Manager, Product Development

Job Posting End Date: November 04

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General Summary:

The product manager is responsible for implementing the product development strategy and leading the comprehensive management of one or multiple product lines that could be on individual and/ or group platforms throughout the product life cycle.

This position works closely with internal constituents, external partners and customers to ensure product line strategy is aligned with distribution strategies, market needs, growth opportunities, and profitability and risk thresholds. This position drives strategic planning and must influence others in executing to plan. In doing so, the product manager formulates, prepares and oversees the implementation of product and marketing strategies for a product line that includes developing new products and enhancing existing products to meet sales growth, profitability and persistency objectives. The product manager is responsible for ensuring their product line is competitive and meets future marketplace demands and directs marketing strategies to increase product sales across distribution channels and market segments.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Executes product development projects, managing large, complex and cross-functional initiatives. Assists in the coordination of all activities relative to the development of potentially profitable products, determines criteria used in screening product ideas, and prepares complete proposals for management action.
• Serves as the subject matter expert for the assigned product line and point of contact for the field for product/capability queries, and how to position against competitors.
• Develops strategies to remain competitive by monitoring sales patterns and understanding, with a high level of expertise, the competitive environment.
• Performs and initiates field and market research, using data to identify product trends and deliver product and process recommendations to management.
• Drives effective and profitable design, marketing, management, and integration of new and enhanced/improved product offerings as well as delivering internal training as needed.
• Influences decisions for competitive pricing, compensation and service strategies to meet product objectives. Leads product line inforce reviews and product accountability teams. Evaluates the effectiveness of product performance and makes recommendations for improvements.
• Coordinates with various functional areas to identify technical and procedural requirements needed for implementing and administering existing products.
• Participates in successfully positioning the product portfolio in various communication, presentation, education and training capacities with the sales organization and distribution channels.
• Works with advertising and marketing programs to develop product marketing campaigns with an emphasis on market segmentation and channel strategy.
• May perform other duties as assigned.

Job Specifications

• BA/BS or equivalent related work experience required; MBA a plus but not required
• Three to five years of professional job related experience preferred
• A strong aptitude for conceptualizing, communicating and