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Director, Product Innovation Preneed

Employer
Assurant
Location
Atlanta, Georgia
Salary
Not Specified
Closing date
Mar 7, 2019

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Category
Product Manager, Sales
Job Type
Not Specified
Career Level
Not Specified

Job Details

The Product Innovation Director is responsible for leading and managing key product development initiatives to support the Assurant Global Preneed business. This includes ideation, experimentation and commercialization efforts of insurance and non-insurance products which will contribute to growth through innovative ideas and services which align with, and expand as appropriate, product offerings & services of Global Preneed.

Primary Job Accountabilities/Responsibilities

  • Owns and drives the development of new products and partnerships in line with the Global Preneed strategic imperatives
  • Negotiates internally with senior management and externally with clients, third party vendors and strategic partners
  • Collaborates with cross functional areas (pricing actuaries, sales, marketing, legal, compliance, etc) to create and price the products to meet the business financial targets
  • Collaborates with cross functional areas (IT, operations, sales, marketing, legal, compliance, etc.) to ensure proper implementation and launch
  • Provides Innovation pipeline oversight and direction including creating business cases and prioritization
  • Utilizes strategic analysis of market trends and business opportunities to help identify unmet needs
  • leads idea generation, drives a rapid innovation cycle utilizing the latest methods of open innovation and collaborating with key constituents internally & externally to generate great ideas


Basic Qualifications Required - Experience, Skills, and Knowledge

  • Bachelors or graduate degree in Actuarial Science, Business Administration or related field preferred
  • 8 + years experience in insurance or related field
  • 15% travel

Preferred Experience, Skills, and Knowledge

  • Actuarial experience desired
  • Experienced with developing and implementing new profitable products and /or businesses
  • Developed final expense products with automated underwriting preferred
  • Experience successfully communicating with, selling to, and obtaining the support of senior leadership on new initiatives
  • Excellent oral, written, and presentation skills to effectively communicate product implementation strategy and corresponding operating procedures to all levels within the company
  • Proven ability to think strategically and innovatively
  • Demonstrated ability to work with cross functional teams
  • Problem solving ability
  • Ability to adapt to shifting priorities and align activities and priorities to meet organizational goals
  • Knowledge of and past use of innovation and new product development tools
  • Experience creating a culture of innovation and incubation
  • Ability to work with senior level specialists in Legal, Actuarial, Finance, Operations, Sales and Marketing
  • Strong financial acumen
  • Ability to influence without direct authority
  • A natural inclination to explore; curiosity
  • Cultural fit: comfortable in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment, while simultaneously understanding the needs, process and mindset of a large corporation
  • Ability to provide interrogation and analysis of the innovation ideas and build concepts to test with consumers and/or business constituents.
  • Ability to work across multiple projects at any moment in time, with speed and precision.

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At Assurant, we protect, connect and support major consumer purchases ... like homes, cars, appliances, and phones ... in partnership with industry-leading brands.

The brands people trust ... trust Assurant.

We help our clients connect and protect over 300 million consumers around the world.

We have 125 years of experience, 14,000 employees and operate in 21 countries.

Our unwavering purpose

We protect what matters most.

Our uncompromising values

Common sense, common decency, uncommon thinking and uncommon results guide the way we support our customers and work with each other. guide the way we support our customers and work with one another.

COMMON SENSE

We seek simple, straightforward solutions that keep life running smoothly for the clients and consumers we serve.

COMMON DECENCY

We act with integrity. We treat others with respect, courtesy, and kindness. We’re honest, transparent and committed to doing the right thing.

UNCOMMON THINKING

We're never satisfied with the status quo. We seek diverse perspectives and thrive on challenge. We believe there's always a way to build upon our successes.

COMMON RESULTS

We focus on actionable solutions that deliver measurable results. We approach each challenge with a sense of urgency, striving to exceed every expectation.

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