As a market leader, iPipeline combines technology, innovation, and expertise to deliver ground-breaking, award-winning software solutions that transform the life insurance, protection, and financial services industry. With one of the industry's largest data sets, we help advisors and agents automate, digitally optimize, and grow their business to better secure the financial futures of their clients.
At iPipeline, you'll play a major role in helping us to provide best-in-class, transformative solutions. We're passionate, creative, and innovative, and together as a team, we continue to advance, accelerate, and expand the reach of our technology. We value different perspectives and are committed to creating an environment that embraces diverse backgrounds and fosters inclusion.
We're proud that we've been recognized in the industry as a repeat winner of various excellence awards, including our selection as a 2022 Top Workplace in the U.S., and as a Best Life Insurance Software Solution award winner in the UK. We believe that the culture we've built for our nearly 900 employees around the world is exceptional -- and we've built a place where our employees love to come to work, every single day.
Come join our team!
You can Enjoy!:
Flexible Hybrid working including condensed working week.New, contemporary, open-plan office spaceCompany matched pension benefitsGenerous Life and Critical Illness CoverPerkbox membership (discounts and freebies)25 days holiday allowance plus option to buy and sellWell stocked kitchen of free soft drinks, tea, coffee and fruitAn annual wellness allowance to keep you happy and healthy
Purpose of the Role:
We have an exciting opportunity for a Product Manager to own the iPipeline data proposition. You will be leveraging an appreciation of data-driven business insight, strong industry knowledge and business acumen to create new data-driven solutions in the life market
You will be supporting and driving the business goals of iPipeline through commercial ownership and/or support of Data products and propositions throughout their lifecycle including research, business case, design, development, testing, implementation and communications.
Responsibilities:
Managing Data products throughout the product lifecycle, including generating and gathering product requirements, managing roadmap, managing preliminary design concepts, balancing customer needs with technical architecture, and working with development and architecture to implement.Deliver market research including, industry research, customer engagement, internal staff feedback and competitor analysis.Following established business processes for taking new products to market.Manage and monitor identified new potential initiatives through initial exploration, prototyping and screening processes, including closing non-viable initiatives as soon as possible.Business documentation (and prototypes) of Data products considering targeting, positioning against competitor solutions, pricing, distribution or complementary solutions, support, sales collateral and drafting of PR releases.Develop business cases to obtain senior management approval, including assessment to ensure strategic fit with the business which are achievable within available resources.Open and manage new proposition ideas and channels.Communication of Data product development to internal and external stakeholders and customer groups. Research, prepare, and present cost benefit analysis of potential product implementation.Build and maintain strong working relationships with customer teams to ensure we have a two-way communication on development plans and proposition design.Work closely with the marketing team to maximize Data product exposure in the market.Provide specialist Data product support throughout the business, including the adoption, support, sales and provider account functions. Work with Sales and lead clients to ensure effective design and take up of solution, including attending account meetingsWork closely with cross functional teams to reduce the speed to market and facilitate effective product delivery covering; detailed project proposal, requirements gathering, marketing, sales, delivery, commercials, contracts, training and supportPresent reports to internal and external audiences in a variety of formats including face to face, web based and PowerPoint presentationTo manage existing Data products, including backlogs and release notes
Skills/Experience Required:
Experience of product development lifecycle managementExperience in Marketing Fundamentals such as customer segmentation, product pricing, and marketing auditingKnowledge of financial services technology solutionsDeveloping a software/data solution from concept to market, including market researchStrong organizational and planning skillsAble to influence at highest levels with Strong interpersonal and presentation skills communicating the business value of data insightHighly numerate and data literate and comfortable interpreting and presenting complicated data artefactsEffective networking skills for building relationships with staff, customers, and providers
About iPipeline
Founded in 1995, iPipeline is a unit of Roper Technologies (NYSE: ROP), a constituent of the S&P 500® and Fortune 500® indices. As a leading provider of cloud-based software solutions for the life insurance and financial services industry, our business is to accelerate and simplify sales, compliance operations and customer support. We automate processing for every stage of the business - from pre-sales, new business and underwriting to policy administration, point-of-sale execution, post-sale support and data analytics. We offer the broadest range of integrated solutions used by a leading community of carriers/providers, distributors, financial institutions, and financial professionals to enable them to secure the financial futures of their customers and their families.
iPipeline is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, race, color, religious creed, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability, and/or protected veteran status. We are committed to building a supportive and inclusive environment for all employees.