Subject Matter Expert - Insurance

Business Technology Project Manager

JOB DESCRIPTION 

As a Business-Technology Project Manager, we expect the candidate to bring in the Right liaison between Business and Technology as a part of technology solutions implementation. He/she will be responsible for: 

 

As a Business-Technology Project Manager, we expect the candidate to bring in the Right liaison between Business and Technology as a part of technology solutions implementation.He/she will be responsible for:

1. Bring in the Business perspective E2E –right from approach definition, design delivery. Ensuring Framework based solutions, and developments that are secure, scalable, and robust
2. Determiningvalue driven tech solutions implementation approach based on the Business requirements
3. Providing the Right and successful delivery of tech solutions by,
a.Being the single point of contact for the project b. Asking the right questions from a tech perspective in terms of the approach, design and effort required(with focus on the re-use of FW or pre-defined templates)
c.Defining the right work &resource plan, milestones, and deliverables etc.
d.Collaborating with teams, managing workflow, and driving meetings between teams involved for, timely delivery
e.Track team’s progress, using key performance metrics to objectively identify teams’ positive movement.
f.Having prompt and proactive communication with the stakeholders to manage their expectations and keep them informed about progress and impediments.
g.Reviewingproject deliverables to ensure they meet requirements and quality standards.
h.Drivingprocess and tooling improvements to increase throughput and output quality.
i.Participating in setting best practices for project management principles for the Business System team.
j.Ensure adherence of coding standards and techniques for code optimization

WE ARE LOOKING FOR A PERSON WHO IS

As an individual

1. Analytical in approach -Seeking the "What, Why, How, Where and Who" when finding the issues, troubling shooting, solving,and creating clarity. One who appreciates and is capable of consciously deciphering and projecting the implicit value of the process.
2. Diligent in pursuit -When faced with challenges such as tight deadlines, and incomplete tasks, the ability to stand up, persevere and commit to seeing things through.
3. Flexible in learning -Curious to learn the craft in demand and willing to unlearn what is not needed.
4. A balanced Thinker -with the Right mix of Innovation and Expertise
5. Problem Solver –Being able to identify the root cause of an issue rather than just the manifestation and think from a solutions perspective
6. Polished & Independent -Self-motivated, resourceful individual, strictly professional in all kinds of situations. Capable of representing and steering our Brand value on all sorts of platforms.

As a Project Manager

1. Team player –Rightly aligning with the team and mentoring them as needed for the right delivery. Ensure that everyone works together as a team.
2. Decision Maker–Able to take decisions and guide the team, most importantly in pressure situations
3. Taking ownership of –the team, Project, and its delivery, ensuring successful Customer Service
4.ProactiveNature –Be its customer communication, problem-solving, dealing with project deviations, blockers or showstopper issues, being proactive in identifying alternate options and having a parallel approach in the execution of projects isofkeyimportance

QUALIFICATIONS&EXPERIENCE

1. Degree in BE/ BTech from premium institutes with at least 7 to 8 years of IT industry experience, preferably in the financial services domain. P&C Insurance would be ideal.
2. Experience of working in the capacity of a project manager for a minimum of 2 to 3 technology solution implementations that are deadline-driven and ensured successful delivery in terms of scope, timelines, and costs.
3. Experience of working with/managing multiple teams and dependencies–what needs to happen in parallel and what needs to happen in sequence
4. Experience of working within an Agile scrum framework –defining sprints, scrum calls and milestones definition.
5. Experience of working on a minimum of 3 to 4 technology implementations E2E –right from discovery to delivery and maintenance in the capacity of a developer and
6. Expertise in application development through any of the programming languages and UI/Backend Frameworks, preferably in Angular, Node JS, and Python (Django/Flask).
7. Experience of working with source control tools
8. In case there is no specific expertise as a ‘Biz’ Tech Project Manager, the candidate should be willing to learn and understand the Business domain, which in the case of Manomay is Insurance

ABOUT MANOMAY

Manomay is a Global IT Consulting & InsurTech Firm with an exclusive focus on the Insurance industry. With business technology alignment as the key emphasis, we work with multiple insurance companies both on Consulting (Strategic/Management/Implementation/Measurement) and Technology (InsurTech Products and Custom Specific Solution Development). Our Customer Base is spread across USA and Caribbean Islands (Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Barbados, Bahamas, and Jamaica).

Whether it is Consulting or Software Development, our focus is to help Insurance Companies solve those “unsolved” problems, that are not yet comprehensively addressed in the current realm of the Company and the Market. These span across legacy technology, rip & replace challenges, indecisiveness about enterprise IT, changing customer expectations & positioning, changing market dynamics, people & process challenges, integrations & associations etc.

Our Technology Stack is of the latest order using a combination of the new-gen technologies AI, ML, RPA, Digitization & Analytics etc. developed offPython and its frameworks (primarily) + other web frameworks like Angular and Node JS etc.

Role: Product Manager

Experience: 5-10 years

Location: Hyderabad (Remote due to COVID-19)

Technovert is not a typical IT services firm. We inculcate the product mindset for the talent working with us. We have to credit two of our successful products generating $2M+ in licensing/SaaS revenues which is rare in the industry.

Step ahead, we are looking for a Product Manager who can create best out of excellent engineering minds and build together a product which suffice Insurance Industry needs. This is a pivotal role where you can see yourself working with the Technology, Sales, Marketing and Leadership team. 
Your Responsibilities

• Identify product market opportunities through market research, customer profiling, needs analysis, market sizing and competitive analysis.
• Define the product strategy, and translate product strategy into roadmap and feature definition, in line with business and customer experience objectives.
• Collect and develop ideas, prioritize the ideas, create business cases
• Define, track, and improve key product metrics.
• Drive the product discovery process for large projects and support the product implementation and deployment
• Partner and collaborate with stakeholders from multiple teams like Engineering, UX, Data, etc. across numerous business units across countries and teams
• Liaise with Engineering and Product owners to help them implement and verify the product increments
• Liaise with Sales, Marketing, Services and Support organizations to launch the product evolutions to market
• Works with product marketing department to develop effective communication activities and programs including product positioning, collateral development, whitepapers, and analyst engagement
• Serves as the key contact for product questions and new product ideas which surface from customers, sales, or market research.
• Manages the resolution of escalated customer problems. Escalates problems and issues to other departments when needed.

 

Ideal Candidate Traits

• Strong understating of the Insurance industry. Preferable Life & Health.
• Must be able and willing to think and act strategically and tactically
• Excellent communication skills, and design thinking skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Leveraging data to make informed product decisions.
• Must have sound business judgment as well as the ability to think clearly, analyze quantitatively, problem-solve, scope technical requirements, and prioritize
• Ability to explain the business and technical value of a technical offering to internal and external audience which is a mix of technical and non-technical customer representatives

 

Minimum Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in technology product management.
• 3+ years of working in the insurance domain
• Have worked independently or as a lead on GTM and launch of at least 1 product
• Worked closely with developers in an agile development environment
• Prior experience as a developer preferred.