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Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a permanent basis without requiring employer sponsorship now or in the future. At this time, we are unable to consider candidates who require current or future sponsorship, including Optional Practical Training (OPT) or Curricular Practical Training (CPT). Associate, Product Manager We're seeking an early career Product Manager to lead the next evolution of our risk assessment platform. Our platform combines cutting-edge technology, sophisticated data science, and deep underwriting expertise to revolutionize how insurers evaluate and manage risk. In this role, you'll shape the future of digital underwriting by driving innovations that make risk assessment more accurate, efficient, and data-driven. Your Job: • Develop and maintain deep expertise in risk assessment workflows and market dynamics, becoming a trusted authority on our product's capabilities and industry context • Gather a deep understanding of customer challenges through research and regular interaction with clients and internal partners; translating their complex problems into actionable solutions for the team • Articulate and evangelize the product and component vision throughout the IA team • Develop and implement component strategy based on overarching product strategy. Translate strategy into clear component roadmap and well curated backlog that reduces friction for development teams and enables predicable low risk delivery of high value to the market • Participate in product discovery process – identify and evaluate product ideas using our product risk framework in the context of the IA strategy and vision. Conduct research and investigation to evaluate ideas, prioritize further discovery and design, and drive good ideas to delivery. • Partner closely with engineering teams, particularly the technical lead, to ensure successful implementation of product features and appropriate management of up and downstream dependencies • Effectively demonstrate the product's value proposition through compelling demos to prospective clients and stakeholders with support from team members • Act as a resource for the Client Implementation team to clarify specific product questions, evaluate client requests, and help with advanced troubleshooting or bug analysis • Collaborate across departments (Sales, Customer Success, Underwriting, QA, Engineering, Data Science) to align on product direction and manage dependencies. • Bring in data from both the market and internal departments to articulate the value of our solution. Your Profile: • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Economics, Computer Science, or equivalent • Strong technical expertise, engineering experience considered an asset • Strong understanding of modern software development lifecycle, the product operating model, and product management techniques • Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain and visualize complex concepts to any audience. • Able to become a trusted partner across all teams to champion their ideas into clear product vision and roadmaps. • Demonstrated focus and attention to detail • Resourceful, creative and motivated to learn quickly and solve challenging problems. We are proud to offer our employees, their domestic partners, and their children, a wide range of insurance benefits: • Two options for your health insurance plan (PPO or High Deductible). • Prescription drug coverage (included in your health insurance plan). • Vision and dental insurance plans. • Additional insurance coverages provided at no cost to you, such as basic life insurance equal to 1x annual salary and AD&D coverage that is equal to 1x annual salary. • Short and Long-Term Disability coverage. • Supplemental Life and AD&D plans that you can purchase for yourself and dependents (includes Spouse/domestic partner and children). • Voluntary Benefit plans that supplement your health and life insurance plans (Accident, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity). In addition to the above insurance offerings, our employees also enjoy: • A robust 401k plan with up to a 6% employer match • Paid time off that begins with 24 days each year, with more days added when you celebrate milestone service anniversaries. • Eligibility to receive a yearly bonus as a Munich Re employee. • A variety of health and wellness programs provided at no cost, including a gym fitness reimbursement. • Paid time off for eligible family care needs. • Tuition assistance and educational achievement bonuses. • A corporate matching gifts program that further enhances your charitable donation. • Paid time off to volunteer in your community. At Munich Re US, we see Diversity and Inclusion as a solution to the challenges and opportunities all around us. Our goal is to foster an inclusive culture and build a workforce that reflects the customers we serve and the communities in which we live and work. We strive to provide a workplace where all of our colleagues feel respected, valued and empowered to achieve their very best every day. We recruit and develop talent with a focus on providing our customers the most innovative products and services. We are an equal opportunity employer. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. About Munich Re Together, we engage with everything we have and are, to help humankind act braver and better. As the world’s leading reinsurance company with more than 40,000 employees in over 50 locations around the globe, Munich Re introduces a paradigm shift in the way you think about insurance. By turning uncertainty into manageable risk, we enable fundamental change. We recognize Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging as a key priority with a culture that welcomes different thoughts and opinions. We dare to think big and are continuously innovating on behalf of our clients. For New York City based employees, the base salary range anticipated for this position is $115,000 to $133,000, plus an opportunity for an annual company bonus based upon a percentage of eligible pay. The salary estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for candidates hired in this position. Factors that may be used to determine your actual salary include your specific skills, how many years of experience you have and comparison to other employees already in this role. Please note that only candidates who are selected for interview will be contacted directly. We thank all candidates for their interest.

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Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a permanent basis without requiring employer sponsorship now or in the future.
At this time, we are unable to consider candidates who require current or future sponsorship, including Optional Practical Training (OPT) or Curricular Practical Training (CPT).
Associate, Product Manager
Develop and maintain deep expertise in risk assessment workflows and market dynamics, becoming a trusted authority on our product's capabilities and industry context
Gather a deep understanding of customer challenges through research and regular interaction with clients and internal partners; translating their complex problems into actionable solutions for the team
Articulate and evangelize the product and component vision throughout the IA team
Partner closely with engineering teams, particularly the technical lead, to ensure successful implementation of product features and appropriate management of up and downstream dependencies
Effectively demonstrate the product's value proposition through compelling demos to prospective clients and stakeholders with support from team members
Act as a resource for the Client Implementation team to clarify specific product questions, evaluate client requests, and help with advanced troubleshooting or bug analysis
Collaborate across departments (Sales, Customer Success, Underwriting, QA, Engineering, Data Science) to align on product direction and manage dependencies.
Bring in data from both the market and internal departments to articulate the value of our solution.
Bachelor’s degree in Business, Economics, Computer Science, or equivalent
Strong technical expertise, engineering experience considered an asset
Strong understanding of modern software development lifecycle, the product operating model, and product management techniques
Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain and visualize complex concepts to any audience.
Able to become a trusted partner across all teams to champion their ideas into clear product vision and roadmaps.
Demonstrated focus and attention to detail
Resourceful, creative and motivated to learn quickly and solve challenging problems.
We are proud to offer our employees, their domestic partners, and their children, a wide range of insurance benefits:
Short and Long-Term Disability coverage.
Supplemental Life and AD&D plans that you can purchase for yourself and dependents (includes Spouse/domestic partner and children).
In addition to the above insurance offerings, our employees also enjoy:
A variety of health and wellness programs provided at no cost, including a gym fitness reimbursement.

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Eligibility to receive a yearly bonus as a Munich Re employee.

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