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National Life Group · 2 weeks ago

Director, Product Initiative Lead, Life & Annuity Solutions (Annuity Products)

Addison, TX

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$131K/yr - $192K/yr

10+ years exp

National Life Group is one of America’s fastest-growing insurance companies, committed to providing families with stability and peace of mind. The Director, Product Initiative Lead will oversee the end-to-end execution of the product development process for Annuity products, collaborating with various stakeholders to ensure successful product initiatives.

Health CareInsuranceLife Insurance

No H1B

Responsibilities

Collaborate with a diverse set of stakeholders in L&A Solutions, operations, IT, project management office, legal, marketing, finance, and distribution. The Product Initiative Lead (PIL) pulls in the right representatives to drive decision-making and resolve questions and issues as they arise

Accountable for the end-to-end execution of assigned product initiatives by ensuring clarity of scope, stakeholder alignment, and timely progression through all product development stages

The PIL is accountable for ensuring that the deliverable packages for each step in the product development process are prepared for the Decision Gates in a timely fashion and with the quality, completeness, and stakeholder alignment necessary to make the decision. This includes driving the creation and maintenance of the Document of Assumptions (similar to a Business Case) in partnership with L&A Product Development leads and other members of the Product committees

Presents content of deliverable packages to the committees to move product initiatives through the various stages of product development

Lead the planning and execution of workshops that bring together stakeholders to accelerate the design and definition of products in development. This includes defining workshop objectives, required inputs, key decisions, and expected outputs

Prioritize post-launch features and enhancements for initiatives and communicate rationale to key stakeholders

Continuously assess and share feedback on what is working well and what can be improved across the product development process; provide insights to the Product Portfolio Lead and Project Management team to support continuous improvement efforts

Qualification

Annuity Products developmentProduct designDevelopmentCross-functional team leadershipMicrosoft Office proficiencyStructured product development lifecycleHighly organizedConfluenceJiraTeamsClear communication skillsSelf-motivatedProblem-solving skillsCustomer-focused mindset

Required

Bachelor's Degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience

Minimum 10 years of relevant experience with Annuity Products development

Strong understanding of Annuity product design, development, and implementation

Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams, influence stakeholders, and drive decisions in a matrixed environment

Has clear communication skills to be able to explain complex product topics to nontechnical audiences, ability to communicate to senior leaders and individuals at various levels in the organization. Ability to work with multiple stakeholders to understand and describe annuity products and features

Self-motivated and results focused

Highly organized and detail-oriented, with the ability to manage multiple initiatives and workstreams against tight deadlines

Able to solve unique and complex problems that have an impact on the business. Strategic thinker with a customer focused and business mindset and the ability to balance short-term execution with long-term goals

Proficient in Microsoft Office suite

All other duties as assigned