Head of Product & Partner Solutions

Job Family

Product Development / Implementation

About Us 

 

At Transamerica, hard work, innovative thinking, and personal accountability are qualities we honor and reward. We understand the potential of leveraging the talents of a diverse workforce. We embrace an environment where employees enjoy a balance between their careers, families, communities, and personal interests.  

 

Ultimately, we appreciate the uniqueness of a company where talented professionals work collaboratively in a positive environment — one focused on helping people look forward and plan for the best life possible while providing tools and solutions that make it easier to get there. 

     

Who We Are 

  

We believe everyone deserves to live their best life. More than a century ago, we were among the first financial services companies in America to serve everyday people from all walks of life.  

Today, we’re part of an international holding company, with millions of customers and thousands of employees worldwide. Our insurance, retirement, and investment solutions help people make the most of what’s important to them. 

We’re empowered by a vast agent network covering North America, with diversity to match. Together with our nonprofit research institute and foundation, we tune in, step up, and are a force for good — for our customers and the communities where we live, work, and play. United in our purpose, we help people create the financial freedom to live life on their terms. 

What We Do 

 

Transamerica is organized into three distinct businesses. These include 1) World Financial Group, including Transamerica Financial Advisors, 2) Protection Solutions and Savings & Investments, comprised of life insurance, annuities, employee benefits, retirement plans, and Transamerica Investment Solutions, and 3) Financial Assets, which includes legacy blocks of long term care, universal life, and variable and fixed annuities. These are supported by Transamerica Corporate, which includes Finance, People and Places, General Counsel, Risk, Internal Audit, Strategy and Development, and Corporate Affairs, which covers Communications, Brand, and Government and Policy Affairs. 

 

Transamerica employs nearly 7,000 people. It’s part of Aegon, an integrated, diversified, international financial services group serving approximately 23.9 million customers worldwide.* For more information, visit transamerica.com.  

Job Description Summary

The Head of Product and Partner Solutions is responsible for the World Financial Group (WFG) product/portfolio curation, oversight, governance, and due diligence planning and execution activities. The WFG product offering extends across North America and is comprised of protection, accumulation, and wealth management products manufactured or managed by WFG’s affiliates and industry leading third party manufacturers and asset management firms. This role will oversee WFG’s strategic partner relationships, contractual agreements, network optimization and product governance in the US and Canada, supporting over 75,000 agents and financial professionals.

Lead executive interactions with control functions (Compliance, Legal, Finance, Risk), Marketing and Communication, and field engagement leadership to ensure firm-wide success and a cohesive presence to agents and field leaders. Work closely with the President WFG & SVP Transamerica and the Chief Operating Officer-WFG to ensure that the products and services of strategic partners are delivered within WFG’s continuously improving agent, client and advisor experience, in concert with WFG’s digital and transformation strategies and deployed seamlessly into WFG’s risk management and regulatory compliance framework.

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