Product Manager, Wellness Solutions

Overview:

Guardian's Group Benefits team is seeking a highly motivated Product Manager of Wellness Solutions to join our Wellness Solutions team. This individual will play a key role in defining, implementing, and improving our wellness solutions, coordinating go-to-market activities, and playing an instrumental role in business development with third parties and often early-stage startups. 

This is an exciting time to join Guardian and accelerate the build out our highly integrated wellness portfolio, continuing to build upon initial solutions (e.g., digital vision, mental health, and pet wellness) and ensuring the solutions are aligned to the product and company goals. Wellness is an expansive and evolving field. Potential areas of focus for this candidate could be things like musculoskeletal, cancer, caregiving, family planning/fertility, financial planning benefits, etc. The ideal candidate is passionate about helping and enabling people to achieve their wellness potential and understands how to bring these solutions to life in the key moments that matter to the consumer. The individual must demonstrate the ability to work collaboratively with other stakeholders across the value chain.

You Will:

• Contribute to the development of a clear product vision and roadmap that is aligned with Guardian’s goals and objectives.
• Supports monitoring and refining of existing wellness product strategy, aligning with stakeholders and an evangelist for improving the wellness of those we serve.
• Accountability for monitoring KPIs to ensure proper adoption and performance outcomes are achieved.
• Works independently but also collaborates with the rest of the product managers and matrix partners to identify opportunities and deliver on shared initiatives.
• Effectively communicates with all levels of the organization, externally and in large public forums. Understands how to communicate effectively; articulates information is a manner that is easily understood.
• Supports influencing negotiations with vendor partners, and influences stakeholders across multiple teams and departments.
• Execute product management processes throughout the product lifecycle, including product development, roadmap planning, and launch activities.
• Conduct regular market research and analysis to keep abreast of trends and adapt to the ever-changing market environment.
• Deliver and present reports, product plans, and competitive analyses to internal stakeholders.
• Supports the development of compelling presentations and documentation. This includes representing Guardian in Thought Leadership webinars and speaking engagements, broker meetings and roadshows, industry associations etc.
• Comfortable representing the company as the SME and presents internally and externally alike.

You Have:

• Minimum 3 years of experience in product management, preferably in health and wellness solutions.
• In lieu of behavioral health and/or EAP, successful candidates must have experience with complex clinical, financial wellness, or mental health products.
• Direct life, disability, absence, or supplemental health group insurance experience.
• The ability to contribute to the development of a clear product vision and translate that vision into actionable product roadmaps.  Produces clear supporting documents in PowerPoint, Excel, etc.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to effectively handle multiple priorities.
• Fosters a high level of teamwork and collaboration between employees, teams, across departments and the field as appropriate.
• Possesses excellent organizational skills.
• Exhibits analytical and problem-solving skills; comfortable using metrics and data to form insights, guide decisions, and measure success.
• Project management experience with a track record of delivering results on time and within budget.
• Experience working within a matrixed environment and contributing to cross-functional teams.
• Entrepreneurial – ability to work independently and under pressure; ability to bring clarity to ideas that may appear unclear or ambiguous in concept.
• Exhibits financial acumen analytical skills, ability to analyze and communicate financial information, and support business case development.
• Knowledge of Agile and Lean product development methodologies.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in business, computer science, marketing science or related fields.

Location and Travel:

• Hybrid work arrangement (2+ days in office per week)
• Preferred locations include Bethlehem, PA; New York, NY; Boston, MA; Holmdel, NJ or other local Guardian campus
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