DIRECTOR of Product Management, Sales

About the position

Looking for an opportunity to make a meaningful impact, come join GEICO in its transformation to be the disruptor and guide our next step in the stage of growth, be customer obsessed and results oriented. This position is a hybrid role with locations that include Washington DC, Fredericksburg, VA, San Jose/San Francisco, CA, Seattle WA. The ideal applicant would be skilled in managing large programs/initiatives, would be highly technical and drive the sales experience. We are looking for a committed, experienced, and energetic individual to join our growing product team. This is a collaborative leadership role accountable for program management and focused on improving and building the best-in-class sales experience. In this position you will be a single threaded owner working across stakeholders within technology, business, product management and design to help build and execute. A strong understanding of front-end experience, capabilities, and downstream services that support everyday sales needs across all channels and insurance product offerings. Demonstrate the ability to roll up your sleeves and dig deep while influencing organizational change through proper scoping, process improvements and positive team culture.

Responsibilities

• Building and leading multiple high-performing teams that are cross-functional; coaching skills are a must.
• Prioritization & monitoring with the Line of Business teams such as auto, home, specialty lines, personal and commercial to ensure execution of strategic product priorities.
• Self-motivated, a change leader that challenges and continuously improves existing processes and procedures.
• Strong organizational and analytical skills with ability to conduct analysis and drive data driven decisions.
• Define and track key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the success of initiatives.
• Identify opportunities for improvement and innovation and translate them into actionable plans and prototypes.
• Define, develop and manage product artifacts such as Vision, Strategy, Roadmap, Experimentation Plans.
• Leading a team through change and understanding when to dive into the details, write requirements (as needed) and lead cross-functional teams.
• Demonstrating a strong bias for action, partnership, and influence ability.
• Coaching and mentoring Product Managers.
• Define and own the 9-12-month product roadmap to drive priorities for teams.
• 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.
• Leverages agile metrics to understand product management's contribution to agile teams.
• Nurture, develop and define career paths to help product managers identify opportunities for growth.

Requirements

• 8+ years' experience with product leadership positions and proven accomplishments.
• 8+ years of experience with translating customer and business strategy and analysis into consumer facing digital products.
• 6+ years in agile product management.
• 6+ years leading, mentoring, and coaching product manager.
• Bachelor's Degree.

Nice-to-haves

• Insurance industry experience preferred and customer first mindset.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal and collaborative skills to influence across the organization.
• Passion for coaching and mentoring and building high performing teams.
• High sense of accountability and strong problem-solving skills.
• Experience using quantitative and qualitative data to inform design decisions and drive change.
• Identify options and recommendations identifying trade-offs with other leaders.

Benefits

• Premier Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance with no waiting period.
• Paid Vacation, Sick and Parental Leave.
• 401(k) Plan.
• Tuition Assistance.
• Paid Training and Licensures.