Workers Compensation Insurance Product Manager

Location: Waltham, MA (hybrid)

 

NEXT’s mission is to help entrepreneurs thrive. We’re doing that by building the only technology-led, full-stack provider of small business insurance in the industry, taking on the entire value chain and transforming the customer experience. 

 

Simply put, wherever you find small businesses, you’ll find NEXT.

 

Since 2016, we've empowered hundreds of thousands of small businesses across the United States with fast, customized, and affordable insurance coverage. Backed by the biggest names in insurance and tech, we're experiencing exponential growth and are seeking an enterprising and enthusiastic Insurance Product Manager to join our dynamic team. 

We're inviting an accomplished and forward-thinking Insurance Product Manager to join our Workers Compensation team. This is a highly visible and cross-functional position with the primary goal of delivering best-in-class products to small businesses in multiple verticals. We believe that the insurance products available on the market today do not fit the needs of small businesses and we are committed to leading the charge in rethinking small business insurance as we know it. If you get excited about understanding & redesigning pricing, love thinking about risk, and want to work on initiatives that will have a real impact on the industry and the customer - we’d love to talk to you!

 

What You’ll Do:

• Become a go-to expert for the growth one of our workers compensation product, overseeing the product sales success and looking for ways to improve
• Conduct industry research, competitive benchmarking, and small business owner interviews then leverage that knowledge to prioritize the target customer’s biggest insurance needs
• Be responsible for the growth and profitability of our insurance product line by determining insurance offering, filing and rolling out to new geographies and customer segments
• Partner closely with multiple teams at Next including primarily our Sales Distribution Teams and also Technical Product, Engineering, Data Science, Analytics, Claims, Compliance, Customer Operations, and Legal
• Use the voice of the customer and product performance data to identify improvement opportunities the sales of our products and then act on them
• Be the ambassador of the line of business to our distribution internal stakeholders as well as external partners (e.g. Reinsurers, Agents, Partners, etc.)

 

 

What We Need: 

• 5+ years of Workers Compensation insurance experience in product management, underwriting, or actuarial. 
• Experience in the SMB space
• Experience in working with Insurance Sales & Marketing teams to develop product strategies to optimize sales
• Proven experience in using data driven methods in decision making and strong analysis skills
• Customer obsessed, passionate about making great products that serve and empower small business owners
• Highly organized, able to handle multiple projects at once, and make progress on all fronts
• Able to work independently and comfortable with ambiguity
• BA/BS degree from a top university preferred by not required

 

The range displayed on this job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position in the location(s) listed. Within the range, individual pay is determined by additional factors, including, without limitation, job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. NEXT employees are eligible to participate in our equity incentive program and will also receive our benefits package, consisting of our partially subsidized medical plan, fully subsidized vision/dental options, life insurance, disability insurance, 401(k), flexible paid time off, parental leave and more.

US annual base salary range for this full-time position: $143,000—$194,000 USD

 

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that some underrepresented people are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At NEXT, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

 

One of our core values is 'Play as a Team'; this means making sure everyone has an equal chance to participate and make a difference. We win by playing together. Next Insurance is an equal opportunity employer and prioritizes building a diverse and inclusive workplace. We provide equal employmen