Chief Manager Category Manager Products

Key Responsibilities:

• Driving the Life protection sales through PMLI channels. Category appropriate sales pitches, marketing campaigns etc. Competition tracking, gap analysis, new product development as required.
• Work closely with actuarial and underwriting teams for appropriate pricing of products reflective of target competitive positioning and also our own mortality experience.
• Work with Ops and Underwriting teams to ensure best in class and risk appropriate on-boarding processes are put in place for life protection business. Also appropriate controls are put in place to mitigate any fraud risk.
• Category development with relevant value added services to increase customer engagement.
• Extensive cross functional collaboration within PMLI for product filing, process and systems integration.

Regular management interactions and updates on progress

Required qualifications and experience :

• Graduate or Postgraduate with Prior experience of working in a similar set-up in another Life insurance company / Health insurance company
• The ideal candidate should have back office experience (Underwriting) of Life Insurance and also prior experience of product management/project management. Prior experience of P&L management will be an added advantage.

Knowledge and skills desired :

• Overall understanding of life Insurance business and customer and policy life-cycle
• Entrepreneurial spirit, Strong written and verbal communication, Analytical, creative, and innovative approach to solving problems
• Stakeholder management/Ability to interact and communicate well with the senior leadership team of the company. Ability to interact with channel heads and other function heads.
• Ability to influence and get work done from cross functional teams (not directly reporting)

Coach, mentor and develop direct reports