Associate Model Product Manager (Geosciences/CAT Modeling)

Join our dynamic Product Management team as a Model Product Manager, where you'll play a crucial role in shaping the future of North American peril models. This position offers a unique opportunity to drive the scope, monitor the execution and facilitate the implementation of cutting-edge models. You'll be at the forefront of bringing these complex and interdisciplinary models to market, ensuring a customer-focused approach throughout the process. If you're passionate about innovation and thrive in a collaborative environment, this is the perfect role for you!

To be successful in this role you will:

• Engage with clients to understand their technical and business needs. 
• Consistently provide a client perspective to multi-year model development projects.
• Work with key stakeholders to manage the goals, scope, and launch of the model.
• Coordinate the release and drive adoption of the model in market.
• Collaborate with large, cross-functional groups to continually gather feedback.

The successful candidate will have demonstrated experience in the insurance or risk management industry. Specifically, we are looking for a Product Manager with a strong weather, geoscience, or engineering background who can blend their technical expertise with an understanding of the insurance industry. As a bonus, you will have the opportunity to work with diverse teams composed of some of the brightest minds in the industry.

About the Day to Day Responsibilities of the Role

• Perform market research on adoption and usage of existing model versions.
• Conduct thorough business analysis for proposed models and initiatives, including cost/benefit estimates, market trends, competitive analysis, risk analysis, industry best practices, and product development timelines.
• Develop a business case for new models and ensure the scope of updates aligns to the diverse needs of our existing and prospective clients.
• Contribute insight to the development of our model development roadmap and strategy to ensure it is current and relevant for the needs of the market.
• Collaborate with the research and model development teams to understand how the latest science can address market needs and translate the into specific model scope requirements.
• Foster close relationships with all key stakeholders.
• Work closely with other Verisk business units that have adjacent solutions that serve the same markets as our models and collaborate on go to market plans.
• Work with marketing to maintain close oversight of market analysis, competitive intelligence to develop and provide model positioning responses to customer needs and market opportunities.
• Drive the collection of feedback on released models and upcoming model updates. 
• Collaborate with the Consulting, Client Services, and Regulatory teams to ensure collected feedback is leveraged to guide future updates and regulatory approvals of models.
• Participate in conferences, seminars, webinars and client meetings.

About You and How You Can Excel in This Role

• 3+ years of experience developing or working with catastrophe models
• Demonstrated track record of engaging in long-term, complex projects 
• Comfortable collaborating on cross-functional teams
• Ability to balance participation in multiple projects simultaneously
• Excellent presentation skills, including the ability to articulate complex topics in a concise and easily understandable way 
• Product Management experience is desired
• BS Degree in a STEM field (Master’s degree a plus)

 

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