CBAP, or other relevant certifications in insurance or product management.

• Preferred: Scrum Product Owner or similar Agile certification.

• Preferred: Familiarity with insurance software, policy administration, billing, claims, data, or related platforms.

• Preferred: Knowledge of SQL, database concepts, web services, REST APIs, and enterprise software architectures.

• Preferred: Experience with pricing, packaging, positioning, and commercial launch strategies.

🏝️ Benefits

• Flex First Workforce approach with fully remote opportunities.

• Open PTO Policy.

• Comprehensive health coverage.

• Employer-matched retirement savings.

• Award-winning onboarding program.

• Mentorship program.

• Access to LinkedIn Learning.

• Kaplan access.

• Discounted tuition for employees and their families through the University of Arizona Global Campus.

• Employee Referral Bonus program.

• Medical insurance.

• Dental insurance.

• Vision insurance.

• 401(K) match.

• Paid maternity leave.

• Paid paternity leave.

• Disability insurance.

• Reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities.