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Vice President, Product Management – Oakland, CA (USA)
EQECAT is hiring a Vice President of Product Management based in its Oakland, CA office.
Education Qualifications: Bachelors Degree in Finance, Engineering or Natural Sciences required.
Experience: 5+ years of product management leadership experience in planning, launching and supporting multi-release, complex software products; commanding knowledge of insurance modeling (must be familiar with insurance/reinsurance terms and conditions) and catastrophe risk modeling operations; experience in developing complex, data intensive, and highly scalable decision support applications.
Aptitude: Self-starter, ability to work well both individually and as part of a team; strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to communicate well with clients, regulators, and others within the company.
Languages: Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English are required. Interviews will be conducted in English only.
Job Description Overview
The Product Management Group (PMG) is responsible for all the inbound and outbound activities associated with the entire life cycle of EQECAT products: from product definition through their development and marketing activities. The VP of Product Management is responsible for managing and overseeing the PMG and its activities.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities (PDR)
The VP of Product Management is a professional-level position with management-level responsibility. PDRs include:
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Manage a team of product managers who are responsible for multiple EQECAT products.
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Drive the vision for products and develop and manage multi-year product road map.
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Maintain deep understanding of competitive offerings and market requirements.
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Interact with clients and EQECAT client-facing teams in gathering the requirements and promoting the products.
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Lead cross-functional teams in creating high level product delivery plans and deliver high quality products according to those plans.
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Develop processes and methodologies for efficient definition, development, and client readiness of EQECAT products.
- Build a high-performance product management team.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required (KSAR)
The following list of KSARs is applicable to the VP, Product Management position.
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5+ years of product management leadership experience planning, launching and supporting multi-release, complex software products.
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Knowledge of insurance modeling (must be familiar with insurance/reinsurance terms and conditions) and catastrophe risk modeling operations.
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Familiar with actuarial computations and methodologies used in the insurance industry.
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Excellent understanding of the product development life-cycle processes and methodologies.
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Strong analytical and technical skills combined with business acumen.
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Experience in developing complex, data intensive, and highly scalable decision support applications.
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Results-oriented self-starter.
Disclaimer Clause
This position description is not intended, and should not be construed, to be an all inclusive list of responsibilities, skills, efforts or working conditions associated with the job of the incumbent. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the principal job elements essential for making a fair decision regarding the pay structure of the job.
Working Conditions
Work will normally be performed in an office environment.
Reporting Relationships
Reports directly to the President.
*ABS Group and its companies are equal opportunity employers M/F/D/V.