Product Manager

Company: Guardian Life
Location: Harrisburg
Posted on: January 26, 2023

Job Description:

For over 30 years, ReedGroup has been committed to improving health and productivity outcomes while controlling costs it is at the core of our comprehensive solutions, which are designed to return people to their active lifestyles and allow businesses to thrive. Our clients represent all industries, including a substantial percentage of Fortune 100 companies. As we continue to advance absence management, we will continue to deliver reliable products that broaden business insight and provide a better overall experience.We have four unique and interconnected parts of our business that deliver value to our clients and their employees.

• Absence Outsourcing -Our comprehensive set of outsourced and unique, co-sourced services provides end-to-end management of all absence and leave types through exceptional customer service and delivery models, including optional concierge services.
• LeavePro -Highly secure, enterprise-wide SaaS software built to easily track, manage and automate your companys leaves and absences. LeavePro is the state-of-the art technology platform we utilize in our own Absence Outsourcing business to manage over 9 million lives across a diverse set of industries.
• ReedInsights -Our set of products and services designed to capitalize on your absence and health data to drive meaningful decision making. By leveraging years of occupational expertise and work productivity thought leadership, we use your data along with our proprietary database of over 7 million real world cases and provide you with actionable insights in the form of data seamlessly integrated into our advanced analytic platform and visualized through rich reporting capabilities.
• MDGuidelines -Our evidence based clinical content that delivers intelligent, point-of-care clinical decision support, physiological duration tables, analytics, and consultative services that empower employers, insurers and providers to successfully improve outcomes, promote active lifestyles and achieve tangible ROI.We are the top provider in the Absence Management industry. We are committed to improving health and productivity outcomes while controlling costs - it is at the core of our comprehensive solutions which are designed to return people to their active lifestyles and allow businesses to thrive.Our Vision: Healthy and Productive People. Thriving Businesses.Our Mission: ReedGroup connects the ecosystem of the health, work and life with
  • The best service experience for clients and employees.
  • Trusted content and experience.
  • Strong partnerships across healthcare and insurance.
  • Innovative technology to drive simplicity.
  • Comprehensive data to create meaningful insights.The Product Manager serves as strategic product lead for assigned product, demonstrating accountability for product scope and the success of the product by ensuring that the development teams are building the right things in the right order to optimize business value and customer satisfaction. The Product Manager effectively drives product direction within ReedGroups product portfolio and will focus on the following key areas.You will
    • Develop products by identifying potential products; conducting market research; generating product requirements; determining specifications, production timetables, pricing, and time-integrated plans for product introduction; developing marketing strategies.
    • Determine customers' needs and desires by specifying the research needed to obtain market information.
    • Recommend the nature and scope of present and future product lines by reviewing product specifications and requirements, appraising new product ideas and/or product or packaging changes.
    • Assess market competition by comparing the company's product to competitors' products.
    • Provide source data for product line communications by defining product marketing communication objectives.
    • Bring new products to market by analyzing proposed product requirements and product development programs; preparing return-on-investment analyses; establishing time schedules with engineering and manufacturing.
    • Introduce and market new products by developing time-integrated plans with sales, advertising, and production.
    • Contribute to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
    • Serve as the voice of the market and point of contact for sales and customers.
    • Focus and strong emphasis on customer experience within every customer deliverable.
    • Maintain and ensure 100% visibility of current product prioritization and future plans (roadmaps and backlog).
    • Provide product/market place direction throughout the project lifecycle.
    • Accountable for marketing collateral and documentation for current and ongoing functionality and the appropriate distribution.
    • Ensure legal and regulatory compliance on all offerings.
    • Work with stakeholders to build business cases, create and prioritize features, and formulate the vision and roadmap.
    • Mentor, train, and guide the organizations teams as they learn, and then adopt, best practices and lessons learned from product.
    • Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.
    • Support our global team as a resource and advocate the usage of their support.You have
      • 3+ years Product management experience preferably working on absence management or claims platforms.
      • Product Management, People Management, Understanding the Customer, Product Development, Requirements Analysis, Pricing, Planning, Competitive Analysis, Sales Planning, Inventory Financial Planning and Strategy.
      • Experience working in an Agile software development environment. SAFe Product Owner/Product Manager certificate desired.
      • BA/BS or equivalent work experience.
      • Strategic and creative thinker with ability to think outside the box and translate strategies into actions.
      • Excellent problem solving skills.
      • Team player with proven ability to foster and manage working relationships within a matrix environment.
      • Ability to juggle multiple priorities.
      • Excellent oral and written communication skills.
      • Strong influencing and presentation skills.
      • Strong process management skills.Our PromiseAt ReedGroup, youll have the support and flexibility to achieve your professional and personal goals. Through skill-building, leadership development and philanthropic opportunities, we provide opportunities to build communities and grow your career, surrounded by diverse colleagues with high ethical standards.Inspire Well-BeingAs part of ReedGroups Purpose to inspire well-being we are committed to offering contemporary, supportive, flexible, and inclusive benefits and resources to our colleaguesHealth Care
        • Choice of [high deductible/copay] medical plans* with prescription drugs, including coverage for fertility and transgender inclusive benefits
        • Dental plan
        • Vision plan
        • Health care accounts flexible spending, health reimbursement, and health savings accounts
        • Critical illness insuranceLife and Disability Insurance
          • Company-paid Life and Disability insurance plus voluntary supplemental coverage
          • Accident insuranceRetirement and Financial
            • 401(k) retirement plan with a company match, plus an annual age/service-based Company contribution and an annual profit-sharing contribution, if applicable
            • Complimentary 1:1 financial guidance with a licensed Fidelity representativeTime Off and Remote Work
              • Flexible work arrangements (part in-person/part remote)
              • Unlimited paid time off for most roles plus time off for volunteering, jury duty, voting, and bereavement
              • Personal holidays for colleagues to use in recognition of religious, cultural, or civic days
              • Paid parental leave and paid family and medical leave policiesEmotional Well-being and Work-Life
                • Emotional well-being, mental health, and work/life resources powered by Spring Health
                • Wellness programs, including fitness program and equipment reimbursement
                • Child, adult, and elder back-up care support through Bright Horizons
                • Adoption assistance
                • College planning
                • Tuition reimbursement
                • Student loan assistance
                • Commuter benefits in select metropolitan areasJustice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (J.E.D.I.)
                  • Employee Resource Groups that advocate for inclusion and diversity
                  • J.E.D.I. certification and training programs
                  • Matching gifts/volunteeringBenefits apply to full-time eligible employees. Interns are not eligible for most Company benefits.Equal Employment OpportunityReedGroup is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to age, race, color, creed, religion, sex, affectional or sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, marital status, disability, military or veteran status, or any other classification protected by applicable law.ReedGroup is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact applicant_accommodation@glic.com .Every day, Guardian helps our 29 million customers realize their dreams through a range of insurance and financial products and services. Our Purpose, to inspire well-being, guides our dedication to the colleagues, consumers, and communities we serve. We know that people count, and we go above and beyond to prepare them for the life they want to live, focusing on their overall well-being mind, body, and wallet. As one of the largest mutual insurance companies, we put our customers first. Behind every bright future is a GuardianTM. Learn more about Guardian at guardianlife.com .

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