Geo IT Product Manager (80-100%)

About the Role

If tackling complex challenges excites you, then join our team where you will get to collaborate and work on solutions across business and functions, to drive transformation and deliver better experiences to our customers. We constantly strive to reduce time-to-market and streamline our processes. We follow agile methodology and work to embed an improvement habit across the company.

We are looking for a strong IT Product Manager (PM), who will be an empowered decision maker, responsible for the design and development of Geo and NatCat landscape components (e.g. map visualizations, high performance lookups, etc). The PM will work closely with the Business Owners, Developers and Business Analysts to deliver on the product roadmap and vision. The PM will own and manage Geo product areas from design to implementation and is ultimately accountable for the successful delivery of Geo products. The role owns the IT Geo services and is responsible for the correct implementation of the services in the consuming systems incl. legal and governance aspects.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Develop the product roadmap for the Geo landscape together with business and technology teams.
• Define product requirements with Business Owners and make sure they are complete, integral and consistent
• Transfer the vision into reality with IT teams – lead development workstreams and hold accountability for delivering Objectives & Key Results (OKRs)
• Contribute to squad product development, e.g. develop prototypes in Python
• Define squad objectives and scope together with SM and BA, taking into account resource constraints and long-term vision
• Manage relationships and synchronize it with the Engineering Lead, Chapter Lead and other Product Owners in Squads responsible for related products to align on roadmaps, priorities and dependencies
• Conduct product and market research to investigate trends and potential new product designs
• Be a "translator" between the client (internal or external) need and what SR can offer or develop. This by using language and illustrations that engage the non-expert audience.

About you

We are looking for talented individuals who can be effective leaders with functional and operational expertise. You must be a strong communicator who builds trust-based relationships within the squad and amongst stakeholders. If you possess traits and experience that match most of the below, we’d love to hear from you:

• Seasoned Product Manager with 10+ years relevant experience in managing complex products and client landscapes
• 3+ years in Agile on a similar role, strong skills of maintaining and prioritizing a backlog
• Strong communication skills to synchronize tasks, clarify requirements and delivery expectations with stakeholders
• Ability to present updates to senior management on progress, key risks, issues, dependencies, assumptions and constraints, seeks their support to remove roadblocks
• Understanding of industry trends and client needs, ability to create a value proposition and a product vision
• Previously worked as an IT BA and has been exposed to Software development process
• Demonstrated track record of delivering objectives with a clear hands-on mentality
• Strong prioritization and analytical skills to manage backlog
• Knowledge of design thinking frameworks and customer journeys
• Past proven experience working with globally distributed teams
• Analytical and coding skills are a plus

About the team

The person hired in this role will be a part of the Chief Information & Data Office - Reinsurance IT team.

Swiss Re Property & Casualty’s professionals provide clients with a broad range of premium products, unmatched offers and tailored solutions. Closeness to the markets and a thorough understanding of the key drivers enable us to recognize trends in the risk landscape early and develop innovative reinsurance solutions in collaboration with our clients. Our teams translate global expertise and local knowledge into tailor-made solutions for clients across the globe and develop our internal core underwriting landscape further. Our portfolio is well positioned for future growth, backed by a highly experienced staff with strong underwriting expertise. This fact makes us a forceful partner in providing the right solutions for our treaty and facultative clients. A local market presence combined with an understanding of how external factors impact each line of business allow us to differentiate and tailor our approach for each client.

Swiss Re offers modern work models and attractive workplaces that allow all employees to adapt to changing work preferences and life phases.