Technical Product Manager

Company: Assurance Inc.
Location: Seattle
Posted on: February 20, 2021

Job Description:

At Assurance we are disrupting the antiquated and inefficient world of insurance and financial services. Our team of world class software engineers, data scientists, and business professionals are modernizing how people obtain and manage their financial life all through our powerful platform ecosystem. We are rapidly growing as we expand our product offerings and global footprint, and this growth continues to present new and exciting challenges as we push our industry into its future. We eliminate waste throughout the industry and calculate the complex into simple, valuable solutions to improve people's lives. We are humble, driven, and committed to improving the lives of millions.-- About the Position As a Product Manager for Assurance, you will be defining the future of the innovative and complex Assurance communication platform. In this highly technical PM role, you will craft a business strategy, feature set, and roadmap that will drive your creative vision forward and enable thousands of our independent agents to seamlessly interact with millions of customers across a variety of mediums. Your focus will largely be on integrating and managing a full suite of services that provide the digital capabilities that power our communications platform.-- About You In this role, you will drive the product strategy, vision, and execution of new product initiatives. You enjoy taking on the most challenging product management assignments and handle them with autonomy and extremely high visibility. You are effective working closely with executives and partner teams that include user experience design, marketing, business development, program management, and engineering to identify business opportunities and bring new ideas to market. You have passion for owning a product or feature end-to-end and working collaboratively to drive innovation and deep business impact. At Assurance, we hire experts in their field, and we give them the independence and trust to build based on their expertise.-- To be successful in this role, you must possess the following:

• Experience creating and maintaining an optimized and logically sequenced roadmap and translating customer experiences into clearly defined product requirements.
• Experience creating product specifications, performing industry analysis, and/or market research.--
• Strategic product acumen and a proven ability to define a winning business strategy.--
• Ability to define new communication experiences which drive increased engagement and conversion.
• Proven success aligning product vision with leadership and leading cross-functionally to ensure the vision is implemented effectively.
• Experience evaluating the business opportunity and application of new and emerging technologies, such as voice interfaces.--
• Ability to manage prioritization and trade-offs to ensure delivery of a great customer experience.--
• Experience anticipating and resolving strategic issues that impair the team's ability to deliver.--
• Working knowledge of SQL.-- The following additional experience is highly desired:
  • Analytical aptitude and hands on data-driven problem-solving abilities
  • MBA Degree combined with STEM Degree or background--
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills to senior executive audiences--
  • Strong persuasion skills and ability to create buy-in for a bold vision--
  • Experience with agile/Scrum software development-- What Assurance Offers At Assurance, we strive for audacious goals, and we're--relentless in our pursuit to be the very best we can be, personally and professionally. Our benefits program is intended to--enable--every Assurance employee to be the best version--of--themselves. Our culture clears the way for you to challenge yourself and achieve the impossible. Learn more about what makes Assurance Our Culture Trust and Autonomy At Assurance, we hire experts in their field, and we give them the independence and trust to build based on their expertise. We find that brilliant people, given this freedom and trust, will collaborate to--build--far more amazing things than they could ever be directed to create. Drive to Innovate We don't settle for the status quo - we're a team of innovators who believe that there's almost always a better way. We operate on first principles - we challenge commonly held assumptions to create new and better solutions from scratch. In our short history we've made a lot progress with this mentality, launching new business lines and--innovative--products--constantly. Following--our-- historic acquisition by Prudential ,--we have more support than ever to innovate and change the world of insurance and financial services.-- We leave ego at the door and work together to uncover the truth. We prioritize what is best for the whole and avoid focusing on what is best for the individual. We all care about--achieving--goals more than looking good, and we're eager to constantly be learning from--each--other. Your--schedule--and working hours are up to you at Assurance. We care more about results than when and where you get your work done, and we find that a flexible schedule--can help--alleviate--the stress of a rigid work-life balance. Unlimited Time Off We work hard, so it's important that we take time to refresh and reset when we need it. We empower our employees to take the time that make sense for them.-- Nutritional Snacks and Weekly Lunches We encourage a healthy lifestyle for employees in all ways that we can, and we don't want it to be tough to find--sustenance--when you're hard at work! We provide healthy, nutritional snacks throughout our--office. We also host a weekly lunch, featuring top--local--restaurants, to accompany our all-company meeting. We want to make sure it's easy for you to get to and from work, so we a provide free public transportation or greatly subsidized parking close to our office. Inspiring Offices From the beginning, our founders believed--that beautiful, open, inspiring spaces lead to energy and creativity. We seek beautiful office spaces in all of our locations, and in 2020 we'll be taking occupancy of a stunning new office on the top two floors of Madison Center in downtown Seattle - this space features floor to ceiling windows with stunning 360--degree views of the Puget Sound, and an--exclusive--private rooftop deck.-- Access to high quality healthcare is core to our business, and we care that our employees don't have to worry about visiting a doctor. All employees receive--competitive--health, dental, and vision benefits--packages. Choice of--High-End--Equipment We want to make sure you're empowered to create amazing things. We give--new--employees the option of a variety of high-end computers and accessories. We believe in the importance of investing in yourself in a variety of ways, including financially. We offer a strong 401k plan, with options to invest in traditional, Roth, and after-tax options, all backed by a best-in-class platform from Prudential.--

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