Senior Product Manager (R1681)

Position Summary

AgriSompo North America provides renowned, cutting-edge analytics to address risk and the risk exposures of each of its product lines. Through a deep-rooted commitment to customer service, AgriSompo North America is positioned to make a long-lasting impact on this nation’s farmers and ranchers for generations to come.

As a Senior Product Manager, you lead, collaborate with, and motivate a cross-functional team to ensure business goals and objectives are accomplished in alignment with product roadmap and funding parameters. As the lead, you manage internal and external applications to process Insurance business from ideation to launch for all areas of the business (claims, policy, mapping, quoting, accounting, marketing, etc.). The Senior Product Manager is responsible for working with stakeholders, customers, and development teams to define the product requirements, ensuring quality and tracking progress towards stated goals.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Job Responsibilities

This list is meant to be representative, not exhaustive nor imply that these are the only duties to be performed by the incumbent in this job. Some incumbents may not perform all the duties listed or may perform related duties as assigned. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• Accountability for the product backlog and prioritization of user stories with team members.
• Partnering with all areas of the business and developing a deep understanding of the customer and product needs.
• Leading teams on project deliverables in an agile development environment.
• Collaborating with prospective users and clients to understand and anticipate their needs and translate them into product requirements.
• Defining the vision for the team’s product.
• Creating a product roadmap based on this vision.
• Overseeing all stages of product creation including design and development.
• Developing Product Definition Documents and user stories for high-level requirements.
• Monitoring and evaluating product progress at each stage of the process.
• Liaison with business analyst teams and end-users to deliver updates.
• Leading development planning meetings and project sprints creation.
• Ensuring that product meets regulatory requirements and are integrated with other internal department processes and systems.
• Conducting User Acceptance Testing and ensuring quality standards are met.
• Subject Matter Expert who will mentor and train team members on product details and knowledge.
• Special Projects as assigned.

Position Requirements

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in related field preferred.

Experience

• 5 plus years of experience working as a Product Owner, Business Analyst, and/or Quality Assurance Specialist.
• 5 plus years management experience.
• 6 plus years of Insurance Industry experience preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Significant end-to-end business domain knowledge in several functional areas.
• Significant leadership/management experience with teams of 5 or more individuals.
• Knowledge of Agile Software Development Methodology.
• Working knowledge of product development architecture.
• Ability to prioritize effectively.
• Knowledge of user-centered design principles.
• Excellent oral and written communication.
• Ability to work with large and small teams.
• Understanding of design quality standards.
• Team player who collaborates well with others.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks/projects at one time.
• Technical background with knowledge of software development and web technologies.
• Advanced knowledge of business process modeling.
• Expertise in product or marketing including specific technical or industry knowledge.
• Hands-on experience managing stages of the product life cycle.
• Proficiency in the use of analytic tools.

Physical Requirements & Work Conditions

Sedentary work. Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time.

Ability to stand or sit constantly/continuously.

Hearing. Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discriminations in sound.

The employee is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading; visual inspection involving small defects, small parts, and/or operation of machines (including inspection); using measurement devices; and/or assembly or fabrication parts at distances close to the eyes.

Environmental Conditions

The work environment described here is meant to be representative of those an employee would normally encounter while performing the essential functions of this job.

The physical environment requires the employee to work inside where there are limited extremes to heat and/or cold; moderate noise; a normal office environment.

This description reflects the assignment of essential functions and is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job. Nothing in this job description restricts the organization’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

We provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leave of absence, compensation, and training.

Travel required for meetings and trainings.

At Sompo International, we recognize that the talent, skills, and commitment of our employees drive our success. This is why we offer competitive, high-quality compensation and benefit programs to eligible employees.

Our compensation program is built on a foundation that promotes a pay-for-performance culture, resulting in higher incentive awards, on average, when the Company does well and lower incentive awards when the Company underperforms. The total compensation opportunity for all regular, full-time employees is a combination of base salary and incentives that gets adjusted upfront based on overall Company performance with final awards based on individual performance.

We continuously evaluate and update our benefit programs to ensure that our plans remain competitive and meet the needs of our employees and their dependents.

• Two medical plans to choose from, including a Traditional PPO & a Consumer Driven Health Plan with a Health Savings account providing a competitive employer contribution.
• Pharmacy benefits with mail order options.
• Dental benefits including orthodontia benefits for adults and children.
• Vision benefits.
• Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Company-paid Life & AD&D benefits, including the option to purchase Supplemental life coverage for employee, spouse & children.
• Company-paid Disability benefits with very competitive salary continuation payments.
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with competitive employer contributions.
• Competitive paid-time-off programs, including company-paid holidays.
• Competitive Parental Leave Benefits & Adoption Assistance program.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Tax-Free Commuter Benefit.
• Tuition Reimbursement & Professional Qualification benefits.

Sompo International is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse workforce. M/F/D/V