[Hiring] Senior Product Manager @Independence Pet Group

Role Description

As a Product Manager at Independence Pet Holdings, you will play a pivotal role within the Product CoE, optimizing and managing pet insurance products that bring peace of mind to pet owners. Your primary responsibility will be to shape the strategic direction of Product Portfolio management, driving profitable growth through a combination of:

• Data insights
• Market and DOI intelligence
• Product expertise
• Cross-functional collaboration – especially within our MGA network

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop portfolio P&L strategies on our Product offering suite specific to varying state departments of insurance expectations.
• Direct collaboration with our MGA Product Teams to implement a global Product and profitability viewpoint.
• Analyze product and portfolio P&L performance, opportunities, new product performance metrics, and initiative results.
• Collaborate across teams to create long-term roadmaps optimizing product, state, and operational goals.
• Prioritize product and pricing opportunities based on strategic alignment and key objectives.
• Lead portfolio profitability and growth strategies, targeting ideal customer segments.
• Contribute to the development of company objectives & strategies to achieve goals.
• Support new product development and state-specific launches with Product CoE and Administrators.
• Utilize experience and instincts to bring intangibles into decision making.
• Serve as a subject matter expert in Insurance Portfolio management.
• Build structured data insights from multiple sources to inform strategic decisions.
• Leverage market intelligence tools like S&P Global and Ratefilings.com to shape strategies.
• May manage Product Analyst(s) who support state strategies and portfolio analysis needs.
• Utilize GLM or other Data Science model outputs to inform factor selections and strategic directions.
• Partner with Actuarial and Underwriting to identify relevant portfolio views and profit opportunities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in appropriate field of study or equivalent work experience.
• Typically requires 7+ years of experience in insurance pricing, underwriting, and/or product performance.
• 2+ years of direct Product Management experience preferred.
• Leadership experience a plus.
• Veterinary or Animal Health (dogs and cats) knowledge or experience is highly desirable.
• Ability to collect, analyze, and synthesize data to drive informed product decisions.
• Comfortability with technical tools such as SQL, Snowflake, or Databricks for gathering and analyzing data.
• Ability to effectively communicate complex ideas and analysis for internal audiences.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and adapt to a changing, fast-paced environment.
• Ability to travel up to 10%.

Benefits

• Comprehensive full medical, dental, and vision Insurance.
• Basic Life Insurance at no cost to the employee.
• Company paid short-term and long-term disability.
• 12 weeks of 100% paid Parental Leave.
• Health Savings Account (HSA).
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA).
• Retirement savings plan.
• Personal Paid Time Off.
• Paid holidays and company-wide Wellness Day off.
• Paid time off to volunteer at nonprofit organizations.
• Pet friendly office environment.
• Commuter Benefits.
• Group Pet Insurance.
• On the job training and skills development.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

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