Director, Product Management

Job Overview:

Ivans, a division of Applied Systems, is currently searching for a Director of Product Management to lead the development and execution of a new P&C insurance carriers-facing software offering. You would be working on a multi-year industry changing bet, with an attractive market size and significant potential. Ivans is empowering stakeholders with an unmatched network to bring innovation, optimized processes, and accelerated growth in an increasingly complex insurance market. We have deep expertise in API’s and core systems to enhance operational efficiency and ensure our partners stay ahead in a rapidly evolving industry. For the past 40 years, we have been delivering solutions that allow our customers to navigate transformation, optimize performance, and achieve lasting success in the digital round trip of insurance.

What You’ll Do

• Act as the business owner for Ivans’ new P&C insurance carriers-facing software offering; help define and execute its’ strategy for product launch and continued expansion and growth.
• Interface with external customers, including partners, to capture the voice of the customer and ensure challenges and opportunities are fully understood and captured.
• Motivate and lead a team of Product Owners and Business Analysts to help prioritize and build customer-driven requirements with a focus on speed-to-market.
• Work closely with UX and Development teams to ensure customer needs are clearly communicated and designed into future solutions.
• Incorporate new requirements and enhancements into the product technical roadmap and champion these initiatives through the intake, prioritization, and development stages.
• Work closely with other internal product teams to integrate and build new solutions that add value to shared customers/users.
• Plan & track product performance to address emerging customer requirements and scale customer adoption.
• Help develop and refine new product value propositions that resonate with our customers, balance contrasting interests among customer sets, and function across target markets.
• Build enthusiasm among key stakeholders and guide new products through the early stages of the lifecycle, including legal/regulatory reviews and implementation assets and training.
• Support adjacent products, and drive development of new products and features.

What You’ll Need to Succeed

We’re looking for someone who:

• Can work remotely or from an Applied Systems office.
• Ability to travel (15%-20%).

Your experience should include some or all of the following:

• 5+ years of experience in Product Management.
• 2+ years of people management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to conceptualize, manage, and prioritize multiple projects, both strategically and tactically.
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills to support management and prioritization of product go-to-market.
• Proven ability to make smart features (customer experience) versus time-to-market trade-offs.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience in the areas of Information Science, Computer Science, or related disciplines.
• We proudly support and encourage people with military experience, as well as military spouses, to apply.

Additionally, you may have:

• Insurance industry experience.
• Experience launching successful software products.
• Experience managing API-driven products.
• Experience managing product ecosystems.
• Experience understanding the requirements for both front-end and back-end software solutions.
• Experience integrating multiple products into one platform.
• Knowledge in the use of Project Management methodologies (Agile Scrum, etc.)
• Experience with Amplitude, Confluence, or Jira helpful.

What You’ll Gain 

Benefits from Day One 

• Health insurance plans, dental, and vision
• Wellness incentives
• 401(k) and/or RRSP retirement savings plans with employer match

Work-Life Balance 

• Competitive paid vacation time and a free day for your birthday
• Personal/sick time
• Paid holidays
• Flex Time
• Paid parental leave (U.S. candidates)
• Volunteer time off

Empowering Career Growth and Success – We invest in talent, care about our people and are empowered by the results of our work. We grow our teams from within and give our employees opportunities to advance. 

What We Value 

We strive for excellence at every turn to be the best at what we do. We invest in talent, care about our people and are empowered by the results of our work. We fulfil the promise of insurance – safeguarding and protecting what matters most in people’s lives. And there is no more important job than that. 

Our focus on the workforce, workplace and marketplace gives us a qualified individual in an environment in which they can be productive while we maintain our position in the industry. To help drive that change toward a vibrant, modern workplace, we have employee-driven networks with commonalities in ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation and military status. 

Who We Are 

For 40 years, Applied Systems has created innovative technology for the global insurance industry. Today, we are a rapidly growing software leader that is revolutionizing the way agencies and brokerages succeed. 

We are smart and curious people in a tech-first environment that champions bold and powerful thinking. We are transforming a complex industry through digitization, automation, and innovative new partnerships. Together we are driving the industry fearlessly forward. 

It’s an exciting time at Applied. You can do big things here, in an environment that supports creative thinking and bold ideas. Visit http://www.AppliedSystems.com for more information on how you can challenge what’s possible. 

EEO Statement  

Applied Systems is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. Diversity and Inclusion is a business imperative and is a part of building our brand and reputation. At Applied, we don’t discriminate, and we are committed to recruit, develop, retain, and promote regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law. 

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