Sr. Product Manager- Institutional Markets (Financial Services or Annuity Knowledge Required)

Equitable - Charlotte, NC

Full-time - Mid Level

Charlotte, NC

5,001-10,000 employees

Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities

About the position

The Institutional Markets position at Equitable is a pivotal role within a new start-up business focused on providing innovative protected investment solutions to large institutional clients. This role involves assisting in the design and delivery of product concepts, managing product lifecycles, and collaborating with various stakeholders to enhance product performance and customer engagement. The position is ideal for individuals with strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and a passion for driving growth in a dynamic environment.

Responsibilities

• Support Institutional Markets product innovation and implementation
• Manage cross-functional and complex projects to enhance customer and prospect engagement capabilities
• Track and analyze the outcomes and impact of various initiatives post-implementation
• Collaborate with various teams across the organization to coordinate efforts and identify resource and other constraints
• Use data to identify actionable insights to help drive strategic thinking, refine tactics and optimize performance of initiatives
• Develop executive presentations and present actionable recommendations to shape the strategic thinking of senior leadership
• Identify new and emerging market trends and build competitive intelligence to enable more in-depth insights and/or accelerate growth
• Develop business cases in partnership with Team Lead, business area leaders and stakeholders to generate senior management support for initiatives

Requirements

• 2 to 4 years plus of experience in a business, financial services environment
• Experience with retirement product development, strategy, service
• Strong skills with Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Strong written and oral communication skills to translate complicated technical topics into clear, concise statements
• Ability to coordinate and gain consensus with a variety of people and teams
• Bachelor's Degree
• Project management skills and attention to detail
• Strong critical thinking skills with demonstrated ability to analyze and solve complex problems
• Strong collaborative problem solving with ability to gather, analyze and synthesize a significant amount of information

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with employee benefits, life insurance, mutual fund and annuity product development, analysis and business data analysis
• Intellectually curious with a passion to challenge the status quo
• Comfort working in an agile and dynamic environment that requires the ability to manage multiple, often competing priorities
• Belief in a non-hierarchical culture of collaboration, transparency, safety, and trust

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k) plan
• Paid time off
• Base salary increases
• Spot bonuses
• Short-term incentive compensation opportunities