Lead Product Manager - Advisor & Customer Experience

Security Benefit is searching for an experienced Lead Product Manager to join our team. The ideal candidate may work remotely but will be required to travel to our home office in Topeka, Kansas or our New York office periodically. Security Benefit associates are working in a hybrid environment with both remote and on-site work.

Who Are We?

Through a combination of product innovation, exceptional investment management, and a unique distribution strategy, Security Benefit has become a leader in the U.S. retirement industry. For more than five decades, we’ve focused our expertise solely on this market, providing a broad suite of annuities and mutual fund programs to help customers from coast to coast align their assets with their aspirations.

What Does the Job Look Like?

Security Benefit is looking for an experienced Product Manager to lead a team of Product Managers and to partner with Financial Product Managers to launch new intuitive user experiences for Financial Advisors and Customers. This involves building intuitive and customer centric digital capabilities that enable self-support, efficiencies and AI driven insights. The role's expectation is to be both a thought leader and team leader of other Digital Product Managers.  

As a Lead Product Manager, you’ll be responsible for: 

• Leading a Product Vertical or Multiple Value Streams
• Developing a bold vision that drives both customer and business outcomes broken into iterative deliverables and measures of success
• Champions the use of customer research, data, and anecdotes to learn continuously and inspire evolution or new solutions
• Develops product vision for your area, creating buy-in across stakeholder groups and ensuring the product meets key clearly defined business objectives
• Expert in managing relationships with senior stakeholders, including technology partners, vendors, and C-level executives.
• Deep understanding of current and emerging technologies. Develop and drive the technology strategy for a product vertical or value streams, ensuring it supports the overall business strategy
• Proven experience working with SaaS providers and other technology organizations, influencing their roadmaps, and driving to rapid delivery
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to mentor and develop product managers and technical teams. Focuses on building a strong product management culture.
• Champions the use of customer research, data, and anecdotes to learn continuously and inspire evolution or new solutions. Leads specific product community efforts to encourage continuous learning throughout the organization

Who Are You? 

If you are passionate about shaping user experiences in the annuities sector and thrive in a collaborative environment: 

• 10+ years as a Product Manager or relevant role
• In depth knowledge of Security Benefit & Zinnia products and services preferred
• Bachelor's degree or Master Degree in Management Information Systems, Computer Science, Business Administration or Software Engineering 

• Proven experience as a Product Management leader managing a team of Product Managers
• Experience in the Financial Services industry as this role will focus heavily on Retirement Accounts, Retirement Financial Products and regulated business activities.
• Solid understanding of user-centered design principles and methodologies. 
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to articulate and defend your Digital Product Strategy 

• Experience working in a variety of technology environments including but not limited to the following: partnering with vendors, partnering with third party teams, and working with internal engineering resources 

What Can Security Benefit Offer You?

Security Benefit offers a competitive salary and as a full-time employee you are eligible for our robust benefits package including:

• Employees are eligible for an annual incentive bonus designed to reward for performance.
• 33 days of paid time off for PTO, paid holidays, days of Significance, and a Volunteer Day
• Paid parental leave eligible after one year of service
• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
• 401k with company match
• Profit Sharing & Savings Plan
• Short-term and long-term disability insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Life insurance
• Educational Assistance
• Associate Assistance Programs
• Career growth and more!

Consider joining our progressive team in our nationally recognized company. Visit the career section of our website at www.securitybenefit.com/careers to apply and submit your resume. EOE