Technical Product Manager

Be Here. Be Great. Working for a leader in the insurance industry means opportunity for you. Great American Insurance Group's member companies are subsidiaries of American Financial Group. We combine a "small company" culture where your ideas will be heard with "big company" expertise to help you succeed. With over 30 specialty and property and casualty operations, there are always opportunities here to learn and grow.

At Great American, we value and recognize the benefits derived when people with different backgrounds and experiences work together to achieve business results. Our goal is to create a workplace where all employees feel included, empowered, and enabled to perform at their best.

P&C IT Services provides professional services to help our business units and corporate functions use technology to create, manage, and optimize information and business processes.  IT Services can include a wide range of activities such as: software development, data management, Cloud services, IT security, network security, technical support, establishing and overseeing access rights, procuring and maintaining equipment or software, managing the infrastructure, and defining security procedures,  The overall goal of IT Services is to provide technology solutions that increase efficiency, reduce costs, and give our company a competitive advantage over our competitors.

Our Underwriting Desktop Lab (UD Lab) is looking for a Technical Product Manager to join our team and work a hybrid schedule out of the Cincinnati office. We're looking for someone who loves solving problems, isn't afraid of new challenges, and is passionate about product practices.

The UD Lab empowers highly collaborative teams to quickly deliver quality products that provide clear business value. We do this, currently, through the advocacy and practice of a Product Mindset, Extreme Programming, and Cloud Native Development practices.

Essential Job Functions and Responsibilities

Individual Contributor:

• Will actively work as part of a cross-functional product team on discovering, designing, and building valuable solutions
• Will partner with the business owner to prioritize the business objectives and, as needed, communicate with other stakeholders
• Will participate in the implementation of new and revised insurance products, processes, and other deliverables to meet business goals, and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements
• Will lead and facilitate product team ceremonies and discovery activities

Leadership:

• Embodies and Drives IT's guiding principles: Know Their Business, Do What We Say, Run to the Fire, Learn to Change, Stand Together, Performance Matters, and Do Better Every Day
• Ensures collaboration with customer stakeholders, product/project managers, and technical teams to deeply understand customer objectives, capabilities, and priorities.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Strong communication skills: verbal, written, and listening to various levels of individual contributors and leaders around the organization
• Ability to support multiple products and domains
• Ability to work collaboratively with others and navigate complex decision making
• Prior experience working in a product model is preferred
• Prior experience in insurance industry preferred

Other Job Requirements

Education: Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience.

Field of Study: Information Technology, Computer Science, Business or a related discipline.

Experience: Generally, a minimum of 3 years of related experience. Experience with XP and CND practices a plus.

Business Unit:

Property & Casualty IT Services

Benefits:

Compensation varies by role, position level, and location. Individual pay is influenced by skills, education, training, certifications, experience, and the role's scope and complexity, along with business needs.

We offer a competitive Total Rewards package, including medical, dental, and vision plans starting on day one, PTO, paid holidays, commuter benefits, an employee stock purchase plan, education reimbursement, paid parental leave/adoption assistance, and a 401(k) plan with company match. These benefits are available to eligible full-time and part-time employees.

Your recruiter can provide more details about our total rewards and specific compensation ranges during the hiring process.