Director - Due Diligence and Product Shelf Oversight

October 26

Apply Now

Receive Emails with Similar Jobs

Transamerica

WebsiteLinkedInAll Job Openings

Insurance • Investments • Retirement

5001 - 10000

Description

• Oversee approved product offerings to ensure competitive, profitable offerings to insurance agents, registered representatives and investment advisor representatives. • Maintain ownership of the product portfolio and associated impacts to sales, earnings, and profitability metrics. • Interact with distribution leadership to gather feedback on product related needs. • Lead and enhance product due diligence processes ensuring alignment with short-term and long-term strategies, growth and expense targets, customer and regulatory requirements. • Define business outcomes and KPIs for the product in collaboration with key stakeholders. • Develop and maintain policies, procedures, governance charters, and committee guidelines to ensure a consistent and repeatable process. • Develop due diligence talent and implement a control framework to ensure the efficacy of the due diligence policies and procedures. • Present recommendations to Product Review Committee and communicate and obtain approvals, where needed, from control functions (finance, legal, risk, compliance) and maintain meeting minutes and governance documents. • Coordinate internal audit and other oversight organizations. • Supervise team members responsible for analysis, tools/systems and product information. • Ensure products are placed and administered on the platforms as designed for maximum impact, optimal sales support and overall results. • Oversee the implementation of new products addressing operations and supervisory administration, revenue and commission expense modeling and reporting, operational readiness and change management related to new offerings, and field training. • Work with Marketing, Operations, and Technology departments to ensure product information is up to date – including product guides, pricing, commission tables, etc. so that accurate information is easily obtainable. • Provide competitive intelligence, provide business leadership on pertinent regulatory issues related to the product offering or distribution channels, identify market opportunities and associated new product strategies. • Build and present business case rationale for product decisions based on market trends, agent/customer needs, regulatory and channel requirements, due diligence, etc.

Requirements

• Extensive background in portfolio management, product development, and/or product due diligence (typically 10 or more years) • FINRA Series 6 or 7 • FINRA Series 63 • Life & Health insurance license • Strategic and critical thinker with strong business acumen • Product orientation with a strong sense of ownership to drive new business and to maintain existing business • Demonstrated success in portfolio management and modern product delivery processes including ideation, complex pipeline prioritization, value management, capacity planning, voice of the customer, etc. • Able to distill complex scenarios and large volumes of information into digestible formats with data driven, meaningful solutions, and prioritized plans for sensible execution • Ability to create and manage product roadmaps • Excellent communication skills with ability to present complex/abstract concepts in simple, cogent terms • Ability to influence others and develop partnerships at all levels across the organization

Benefits

• Competitive Pay • Bonus for Eligible Employees • Benefits Package • Pension Plan • 401k Match • Employee Stock Purchase Plan • Tuition Reimbursement • Disability Insurance • Medical Insurance • Dental Insurance • Vision Insurance • Employee Discounts • Career Training & Development Opportunities • Health and Work/Life Balance Benefits • Paid Time Off starting at 160 hours annually for employees in their first year of service. • Ten (10) paid holidays per year (typically mirroring the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) holidays). • Be Well Company holistic wellness program, which includes Wellness Coaching and Reward Dollars • Parental Leave – fifteen (15) days of paid parental leave per calendar year to eligible employees with at least one year of service at the time of birth, placement of an adopted child, or placement of a foster care child. • Adoption Assistance • Employee Assistance Program • College Coach Program • Back-Up Care Program • PTO for Volunteer Hours • Employee Matching Gifts Program • Employee Resource Groups • Inclusion and Diversity Programs • Employee Recognition Program • Referral Bonus Programs