Director, Insurance Product Management

Description

Aspida is a tech-driven, nimble insurance carrier. Backed by Ares Management Corporation, a leading global alternative asset manager, we offer simple and secure retirement solutions and annuity products with speed and precision. More than that, we’re in the business of protecting dreams; those of our partners, our producers, and especially our clients. Our suite of products, available through our elegant and intuitive digital platform, focuses on secure, stable retirement solutions with attractive features and downside protection.

A subsidiary of Ares Management Corporation (NYSE: ARES) acts as the dedicated investment manager, capital solutions and corporate development partner to Aspida. For more information, please visit  or follow them on Linked In.

Sometimes, a group of people come together and create something amazing. They don’t let egos get in the way. They don’t settle for the status quo, and they don’t complain when things get tough. Instead, they see a common vision for the future and each person makes an unspoken commitment to building that future together. That’s the culture, the moxie, and the story of Aspida.

The Director, Insurance Product Management is responsible for the execution and delivery oversight of internal insurance systems and operational capabilities that support annuity insurance. This role partners with business, technology, operations, actuarial, compliance, data, finance, and vendor teams to help shape insurance systems strategy and vision, and to ensure roadmaps are executed effectively, priorities are managed across teams, and delivery outcomes are achieved.

This role directs execution across the full portfolio of insurance systems areas, including roadmap management, stakeholder coordination, prioritization, requirements oversight, backlog management, delivery partnership, business readiness, and continuous improvement. The role is accountable for the day-to-day management of a team of Product Managers, ensuring consistent execution, timely delivery, and resolution of cross-team dependencies across core administration, servicing, workflow, document, data exchange, and related insurance systems capabilities.

The team supports a range of internal applications, including Policy Administration, Voice, Client Ticketing, Document Generation, and Secure Transfers. This role requires a deep understanding of the insurance industry and how these systems support critical business functions, along with the ability to manage execution across multiple concurrent insurance systems initiatives.

The ideal candidate is a hands-on, execution-focused leader who thrives in a fast-paced environment, can manage a portfolio of concurrent initiatives through their team, and is comfortable navigating complex operational, technical, and organizational challenges. This role requires strong communication skills, a high degree of ownership, and the ability to coordinate and drive alignment across internal and external teams, including partnering with business leaders to inform insurance systems strategy and direction.

Experience with policy administration systems, financial services systems, insurance operations, and managing product management teams is strongly preferred. This position reports to the VP of Technology and is required to be onsite 3 days a week at our Durham, NC headquarters.

• Manage execution of the roadmap across all assigned insurance systems and operational capability areas, ensuring priorities are delivered on schedule and issues are resolved quickly.
• Manage, coach, and hold accountable a team of Product Managers, overseeing their day-to-day work on roadmap execution, stakeholder…