Agile Product Manager - Insurance Underwriting

 

* Day rate up to £800 outside IR35 (initial 6 months)

* 1-2 days a week required in the London office

* Please note you will need to have extensive and recent knowledge of underwriting processes and UI/UX within retail/commercial lines insurance to be considered suitable. 

 

A global and growing Lloyds insurer is looking for a Product Manager to join its underwriting function. This is a great opportunity to join at a time where there is huge modernisation being undertaken and working with a flagship underwriting product/workbench. The role of the Agile Product Manager will be to:

 

- Own the product throughout lifecycle and representing across the business

- Working with senior stakeholders to create value driven product vision and roadmap

- Ensuring delivery across vision and outcomes

- Maintain product backlog

- Work to add more tooling to the underwriting workbench 

- Define sprint goals, sprint backlog and acceptance criteria

- Lead planning sessions

- Delegate delivery responsibilities 

- Support project team

 

To be considered suitable for this Underwriting Product Manager role you will need the following skills/experience:

- Insurance and underwriting technology background (essential)

- Solid background in Agile and product management 

- Skills in business analysis and project management

- Excellent senior stakeholder management skills

- Understanding of User Experience (UX/UI) and user journey design

- Understanding of complex business processes

- Insurance and underwriting processes knowledge 

 

This could also suit an experienced Business Analyst/Programme Manager providing you also have Agile background and the required insurance experience.