Product Manager

Novidea is an insurance technology company solving the toughest challenges faced by insurance brokers, agencies, MGAs and coverholders. Our innovative, data-driven insurance software platform allows users to manage the entire policy life cycle across all lines of business, using data to inform every business decision, cross-sell and up-sell.

Novidea delivers a 360-degree business view, and a powerful competitive advantage. With a blend of technical and business skills, the ideal candidate has a knack for engaging multiple stakeholders to effectively capture, challenge, and ultimately translate business needs into clear and concise requirements for development.

What’s the Job?

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Product Manager to join our team. As a Product Manager at Novidea, you will be responsible for driving the success of one of our product lines from conception to launch. You will collaborate with a dedicated R&D team, internal stakeholders, and external partners to deliver high-quality products that meet market needs and contribute to the overall success of our organization.

The Product Manager is responsible for providing guidance to an Agile team that designs, develops, and maintains cross-regional and cross-functional applications for insurance brokers and agents around the world.

The Product Manager designs, builds, launches, and optimizes an end-to-end insurance policy management system that delivers both customer requirements and the company’s vision and strategy. This is achieved by effectively capturing, challenging, and translating business needs into clear and concise requirements for development teams.

What You’ll Do

Develop and own the product roadmap for your assigned area, aligning it with the overall company strategy.
Work closely with cross-functional teams, including R&D, Delivery, Sales, and Customer Support, to ensure successful product development and launch.
Conduct market research and analysis to identify opportunities, trends, and competitive landscapes.
Define product requirements, specifications, and user stories, prioritizing features based on customer and business impact that will be used as basis for functional and technical design
Collaborate with UX/UI designers to create intuitive and user-friendly product experiences.
Act as the primary point of contact for internal and external stakeholders, providing regular updates and gathering feedback.
Use feedback from customers, the product team, and internal stakeholders to feed functional requirements to the development team
Communicate key new developments to relevant stakeholders to get approval and introduce into the road map.

What You Bring

Proven experience as a Product Manager, with a track record of successful product launches.
Considerable experience working on product teams in Product Manager roles
Considerable experience working directly with software development teams
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a data-driven approach to decision-making.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across teams.
Experience working in an Agile/Scrum development environment.
Ability to manage multiple priorities and thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
Experience researching and leading product requirements (Initiatives, Epics & Stories)
A team player mindset
Experience working with global disparate teams and cultures

If You Bring These, Even Better!

Experience in finance & insurance industry
Strong financial understanding of accounting processes
Experience with InsurTech and fintech companies
Salesforce experience
Experience working in an Agile environment
U/I or U/X experience
Experience working with Atlassian products, specifically Jira and Confluence

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