Regional Product Development and Implementation Manager, A&H EMEA

Location: This role can be based in one of our AIG Offices in Europe

Role description

In partnership with regional and local A&H teams, this role will develop and execute a regional product development strategy and strategic roadmap for new and enhanced products. The Regional Product Development Manager also serves as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) concerning the design, development, and implementation of processes and capabilities to maximize the product development effort. The jobholder will collaborate effectively with business owners and sponsors to move the organization towards developing more successful and impactful products for distribution across all channels in the Region.

• Accountable for monitoring and adherence to and ongoing improvement of AIG General Insurance Policies and Standards for Product Development.
• Defining product development annual plans, budgets and metrics in partnership with Regional and Local product heads.
• Collaborate with Global Product Development colleagues to develop, design & implement a standard set of tools for product development tracking and reporting of the product development pipeline.
• Lead the development of tools and processes to monitor product performance, including techniques for measuring and predicting product shelf life
• Provide guidance for building compelling business cases including strong value propositions, product concept validations, risk assessment and financial targets.
• Ensure all product initiatives are compliant with local regulations and aligned with A&H strategic objectives and global principles for risk appetite.
• Serve as the policy wording and endorsement drafting specialist reference point and functional facilitator for A&H.
• Project Leadership: Own implementation timelines, tracking deliverables, resolving issues, and managing stakeholders to ensure on-time delivery.
• Implementation Management: Lead end-to-end launch processes, including system configuration, underwriting rules, policy forms, and documentation, ensuring products are "operational ready".
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with underwriting, actuarial, IT, legal/compliance, and operations teams to align product specifications with technical and regulatory constraints.
• Project Leadership: Own implementation timelines, tracking deliverables, resolving issues, and managing stakeholders to ensure on-time delivery.

Requirements

• several years of marketing or product development experience with A&H products including but not limited to significant experience in managing a product development process with a proven track record in achieving objectives and targets.
• Intensive knowledge of market segmentation, portfolio management, acquisition and multiple distribution systems.
• Strong execution and results orientation.
• Demonstrated success in using research, analytics and testing methodologies to make product decisions.
• Proven experience with product development process risk evaluation, policy implementation and governance. Strong knowledge of product marketing fundamentals
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills. Capable of influencing and building consensus at all levels of the organization.
• Ability to work across interdisciplinary teams that are geographically dispersed and cultivating a network of productive relationships in an international matrix environment
• Strong execution and results orientation.
• Strong problem-solving skills and willingness to roll up one's sleeves to get the job done.
• Willing and able to adjust to multiple demands, shifting priorities, and rapid change.
• Ability to multitask and work well under pressure, to identify issues and work to resolve them in partnership with key stakeholders.

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