MPCI Product Manager
Company: ProAg
Location: West Des Moines
Posted on: May 28, 2023
Job Description:
Grow With Confidence, Grow With Us Are you passionate about
bringing new and different product solutions to agents, farmers,
and ranchers? - Do you want to work for a company and in an
industry that is meeting the most basic human need of food? ProAg
is seeking an MPCI Product Manager which is responsible for
managing the product portfolio by communicating the product's value
to agents and growers related to Multi-peril Crop Insurance (MPCI),
Livestock Programs or ProAg Private Products. - As ProAg's MPCI
Product Manager, you will play a critical role in developing and
executing go-to-market strategies that drive product adoption and
profitability. You will possess a spirit of discovery and be eager
to dive deep into the details of crop insurance programs. We are
seeking someone who has a track record of success in product
management and agile thinking. This role requires an individual who
can balance discipline, expertise in crop insurance with a product
mindset and the ability to think strategically. The position will
play a critical role in developing and executing go-to-market
strategies that drive product adoption and profitability. In this
Exciting Opportunity You Will:
- Vision Creation: build an understanding and cultivate the
portfolio's (domain) vision, both within and outside of the product
organization; evaluate the quality of the user experience and
ensure outcomes developed are linked to business drivers
- Business Case Development: responsible for the analysis of
information and formulations of product solutions and strategies
for overall strategy alignment
- Portfolio Lifecycle Analysis: responsible for developing,
defining, and overseeing the product's roadmap and managing it as
required for the purpose of meeting deliverables for the
business
- Go-To-Market Strategy: works closely with the marketing
department to develop go-to-market strategies as well as the sales
department to build on sales and implementation strategies; work
with the education department to infuse value proposition and make
sure updates are included in external training
- Research and Analysis: tasked with conducting relevant product
research; establishing competitive intelligence and various market
analyses that supplement and compliment analyses already conducted
by product owners, customer experience and various other
cross-functional players.
- Product Evangelism: tasked with representing the business and
promoting the product by advocating for its value and benefits at
executive briefings, marketing events, online consumer platforms,
etc..
- Strong sense of team: ability to work cross-functionally,
influence up and down the organization, have a product mindset and
utilize data to help persuade inside an organization with shallow
roots in the product management discipline. What You'll Bring: The
ideal candidate for the MPCI Product Manager position will have
demonstrated success in the primary areas of focus and
responsibility. Experience
- Minimum of seven years of relevant experience in general
management or product management experience in digital
technologies.
- Scrum/Agile experience
- Prior P&L experience
- Preferred to have in-depth understanding of the agriculture
and/or crop insurance industry - Competencies
- Communicate both horizontally and vertically throughout the
organization to leverage internal resources as needed.
- Enjoy creative solutions and pushing the boundaries while being
analytical and data driven in all decisions.
- Proven success as a decision-maker in a collaborative, highly
matrixed environment with multiple direct and indirect reporting
structures throughout the organization.
- Experience in both B2B and B2B2C digital product delivery
Educational requirements -
- Bachelor's degree in Product Management, Agriculture, Business,
a related field, or the equivalent education and/or
experience.
- Proficiency and experience using Microsoft Office package
(Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Word).
- Pragmatic Certified Product Manager (PMC) or New Product
Development (NPD) or Product Manager Certification--- preferred
What We Believe In:
- Ensures Accountability. Takes personal responsibility and
ownership of successes and challenges
- Communicates Effectively. Actively seeks out and communicates
with key stakeholders in all situations
- Resourcefulness. -Determines how to meet customer and employee
needs and finds the resources to get it done.
- Customer Focus. Every interaction is a customer and is handled
with empathy and seriousness
- Instills Trust. Makes intentions clear and meets shared
challenges together, showing respect for the relationship and the
team ProAg, a member of the Tokio Marine HCC group of companies and
is a financially strong and well-capitalized insurer with an AM
Best rating of A++. With more than 90 years of service to our
agents & insureds, we stand committed to continuing the principles
that ProAg was founded on: Integrity, Loyalty and Customer Service.
The Tokio Marine HCC Group of Companies offers a competitive salary
and employee benefit package. We are a successful, dynamic
organization experiencing rapid growth and are seeking energetic
and confident individuals to join our team of professionals. The
Tokio Marine HCC Group of Companies is an equal-opportunity
employer. Please visit -www.tokiomarinehcc.com -for more
information about our companies.
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Keywords: ProAg, West Des Moines , MPCI Product Manager, Executive , West Des Moines, Iowa
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