Director, Technical Product Management

WHO WE ARE:

Zinnia is the leading technology platform for accelerating life and annuities growth. With innovative enterprise solutions and data insights, Zinnia simplifies the experience of buying, selling, and administering insurance products. All of which enables more people to protect their financial futures. Our success is driven by a commitment to three core values: be bold, team up, deliver value – and that we do.

Zinnia has over $180 billion in assets under administration, serves 100+ carrier clients, 2500 distributors and partners, and over 2 million policyholders.

The Director, Technical Product Management owns the definition, creation, execution and support of the product working with different functional groups throughout the lifecycle of the product. This includes creating a product vision based on customer/market intelligence and innovative ideas, the product roadmap with both business and technical features, collaborating with engineering for the build, collaborating with sales/marketing for market positioning and sales support and with the customer support to ensure SLAs are met.

The individual will work with Zinnia’s Product Organization to ensure alignment with organization’s strategy and vision.

• Own the product definition and roadmap for one or more product portfolios
• Create and own the Product Strategy Document with input from Sales/Marketing/Engineering
• Oversee and drive the execution of all product lifecycle processes for products, including product research, market research, competitive analysis, planning, positioning, roadmap development, requirements development, and product launch
• Approve product delivery and deployment dates for new product releases, feature and maintenance releases and regular corrective service or service pack releases
• Lead a team of product managers, product architects, UX/UI SMEs
• Lead competitive and market intelligence analysis to create a winning product in the market
• Support Marketing team in content creation and market positioning including participating in industry events for brand awareness and market analysis
• Support Sales team in pre‑sales initiatives to help close the sales
• Primarily responsible for strategic planning, direction, and goal setting for the department or function in alignment with organizational objectives
• Establish departmental policies, practices, and procedures that have a significant impact on the organization’s long‑term success
• Collaborate with the customer success team to deliver a customer‑specific solution, including customer‑specific features, prioritizing roadmap and incorporating learnings from ongoing support
• Continuously evaluate market for innovation/tech firms for expanding the ecosystem and/or capability

• 15+ years of experience as a Product Manager, including analyzing and leading software/product design, development, and deployment
• Bachelor’s or equivalent in technology or related field.
• Demonstrable success in delivering market‑winning products
• Experience in delivering Cloud Native, Modern Tech Stacks and Customer/Sales Channel facing products
• Expert level experience in delivery methodologies (Scrum/Kanban) and the use of relevant tools
• Ability to foster teamwork, build collaborative teams, and develop and mentor others.
• Ability to influence, lead, and work as part of a cross‑functional, global team
• Expert level communication, interpersonal, critical thinking and troubleshooting skills
• Excellent work ethic. Ability to work independently. Advanced strategic thinking skills
• Must be able to travel on need basis, to meet clients/attend events

• Experience in Life & Annuity Industry is preferred

Zinnia offers excellent career progression and competitive compensation with the goal of retaining and growing talented team members. The salary range for this role is a good faith estimate, it is estimated based on what a successful candidate might be paid in certain Company locations. The salary range for this position is $180,000 to $200,000. All offers presented to candidates are carefully reviewed to ensure fair, equitable pay by offering competitive salaries…