GEICO is looking for an accomplished, customer-obsessed and results-oriented Senior Product Manager to join our Sales team as we reimagine our Partner Integrations and Partner API strategy.
We are looking for candidates who have strong product management leadership experience, proven track record of building and managing teams that build technical products (APIs, Microservices, SDKs etc.), and a clear record of building strong relationships with business partners. Successful candidates will also have customer empathy, strong execution skills, and a track record of building and leading multiple high-performing sprint teams.
This position is preferably a hybrid role, however, exceptional remote candidates will be considered.
Hybrid locations include: Washington, DC, Fredericksburg, VA, San Jose/San Francisco, CA, and Seattle, WA
In this position, you will be a single-threaded owner who works with Technology, Design, and Business teams to operate and reimagine GEICO’s partner-centric technology products. These include our APIs, microservices, and SDKs that enable GEICO’s business with other insurance carriers and sales partners.
In this role, you will be accountable for:
Leading multiple high-performing sprint teams that balance a portfolio of products and capabilities focused on partner integrations
Increasing sales in partner-owned placements by optimizing the customer experience
Increasing the number of partners who offer GEICO’s products in their channel by offering best-in-class technical products that allow us to integrate quickly (ex. APIs, microservices, SDKs, etc.)
Building technical products that are scalable and adaptive to changing partner needs and market conditions so that we can offer more products, in more placements, to more prospects
Promoting and identifying effective ways of working and managing talent to drive sustainable results
Inspiring all levels of the company with a compelling product vision that is backed in data and focused on driving continuous value for customers and our business
Rolling up your sleeves. You will at times need to lean in and support new teams and new ways of working with internal and external partners
Reporting on success, risks, and missteps, using data, relationships and context to move the ball forward
Influencing organizational change through proper scoping, process improvement, and positive team dynamics.
Diving into the details, writing requirements and leading cross-functional teams to deliver scalable solutions and business results through APIs, services, partner integrations and other modern architectural solutions
The ideal candidate is excellent at:
Representing Product at all levels of the organization, building partnerships, and crafting an inspirational product vision that drives value for GEICO customers, associates and partners
Assessing and decomposing a big market opportunity into a product/technology vision and then turning that into bite-size milestones focused on delivering iterative value. Artifacts include Vision, Strategy, Roadmap, Experimentation Plans, GTM plans, and ability to de-compose into Epics and Features
Building and leading multiple high-performing teams that are cross-functional; coaching skills are a must. Excellent candidates have led initiatives that involve multiple sprint teams, hosted cross-team planning with business, product, design and tech, and understand how to work in a matrixed org with dependencies and competing goals
Overseeing product/feature/capability rollout plans
Partnering with Technology leaders to influence end-state architecture and drive secure, resilient, performant, and scalable product solutions that solve material customer and business problems
Leveraging data/running experiments/ensuring instrumentation to drive roadmap decisions, celebrate wins, and communicate impact to stakeholders
Demonstrating a strong bias for action, partnership, and influence ability. This includes driving prioritization and feature requirement to capabilities teams as well as driving trade-off discussions and decision-making with technical experts and business stakeholders
Synthesizing business, market, and platform data to identify opportunities, size them, and turn insights into contributions to strategic Vision, roadmap, and requirements.
Creating and using compelling, informative artifacts to influence stakeholders and communicate progress to stakeholders (ex. Vision, Roadmaps, Features/Epics, Progress Updates, etc.)
Knowledge in Underwriting, Rating, and Insurance Product Offerings (i.e., Modeling, Telematics, Product Definition) is a plus
Basic Qualifications:
5+ years experience in product leadership positions with proven record of accomplishment
5+ years in Agile product management
5+ years of experience creating Consumer or Associate facing products
4+ years managing all aspects of a product feature throughout its lifecycle from concept to delivery
3+ years leading, mentoring, and coaching product manager
Bachelor’s Degree
Preferred Qualifications:
High sense of accountability and strong problem-solving skills
Experience using quantitative and qualitative data to inform design decisions and drive change
Passion for coaching and mentorship
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Strong interpersonal and collaborative skills to influence across the organization
Insurance industry experience preferable, not required
Agile certifications preferred (i.e., SAFe, Scrum Alliance, Scrum.Org, ICAgile)
Annual Salary
$143,000.00 - $224,000.00The above annual salary range is a general guideline. Multiple factors are taken into consideration to arrive at the final hourly rate/ annual salary to be offered to the selected candidate. Factors include, but are not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the role, the selected candidate’s work experience, education and training, the work location as well as market and business considerations.
Benefits:
As an Associate, you’ll enjoy our Total Rewards Program* to help secure your financial future and preserve your health and well-being, including:
Premier Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance with no waiting period**Paid Vacation, Sick and Parental Leave401(k) PlanTuition ReimbursementPaid Training and Licensures*Benefits may be different by location. Benefit eligibility requirements vary and may include length of service.
**Coverage begins on the date of hire. Must enroll in New Hire Benefits within 30 days of the date of hire for coverage to take effect.
The equal employment opportunity policy of the GEICO Companies provides for a fair and equal employment opportunity for all associates and job applicants regardless of race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, familial status, disability or genetic information, in compliance with applicable federal, state and local law. GEICO hires and promotes individuals solely on the basis of their qualifications for the job to be filled.
GEICO reasonably accommodates qualified individuals with disabilities to enable them to receive equal employment opportunity and/or perform the essential functions of the job, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship to the Company. This applies to all applicants and associates. GEICO also provides a work environment in which each associate is able to be productive and work to the best of their ability. We do not condone or tolerate an atmosphere of intimidation or harassment. We expect and require the cooperation of all associates in maintaining an atmosphere free from discrimination and harassment with mutual respect by and for all associates and applicants.