<p>You desire impactful work.</p> <p>You're RGA ready</p> <p>RGA is a purpose-driven organization working to solve today's challenges through innovation and collaboration. A Fortune 500 Company and listed among its World's Most Admired Companies, we're the only global reinsurance company to focus primarily on life- and health-related solutions. Join our multinational team of intelligent, motivated, and collaborative people, and help us make financial protection accessible to all.</p> <p>More than anything, RGA employees love their jobs because it's inspiring work. We believe smart people work smarter when they're empowered. When they use logic, balanced with creativity and curiosity. At the forefront of RGA's culture is collaboration - a must to be successful within our organization. These are just a few of the attributes we are looking for in a Product Portfolio Manager</p> <p>The Product Portfolio Manager will support the Product Portfolio Management Leader with aligning technology strategy & branding strategy to enterprise vision & goals portfolio monitoring OKRs & KPIs across product roadmaps and supporting business & technology partners with execution throughout the product lifecycle, The product portfolio manager will support Product Management & Strategy leaders. The specific area of responsibility for this role will be to support Product Portfolio Management for Underwriting Technology.</p> <p>Responsibilities:</p> <ul> <li> <p>Works with RGA leaders for strategic planning and developing roadmaps in partnership with relevant stakeholders. Identifies the strategic product implications and opportunities resulting from internal strategies and change initiatives. Responsible for supporting execution of the strategy across all RGA regional & local offices, and their clients.</p> </li><li> <p>Executes individual and integrated product strategies across the digital underwriting & global IT portfolios for proper core positioning and messaging for the products. Works with product strategy leaders to direct the focus on strategic product decisions and understanding of current and future competitive threats.</p> </li><li> <p>Manage a dynamic intake and prioritization process to identify new capabilities and develop roadmaps based on business targets, analysis, and a clear understanding of client and market needs.</p> </li><li> <p>Participates in development activities with distributed product owners and IT partners to effectively develop and commercialize new service features.</p> </li><li> <p>Facilitates the discovery and definition of product initiative requirements to support prototyping and scale-up; develop business cases including resource needs and cost where applicable.</p> </li><li> <p>Facilitates the preparation of launch plans and ensures successful go-to-market execution.</p> </li><li> <p>Builds a product portfolio and develop in concert with regional staff cross promotion plans to support sales objectives.</p> </li><li> <p>Monitors market trends and competitor activity and collaborate with regional staff in industry events to ensure accurate and timely input into the market and product planning process.</p> </li><li> <p>Develops key marketing messages and global marketing plan & brand framework in collaboration with global marketing and regional stakeholders.</p> </li><li> <p>Supports and enables multidisciplinary teams to be successful by removing obstacles and developing strategic relationships..</p> </li><li> <p>Partner with underwriting, medical officers, data science, engineering/technology, product management, marketing and research leaders throughout completion of milestones.</p> </li><li> <p>Supports the end-to-end lifecycle of business critical initiatives and product capabilities from conception through launch.</p> </li><li> <p>Supports product managers with their strategic growth initiatives & scale operations</p> </li><li> <p>Promote cross-team and cross-organizational knowledge sharing through multiple forums and communication channels.</p> </li><li> <p>Support stakeholder meetings and KPI reporting on a regular basis</p> </li></ul> <p>Requirements:</p> <p>Education</p> <p>Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, Mathematics, Life sciences, Statistics, or related field or equivalent experience</p> <p>Work Experience</p> <ul> <li> <p>10+ years of life, annuity, health insurance industry experience</p> </li><li> <p>5+ years of experience with product & portfolio management or relevant experience in business consulting,</p> </li><li> <p>Experience in IT delivery, software product development and/or software engineering is a plus.</p> </li></ul> <p>Preferred:</p> <ul> <li> <p>Project, Product or Portfolio Management certification</p> </li><li> <p>FLMI or CLU designation</p> </li><li> <p>Lean Six Sigma certification</p> </li><li> <p>MBA or Master's degree</p> </li></ul> <p>Skills & Abilities:</p> <ul> <li> <p>Five to ten years of software delivery, lifecycle, or business product management experience with a proven track record of developing processes for launching products and services.</p> </li><li> <p>Proven ability to execute enterprise strategies that pertain to how software requirements are developed and consumed for product development.</p> </li><li> <p>Superior grasp of life insurance business concepts, system architecture, software engineering, and data science techniques.</p> </li><li> <p>Expert ability to solicit and use customer feedback, process KPIs to improve the product management process and products.</p> </li><li> <p>Experience with evaluation of technical design trade-offs in pursuit of effective commercialization.</p> </li><li> <p>Highly advanced ability to liaise with stakeholders & clients across a wide variety of operational, functional, and technical disciplines as it pertains to product development and delivery.</p> </li><li> <p>Product portfolio management experience highly desirable.</p> </li><li> <p>Strong project management and execution skills. Expert ability to operate at the intersection of business, engineering, and client experience.</p> </li><li> <p>Demonstrates strong customer focus and ability to analyze customer problems and market trends.</p> </li><li> <p>Strong verbal and written communications skills and demonstrated presentation skills.</p> </li><li> <p>Exceptional internal personal skills, demonstrating the ability to work with global, cross-functional teams. Ability to lead functional teams or project teams with significant resource requirements, risk, and/or complexity.</p> </li><li> <p>People management skills is a plus.</p> </li><li> <p>Expert ability in implementing change within an organization, ensuring understanding, participation, and ownership.</p> </li><li> <p>Highly advanced oral and written communication skills including presentation skills, demonstrating the ability to convey information in a way that is meaningful and well received by stakeholders and team members.</p> </li><li> <p>Highly advanced ability to adapt new methods and work under tight deadlines.</p> </li><li> <p>Expert skills in managing multiple products</p> </li><li> <p>Highly advanced ability to make timely and effective decisions and produce results through strategic planning and the implementation and evaluation of programs and policies.</p> </li><li> <p>Highly advanced ability to implement vision and goals that result in achievement and success through exceptional leadership skills, collaboration, creative thinking, maintaining focus, and persistence, even under adversity, while maintaining the confidence of associates and customers.</p> </li><li> <p>Leads others to solve complex problems; uses sophisticated analytical thought to exercise judgment and identify innovative solutions.</p> </li><li> <p>Ability to travel domestically and internationally.</p> </li></ul> <p>#LI-MC1 #LI-Hybrid</p> <p>What you can expect from RGA:</p> <ul> <li> <p>Gain valuable knowledge from and experience with diverse, caring colleagues around the world.</p> </li><li> <p>Enjoy a respectful, welcoming environment that fosters individuality and encourages pioneering thought.</p> </li><li> <p>Join the bright and creative minds of RGA, and experience vast, endless career potential.</p> </li></ul> <p>Compensation Range:</p> <p>$123,500.00 - $184,050.00 Annual</p> <p>Base pay varies depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience and market location. In addition, RGA provides an annual bonus plan that includes all roles and some positions are eligible for participation in our long-term equity incentive plan. RGA also maintains a full range of health, retirement, and other employee benefits.</p> <p>RGA is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, age, gender identity or expression, sex, disability, veteran status, religion, national origin, or any other characteristic protected by applicable equal employment opportunity laws.</p>