[Hiring] Senior Product Manager @Applied Systems, Inc.

Role Description

Applied’s Senior Product Manager- Benefits will define and execute on the strategy for Applied’s Benefits products. The Senior Product Manager is a key leader in developing and executing product strategies across various functions within the organization. This role involves identifying problem statements, conducting market research, and driving alignment with feature and product prioritization based on user needs. You will partner with a variety of internal and external stakeholders, including other product teams, sales, service, and technology teams at enterprise customers, third-party partners as we all work to provide lasting value. This role is expected to drive innovation through workflow automation and AI driven solutions to solve customer problems.

The Sr. Product Manager collaborates closely with cross-functional teams to deliver successful products. The role will focus on tailoring the agency management system experience for Benefits users, connecting carrier and partner solutions to digitize the roundtrip of insurance, and driving insights by leveraging Applied’s portfolio of BI solutions.

What You’ll Do

• Prioritize and manage requirements by translating the backlog into actionable user stories and acceptance criteria while partnering with internal stakeholders to ensure the success of our quarterly planning process.
• Lead the roadmap and release planning for a product or multiple related products, balancing strategic goals and operational execution.
• Contribute to product roadmap planning to ensure alignment with market demands and strategic objectives based on market research and insights supported by data.
• Ensure the development team can continuously deliver high velocity and quality based on careful planning, progress monitoring, and analysis of the requirements throughout roadmap planning and release planning.
• Drive customer value through end-end workflow automation through integrations, AI/agentic solutions.
• Collaborate with Software Development, User Experience, Customer Experience, Go-To-Market, Customers, Product Leadership and Cross Functional Leadership to determine a clear understanding of business problems that can be solved by technological solutions.
• Own establishing exploratory research topics that influence the long-term strategy for a product and spearhead market research and competitive benchmarking to pinpoint customer needs, product gaps, and market opportunities.
• Lead the creation and presentation of strategic business cases to product leadership, cross-functional leadership, and executives, aligning proposals with business goals and customer needs.
• Collaborate with engineering and architecture to develop a financially and technically feasible roadmap with careful consideration for scalability, security, and product performance.
• Drive product activation - ensure new products or features/releases are ready for on-time, in scope delivery including launch, training, support, marketing, messaging, sales, and other related departments.
• Own the Adoption dashboard for platform solutions – including defining measures, setting goals, reporting on progress, capturing voice of the customer, and recommending tactics to improve KPI’s.
• Define detailed design specifications for software projects, leveraging your technical understanding of full-stack applications.
• Informal mentor to junior product team members, sharing expertise and promoting continuous learning.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in Product Management, Product Ownership, or Business Analysis within Agile, focusing on delivering successful data-driven products.
• Proven track record in developing a product roadmap with data-driven decision making and a commitment to customer value and product adoption.
• Proven ability to engage cross-functional teams to deliver software as a service with velocity and quality to deliver exceptional value.
• Familiarity with data analytics, data visualization tools, reporting tools; experience with Looker or equivalent tools for data-driven insights.
• Ability to influence and drive the implementation of value-added solutions with clearly defined specifications to support development from initial design to adoption.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience in the areas of Computer Engineering, Information Science, Computer Science, or related disciplines.

Bonus Points If You Also Have

• Experience with APIs and knowledge of benefits administration and/or knowledge of employee benefits.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage.
• Holiday and Vacation Time.
• Health & Wellness Days.
• A Bonus Day for Your Birthday.
• Compensation Transparency.

Company Description

The best work happens when smart people move fast, together. For over 40+ years, Applied has built technology that solves real problems for insurance professionals - and we’re still pushing what’s possible. You’ll be part of our people-first culture built on trust, inclusion, and growth - where you’re supported to deliver, collaborate with teammates who care, and grow with leaders invested in your success.