Product Strategist

Department: 503 Program Management

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Remote, United States of America

Reporting To: Vinod Paluri

Compensation: $140,000 - $200,000 / year

Description

We are seeking a Life and Annuities (L&A) Product Strategist to join our Product Management team. In this pivotal role, you will own the definition and strategy for our core Life and Annuities platform services — including quoting, underwriting, policy administration, cash management, and investment management modules. You will translate deep L&A domain knowledge into scalable, configurable platform capabilities that enable success for our clients worldwide.

This is a hands-on, detail-driven role requiring creativity, technical acumen, strong collaboration, and an innovative mindset. Success means bridging the complex world of L&A insurance with cutting-edge platform technology and working closely across product, engineering, design, and market-facing teams.

Key Responsibilities

Develop and champion a compelling product vision and strategy for L&A core services.
Create and maintain a prioritized roadmap aligned to strategic objectives, market opportunities, and customer needs.
Lead the development and communication of detailed product requirements and acceptance criteria.
Analyze the competitive landscape and identify key gaps and opportunities for EIS offerings.
Collaborate with engineering, architecture, UX/UI design, sales, and customer success teams throughout the product lifecycle.
Gather, synthesize, and leverage market intelligence, customer feedback, and usage data to inform product direction.
Engage directly with clients and internal stakeholders to understand needs, translate them into roadmap initiatives, and drive consensus.
Partner with product marketing and sales enablement to define positioning, messaging, and value propositions.
Support market-facing activities through product expertise and sales collateral development.

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

10+ years of professional experience, with at least:
- 5+ years in the insurance industry (preferably Life and Annuities).
- 5+ years working with insurance technology platforms or transformation initiatives.
- 4+ years of direct exposure to Life and Annuity processes and systems.
Demonstrated success defining product strategy and launching complex software products or platforms (ideally SaaS or cloud-native).
Strong understanding of Policy Administration Systems (PAS), billing, claims, cash/treasury management, or investment accounting within insurance.
Exceptional strategic thinking, decision-making, and analytical skills.
Ability to develop business cases, size market opportunities, and prioritize initiatives based on data-driven insights.
Excellent communication, presentation, and facilitation skills.
Proven ability to influence and build consensus across distributed, global, cross-functional teams.
Self-starter with a proactive attitude and strong sense of ownership.
Comfortable balancing strategic planning with day-to-day tactical execution.

Job Benefits

The targeted pay range for this position is $170,000- $210,000 yr. In addition to your salary, you will also receive stock options as part of our offer, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. Base pay information is based on market location. Applicants should formally apply via the careers site.

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