RCIS Private Product Integration Manager - Crop

Zurich Crop (Doing business as Rural Community Insurance Services or RCIS) provides risk protection services through leading crop insurance agents to protect America's farmers and ranchers. RCIS has been a leading innovator in crop insurance since 1982, after the crop insurance business was privatized by the federal government. With a national network of about 3,600 agents, Zurich Crop conducts business in all 50 U.S. states, insuring 90 million acres and more than 160 crops.

We are currently looking for a
Private Products Integration Manager, a single point of connection that converts private-product strategy, underwriting rules and market intelligence into field-ready sales execution, while bringing agent and sales feedback back into product decisions..Estimated travel is 40%.This is a work from home role.

The ideal candidate will reside within the Schaumburg, IL or Anoka, MN areas.

The Private Products Integration Manager serves as the strategic and technical bridge between the Private Products organization and the Sales & Service organization led by the VP, Underwriting, Crop Division. The role works closely with internal and external stakeholders to understand the true customer and agent need for Private Products. The Integration Manager will translate those needs into profitable products and then work with those same stakeholders to implement a successful Go-To-Market strategy.

The manager works across Underwriting, Sales, Training, Marketing, Claims, Compliance, Actuarial and Technology partners. The position combines strong crop insurance expertise, technical analysis, market intelligence and field credibility. It also establishes a disciplined feedback loop so agent needs and competitor activity inform product priorities without compromising underwriting appetite, rate adequacy, regulatory requirements or implementation readiness.

• Bachelors Degree and 5 or more years of experience in the Product Development area
  OR
• High School Diploma or Equivalent and 7 or more years of experience in the Product Development area
  AND
• Crop insurance experience
• Underwriting and/or Claims experience

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent relevant experience in agriculture, insurance, risk management, business, finance or analytics.
• Strong knowledge of private crop insurance products and the federal crop insurance program, including how supplemental and private products work together.
• Significant crop insurance experience, ideally spanning private products, underwriting, sales strategy, product management, training or technical operations.
• Demonstrated ability to interpret policy provisions, underwriting guidelines, rating concepts, eligibility rules and complex product interactions, and explain them clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience partnering directly with crop insurance agents, regional sales teams and/or distribution leaders in a field-facing environment.
• Experience conducting competitor and market analysis and translating insights into product positioning, product development or go-to-market actions.
• Ability and willingness to travel approximately 40%, including multi-day field travel during peak planning, training and sales periods.

Your pay at Zurich is based on your role, location, skills, and experience. We follow local laws to ensure fair compensation. You may also be eligible for bonuses and merit increases. If your expectations are above the listed range, we still encourage you to apply—your unique background matters to us. The pay range shown is a national average and may vary by location.

The proposed Salary range for this position is $75,800.00 - $, with short-term incentive bonus eligibility set at 15%.

We offer competitive pay…