Assistant Vice President of Product Management - Self-Funded Mid-Markets (Remote

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Job Summary:

The Assistant Vice President of Product Management for self-funded mid-market group health products is responsible for supporting the development of mid-market self-funded and stop loss products, services or recommendations to support the overall financials and health of product(s) as well as contributing to the achievement of profit and growth targets for product(s). This job is accountable for making recommendations to management, incorporating sales feedback and market intelligence to product direction, and coordinating activities for countrywide products and rollouts. This position may manage product analysts or consultants in accomplishing this work.

Key Responsibilities:

• Contribute to the achievement of short and long-term strategies to achieve market share growth and profitability targets for level-funded programs and stop loss policies on a countrywide basis
  • Execute strategies to ensure the integration and execution of product, pricing and risk management for countrywide usage
  • Manage two or more Product Analysts and/or Consultants, including performance management, workforce planning and recruitment activities
  • Leverage expertise to provide recommendations to leaders on initiatives and strategic fit
  • Manage / perform complex work assignments and problem resolution across systems, processes or channels and navigate obstacles to deliver the work product
  • Design and support innovations in all aspects of the product development lifecycle
  • Support Product Management Leaders in the creation of communication plans, product development and recommendations to solve product or implementation issues
  • Determine or execute operational parameters to get new products/projects implemented
  • Responsible for seeking out resolutions to barriers
  • Work directly with stakeholders and cross functional AORs including marketing, sales and field product organization to align on strategies and execution methods
  • Understand and implement compliance requirements that impact the self-funded mid-market product line such as Mental Health Parity compliance and Mental Health Comparative Analysis
  • Work directly with third party vendors such as TPAs and point of service solutions to coordinate team evaluation of new offerings for the mid-market program
  • Oversee and own product relationships with third party partnerships such as TPAs and point of service solutions as assigned
  • Work closely with internal sales team to understand market needs and provide support in day to day requests
  • Ownership of component parts of stop loss products ensuring cohesive branding and developing and maintaining a carrier manual for stop loss programs
  • Collaborate with product team and internal partners to review and respond to state stop loss filings
  • Collaborate with small group self-funded Assistant Vice President to ensure cohesive program strategies and execution when applicable
  • Coordinate marketing and go-to-market initiatives identifying Allstate Benefits’ value proposition and product differentiation; assist with drafting of marketing materials

Supervisory Responsibilities:

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

• 7+ years relevant experience

Functional Skills:

• Expertise in stop-loss/excess-loss insurance and self-funded health plans
  • Expertise in product, price, underwriting and insurance regulation knowledge, with working knowledge of Allstate Benefits’ plans and product offerings
  • Advanced knowledge about business in general, knowledge of industry and company economics;

• Advanced problem-solving skills

• Knowledge of and experience working with stop loss, health insurance, and ERISA-governed compliance requirements
  • Working knowledge of cost containment strategies for self-funded programs
  • Ability to review vendor and client contracts to ensure business needs are met
  • Ability to navigate internal and external partners to see product development through from ideation to building requirements for implementation
  • Strong people and thought leadership; ability to develop, mentor and coach others
  • Strong change management skills
  • Communication skills combined with the ability to influence others at different levels of leadership
  • Ability to take ownership of work and move business forward independently and in collaboration with others
  • Ability to consistently achieve superior results
  • Ability to measure, evaluate, and act on results (financial and operational)
  • Demonstrated and foster a sense of urgency, strong commitment and accountability for achieving results
  • Proven ability to effectively network and communicate

Notes:

Compensation offered for this role is $110,000.00-$150,000.00 per year and is based on experience and qualifications.

The candidate(s) offered this position will be required to submit to a background investigation, which includes a drug screen.

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