Director, Product Management

Overview

Safety National is a leading specialty insurance and reinsurance provider, building relationships over its 80‑year history. As a subsidiary of Tokio Marine, Inc., we offer a culture of expertise and stability.

As Director of Product Management, you will play a pivotal leadership role in advancing Safety National’s transformation into a product‑led organization. You will translate enterprise strategy into clear product direction, drive disciplined product ownership, strengthen roadmap practices, and deliver measurable business outcomes across modernization efforts, AI readiness, and legacy platforms.

In this role, you partner closely with senior leadership, business stakeholders, and Agile teams to align priorities, elevate product management practices, and ensure decisions are grounded in data, customer insight, and strategic objectives. You bring clarity to complex initiatives, guide long‑term product vision, and foster a culture of accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement.

You will lead and develop a team of product managers, strengthening their strategic thinking, analytical capabilities, and customer‑centric mindset. By championing modern product operating models, you embed product management deeply within the business, ensuring ownership of product strategy, performance, and value realization. Your leadership will enhance roadmap transparency, drive adoption of product‑centric ways of working, and align business goals with technology delivery.

Education: Bachelor's degree in Business, Information Technology, or a related field is preferred.

Required Qualifications:

• 10 or more years of experience in product management
• 3 or more years of experience leading and/or managing product teams in Agile environments
• Demonstrated experience maturing product management practices and leading through organizational transformation
• Proven track record of developing strategic roadmaps and delivering measurable business value
• Strong understanding of product ownership, modern product operating models, and value realization
• Experience leveraging product analytics, business capability models, and customer insights to inform decisions
• Strong leadership, communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills
• Must be presently authorized to work in the U.S. without a requirement for work authorization sponsorship by our company for this position now or in the future
• Hybrid work schedule: minimum 3 days per week in our St. Louis Corporate Office; work-from-home requests required

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with AI-enabled products or applying AI to enhance product strategy, delivery, or user experience
• Familiarity with UX/product design tools such as Figma
• Knowledge of business process modeling tools and techniques
• Experience working within complex enterprise environments with cross‑functional teams
• Financial and investment awareness as it relates to product decision‑making

Safety National offers a comprehensive total rewards package that includes competitive compensation, health, dental and vision coverage, health savings accounts, 401(k) with employer match, and annual profit sharing. Additional benefits include family‑forming benefits for adoption, fertility, and surrogacy; generous paid time off, paid holidays, parental and caregiver leave; a hybrid work environment; and company‑paid life insurance and disability. Professional growth and development opportunities, employee recognition, and well‑being programs support career journeys.

Target base salary range for this position is $146,300 to $189,200, adjusted for experience and location.

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