Insurance Product Manager- Commercial Lines

Insurance Product Manager
- Commercial Lines

Dublin, OH, USA

Location: Van Wert, OH;
Dublin, OH

Work Model: Hybrid

Position type: Full time - salary

Insurance Product Manager – Commercial Lines Property is responsible for building and communicating a long‑term strategy for Central’s CL Property insurance product, working closely with cross‑functional teams to evaluate market and competitive landscape, define the value and viability of opportunities, and make prioritized decisions. This role drives innovation of the CL Property product.

• Conduct market discovery through research related to the competitive landscape, industry trends, and emerging technology affecting the product area in assigned states.
• Work closely with engineering teams, business intelligence, pricing, data science, and underwriting to understand the product portfolio and define the target customer.
• Partner with underwriting operations, legal, and the security and compliance team to understand legal and regulatory requirements.
• Own the P&L performance of the product and drive its profitability. Establish, communicate, and execute product strategies aligned with corporate objectives that drive profitable growth in assigned states.
• Identify, research, evaluate, and prioritize product development and enhancement opportunities.
• Create and manage a product roadmap and coordinate with cross‑functional teams—including pricing, data science, underwriting operations, IT, compliance, underwriting, distribution, claims, and customer service—to understand delivery plans and answer questions on roadmap timing.
• Ensure underwriting operations and IT have the necessary information to execute insurance product changes. Set stakeholder expectations on roadmap and explain prioritization decisions. Work with distribution, regional offices, and engineering teams to rollout insurance product changes.
• Track progress toward business outcomes. Identify and communicate any objections, delays, or potential blockers and adjust roadmap as necessary.
• Track financial and performance metrics to understand progress toward product and business outcomes, actively monitor KPI metrics, and share results with durable team members.

• Master’s degree in business management and 2 years direct Insurance Product Management experience, or bachelor’s degree in business management and 4 years direct Insurance Product Management experience, or 6 years direct Insurance Product Management experience.

• Experience working in an Agile environment.

• Strong research skills to conduct primary and secondary market research.
• Ability to gather and synthesize large quantities of information to find unmet needs and opportunities.
• Strategic thinking skills to translate research and market insights into an actionable product roadmap.
• Basic financial accounting skills to understand product P&L, populate predefined business case templates, and make recommendations based on the results.
• Ability to collaborate and co‑lead groups of people in innovation workshops.
• Clear communication style to explain prioritization decisions and articulate product strategy and roadmaps.
• Dynamic public speaking and presentation skills.
• Ability to lead through subject matter expertise and influence rather than direct reporting relationships.

Central establishes base pay based on several factors including labor market data and an evaluation of candidate qualifications relative to role requirements. Base pay is one component of a comprehensive total rewards package designed to support employees’ financial, health, career, and retirement objectives. Central provides extensive health and wellness benefits to promote flexibility, work‑life balance, and long‑term financial security.

Central will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States. This position does not offer sponsorship. Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1 (including those with OPT or CPT), H-1, H-2, L-1, B, J, or TN, or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.

It is the policy of Central that all recruiting, hiring, training, compensation, overtime, job classification and assignment, facilities, promotions, transfers, employee treatment and all other terms and conditions of employment shall be maintained in a manner which will not discriminate against any person because of race, color, age, sex, national origin, ancestry, religion, marital status, military status, or disability.