Director, Product Management

GEICO is looking for an accomplished, customer obsessed, and results oriented Director of Product Management. This role will continuously monitor evolution in the insurance industry, innovation in parallel industries, competitor products, market, and consumer trends to drive product portfolios.

This position is a hybrid role, and it is required to be on-site 5 days a month at one of the following locations:

• San Jose/San Francisco, CA
• Atlanta, GA
• Washington, DC
• Chicago, IL
• Austin, TX
• Seattle, WA
• New York, NY
• Indianapolis, IN

Director, Product Management

This role will represent the product, inspire through product vision, driving continuous value for customers and the business, while continuously finding opportunities for innovation that would create differentiation in the industry. They will be comfortable influencing a group of executives as well as communicating product vision clearly to associates and partners. The ideal leader will champion a startup mindset, promote agile ways of working to create and drive sustainable product solutions through technology.

Job Responsibilities

• Represent the product at top level of the organization and partner closely across the organization to craft an inspirational product vision that drives value for GEICO customers, associates and partners across all channels and insurance offerings
• Model adaptability by encouraging continuous evolution to product direction considering industry trends, emerging solutions, new insights and changing customer and business needs
• Synthesize insights, proactively share implications and recommendations on new product opportunities to win
• Connect with external and internal customers to fully understand their needs and build long lasting relationships
• Identify options and recommendations identifying trade-offs with other leaders to remove impediments for the team
• Deliver value in an iterative way focusing on the minimum viable product and regularly report on product performance, highlighting wins and opportunities
• Define and own the 9-12-month product roadmap to drive priorities for teams taking into consideration value creation and cost to create value
• Identify and measure product level KPIs (Key Performance Indicators), with an eye to adjusting and refining the product and roadmap as the data dictates
• Oversee product rollout plan, segmentation, product adoption and opportunities for product promotion
• Partner with Technology leaders to influence end-state architecture and drive secure, resilient, performant, and scalable product solutions that solve material customer and business problems
• Leverages agile metrics to understand product management's contribution to agile teams and identify potential opportunities for improvement
• Nurture, develop and define career paths to help product managers identify opportunities for growth and achieve measurable goals

Basic Qualifications:

• 8 years' experience in product leadership positions with proven record of accomplishment
• 6 years in Agile product management
• 8 years of experience creating Consumer or Associate facing products
• 6 years managing all aspects of a product feature throughout its lifecycle from concept to delivery
• 4 years leading, mentoring, and coaching product manager

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
• Bachelor's Degree or military experience
• Agile certifications preferred (i.e., SAFe, Scrum Alliance, Scrum.Org, ICAgile, PMI-ACP)

The safety of our associates is GEICO's highest priority. If you are required to come into the office for licensing, training, or orientation, please note that we have implemented a variety of safety precautions within our offices. Additional safety precautions include no-contact temperature screening stations, added signage for associates on common-area occupancy limits, socially distanced workstations, and increased cleaning procedures for all areas.

Benefits:

As an Associate, you'll enjoy our* 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 Leave

*401(k) Plan

*Tuition Reimbursement

*Paid 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.

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