Strategic Product Lead

Job Summary & Responsibilities

The Strategic Product Lead oversees all products in their assigned portfolio, ensures alignment with Inspira’s overall strategy, and evangelizes a solution story to the market. They collaborate with execution teams to prioritize development and resources, identify market opportunities, and deliver a cohesive product suite that meets business objectives. This role requires strong communication skills and the ability to translate complex business and compliance needs to technology teams and clients.

• Develop and maintain the overall product portfolio strategy in alignment with Inspira’s business goals.
• Conduct market research, competitive analysis, and customer insights to inform portfolio decisions.
• Evaluate and prioritize opportunities across products to optimize resources and ROI.
• Lead portfolio planning sessions and coordinate cross‑functional roadmaps.
• Habitually conduct and/or participate in end user interviews, focus groups, and development of surveys to ensure solutions are meeting needs of our users.
• Monitor usage and engagement metrics and make data‑driven decisions to optimize user experience and business outcomes.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to elicit, analyze and understand needs, constraints, risks and alignment with organizational strategy and priorities.
• Oversee product life cycles, including launch, growth, maturity, and end‑of‑life stages.
• Monitor portfolio performance metrics such as revenue, profitability, and market share.
• Identify underperforming products and recommend actions to address gaps.
• Stay abreast of trends, technology advancements, and industry disruptions to guide portfolio innovation.
• Champion initiatives to introduce new products or enhance existing ones to maintain competitive advantage.
• Be the ultimate subject matter expert on assigned products for internal and external stakeholders.
• Attend key industry events, network with other industry experts, speak at conferences and oversee client ideation events.

• 7+ years of experience in product management, portfolio management, or a similar role.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance, Economics, Business, Marketing, Design, Psychology or related field;
  Master’s Degree preferred.
• Proven track record in strategic planning and managing multiple products or business units.
• Deep understanding of consumer‑directed healthcare and notional account products, including HSAs, FSAs, HRAs, COBRA, ICHRAs, and related benefits administration/payment ecosystems.

• Deep understanding of consumer‑driven benefits and regulatory environment surrounding them.
• Strong strategic thinking and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management abilities.
• Experience with financial modeling, forecasting, and ROI analysis.
• Familiarity with product development methodologies, such as Agile or Lean.
• Ability to navigate complex organizational structures and drive alignment.
• Ability to work with minimal direction, and flexibility to adapt to shifting priorities and schedules.
• Proven leadership skills to gain credibility, garner respect, and guide the creation of self‑organizing teams.
• Ability to handle multiple issues simultaneously and manage stressful situations.
• Ability to provide and accept guidance and constructive feedback.
• Desire for continuous improvement through learning and study.
• Eagerness to teach and help develop others professionally, and exhibit passion and excitement about work to inspire others.

• Ability to work occasional overtime.
• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• May travel up to once a month.

Employees within a 90‑minute radius of our Oak Brook, IL headquarters are required to adhere to the company in‑office work guidelines of 4 days per month minimum from 10 am to 2 pm (1 of the 4 days must be a Monday or Friday). This requirement does not apply to support specialist positions.

$140,000-$160,000 per year

The compensation for this position will vary depending on factors such as location, skills and experience. The compensation package may also include incentive and bonus opportunities. Inspira provides industry‑leading benefits including healthcare, 401(k) savings plan, company holidays, paid time off, parental leave and an employee assistance program.