Zinnia - Senior Director - Product Management (15-18 yrs)

Who We Are:

- Zinnia is the leading technology platform for accelerating life and annuities growth. With innovative enterprise solutions and data insights, Zinnia simplifies the experience of buying, selling, and administering insurance products.

- All of which enables more people to protect their financial futures. Our success is driven by a commitment to three core values: be bold, team up, deliver value - and that we do.

- Zinnia has over $180 billion in assets under administration, serves 100+ carrier clients, 2500 distributors and partners, and over 2 million policyholders.

Who You Are:

- The Senior Director of Product Management owns the definition, creation, execution, and support of the product working with different functional groups throughout the lifecycle of the product.

- This includes creating a product vision based on customer/market intelligence and innovative ideas, the product roadmap with both business and technical features, collaborating with engineering for the build, collaborating with sales/marketing for market positioning and sales support and with the customer support to ensure SLAs are met.

- The individual will work with our Product Organization to ensure alignment with organization's strategy and vision.

What You'll Do:

- Own the product definition and roadmap for one or more product portfolios.

- Create and own the Product Strategy Document with input from Sales/Marketing/Engineering

- Oversees and drives the execution of all product lifecycle processes for products, including product research, market research, competitive analysis, planning, positioning, roadmap development, requirements development, and product launch.

- Primarily responsible for strategic planning, direction, and goal setting for the department or function in alignment with organizational objectives

- Analyze consumer needs, current market trends, and potential partnerships from an ROI and build vs. buy perspective.

- Approves product delivery and deployment dates for new product releases, feature and maintenance releases and regular corrective service or service pack releases.

- Lead a team of product managers, architects, UX/UI SMEs

- Lead competitive and market intelligence analysis to create a winning product in the market.

- Support Marketing team in content creation and market positioning including participating in industry events for brand awareness and market analysis.

- Support Sales team in pre-sales initiatives to help close the sales.

- Collaborate with the customer success team to deliver a customer specific solution, including customer specific features, prioritizing roadmap, and incorporating learnings from ongoing support.

- Primarily responsible for strategic planning, direction, and goal setting for the department or function in alignment with organizational objectives.

- Establishes departmental policies, practices, and procedures that have a significant impact on the organization's long-term success.

- Collaborate with the customer success team to deliver a customer specific solution, including customer specific features, prioritizing roadmap, and incorporating learnings from ongoing support.

- Continuously evaluate market for innovation/tech firms for expanding the ecosystem and/or capability

What You'll Need:

- 15+ years of experience as a Product Manager, including analyzing and leading software/product design, development, and deployment.

- Bachelor's/Master's Degree in technology or related field

- Demonstrable success in delivering market winning products.

- Experience in delivering Cloud Native, Modern Tech Stacks and Customer/Sales Channel facing products.

- Expert level experience in delivery methodologies (Scrum/Kanban) and the use of relevant tools

- Ability to foster teamwork, build collaborative teams, and develop and mentor others.

- Ability to influence, lead, and work as part of a cross-functional, global team.

- Expert level communication, interpersonal, critical thinking and troubleshooting skills.

- Excellent work ethic. Ability to work independently. Advanced strategic thinking skills.

- Experience in Life & Annuity Industry is preferred, not mandatory.

- Must be able to travel on need basis, to meet clients/attending events.

- Great to have Product Development background from BFSI Industry

What's in It for You?

- We're looking for the best and brightest innovators in the industry to join our team.

- At Zinnia, you collaborate with smart, creative professionals who are dedicated to delivering cutting-edge technologies, deeper data insights, and enhanced services to transform how insurance is done.

- Visit our website at www.zinnia.com for more information.

- Apply by completing the online application on the careers section of our website.

- We are an Equal Opportunity employer committed to a diverse workforce.

- We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability.