This job has closed.

Liberty Mutual Insurance · 20 hours ago

Assistant Director, Product Research

Seattle, WA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

6+ years exp

Liberty Mutual Insurance is seeking an Assistant Director to own the vendor ecosystem that powers quoting, underwriting, product, and line-of-business decisions. This role involves strategic management of vendor relationships and performance to improve data accuracy and drive profitable growth.

FinanceFinancial ServicesInsurance

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Build and maintain a comprehensive vendor roadmap aligned with strategic objectives (pricing sophistication, risk selection, customer experience, expense efficiency, etc.) in collaboration with functional areas

Scan the market for emerging partners

Work with functional areas to develop business cases that quantify benefit, cost, and risk

Serve as primary relationship manager for vendors to drive continuous improvement

Partner with Procurement and Legal to ensure contracts control cost, protect data, and align with corporate standards

Facilitate discovery sessions with line-of-business leads to translate pain points and opportunities into clear vendor requirements

Regularly communicate progress and findings to senior leadership

Maintain pulse on InsurTech, data science and automation trends; recommend test & learn pilots that could unlock new revenue streams or operational efficiencies

Present vendor innovation briefs and competitive intelligence to leadership forums, influencing product and service roadmap direction

Manage multiple moderate-to-high complexity vendor projects simultaneously, ensuring on-time, on-budget delivery

Mentor junior analysts and interns; provide coaching on vendor evaluation techniques and analytics best practices

Qualification

Vendor ManagementData AnalysisProject ManagementExcelStatistical SoftwarePlanning SkillsCommunication SkillsCollaboration SkillsDecision Making

Required

Master's degree or equivalent in mathematics, economics, statistics, or other quantitative field

Minimum 6 years relevant work experience, typically 8 years

Expert skills in Excel, PowerPoint, and statistical software packages (eg, SAS, Emblem)

Must have exceptional planning, analytical, decision making, communication, and project management skills

Preferred

Experience managing projects preferred

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits

Workplace flexibility

Professional development opportunities

Opportunities provided through our Employee Resource Groups

Company

Liberty Mutual Insurance

Glassdoor3.7

Liberty Mutual Insurance provides a broad range of insurance products and services.

Founded in 1912

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

10001+ employees

http://www.libertymutualgroup.com

H1B Sponsorship

Liberty Mutual Insurance has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)

Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship

Represents job field similar to this job

Trends of Total Sponsorships

2025 (7)

2024 (14)

2023 (5)

2022 (8)

2021 (12)

2020 (5)