Director, Product Manager (Supplemental Health)

Alternate Locations: Work from Home; Atlanta, GA (Georgia); Boston, MA (Massachusetts); Charlotte, NC (North Carolina); Dover, NH (New Hampshire); Fort Wayne, IN (Indiana); Greensboro, NC (North Carolina); Omaha, NE (Nebraska); Phoenix, AZ (Arizona); Radnor, PA (Pennsylvania); US All Regions

 

 Work Arrangement:

Hybrid/Flexible : Work at home and use the office as appropriate for in-person collaboration.

 

Relocation assistance:  is not available for this opportunity.

 

Requisition #: 74213

 

The Role at a Glance

As the Director, Product Manager for Supplemental Health (Accident, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity), you will provide consultation and direction for the roadmap of critical product offerings, serving as champion for product offering(s). You will act as the primary liaison to the business, coordinating with key stakeholders and product owners regarding key goals, and ensuring ongoing visibility to development progress and business value generation. In addition, you will lead a team or 2-3 direct reports. 

What you'll be doing

• Defines the vision and success measures for prioritized product offering(s) in collaboration with key business stakeholders and peers
• Develops and manages product roadmaps for product offering(s), integrating the product strategy, inclusive of timelines, risks, and dependencies
• Proposes solutions to stated business problems, assesses alternative solutions and identifies gaps based on their knowledge of the product and how clients use the product
• Assesses value, develops cases, and prioritizes stories, epics and themes to ensure proper linkage with the product strategy
• Elicits product ideas from relevant stakeholders and converts them into potential features, requirements, and user stories to realize customer and business value
• Collaborates with key stakeholders and/or management to gather and support prioritization of product requirements, providing recommendations, as appropriate
• Balances stakeholder priorities and development team(s) capacity in order to aid in achievable roadmap and delivery targets
• Ensures complex product offering requirements are clearly documented and articulated, including formal communication and presentation for business stakeholders
• Collaborates effectively with appropriate stakeholders and management on complex issues and conflicts that impact time, cost, scope, quality and risk of assigned projects, develops and executes mitigation plans
• Develops and communicates key metrics to determine business value generation that provide management and key business stakeholders with quantifiable gauges of the delivery of business results

What we’re looking for

Must-haves:

• 7+ Years related experience in Product Management or a product-related role within a development team that directly aligns with the specific responsibilities for this position
• 3+ years of managerial, supervisory, and/or demonstrated leadership experience
• 3+ years of Supplemental Health (Accident, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity / Voluntary Benefits) experience
• Strong working knowledge of SAFe and product management
• Knowledge of group insurance products and services 
• 4 Year/Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience (4 years of experience in lieu of Bachelor's)
• Demonstrated ability to successfully hire, retain, develop and coach staff via a culture of real-time performance feedback, with ability to build both technical and leadership skills
• Demonstrates strong project management leadership skills including, critical ability to coordinate and balance multiple projects in a time-sensitive environment, under pressure, and meeting deadlines
• Finds common ground and can gain collaboration among senior management, colleagues and peers; can influence outcomes without directing or commanding

Application Deadline

Applications for this position will be accepted through February 28, 2025, subject to earlier closure due to applicant volume.

 

What’s it like to work here?

At Lincoln Financial Group, we love what we do. We make meaningful contributions each and every day to empower our customers to take charge of their lives. Working alongside dedicated and talented colleagues, we build fulfilling careers and stronger communities through a company that values our unique perspectives, insights and contributions and invests in programs that empower each of us to take charge of our own future. 

 

What’s in it for you:

• Clearly defined career tracks and job levels, along with associated behavi