VP, Product Insurance & Financial Product Services (Remote)

About the position Responsibilities • Developing and maintaining the vision, principles, and strategy for their division to provide clear context to product portfolios and products. • Conceiving and iterating on the organizational structure of the product teams in their division to align resources with user challenges and business priorities. • Attracting and managing investment across the product teams, portfolios, and cross-product support roles within their division. • Collaborate with other product, business, and technology leaders to ensure business outcomes and value are achieved through best-in-class product management practices. • Work with leaders and stakeholders to help them understand and mature the Thrivent Operating Model. • Fosters and facilitates collaboration and empowerment across multiple product portfolios. • Drives innovation by thinking creatively about the business and the product. • Engages with users and stakeholders on a regular basis to uncover implicit and explicit needs. • Collaborates and influences to resolve conflicts in a constructive manner. • Acquires, maintains, and applies advanced knowledge of the business, its products and processes. • Recruits, develops, and sustains a high-performing team while promoting a culture of shared accountability. • Models Thrivent's leadership competencies - courage, collaboration, and commitment. • Supports and/or develops an environment in which Thrivent employees and colleagues are focused on continuous improvement. Requirements • Master's degree or equivalent work experience, ideally in areas relevant to the role. • 10+ years relevant business experience, including in product manager role or similar. • Understand fundamentals of iterative development, software development process and procedures. • Expertise in the principles of Agile Product Management, stakeholder management, market and user research, technology management, and process design. • Strong knowledge and understanding of Insurance Products and Product Manufacturing. • High level of organization and attention to detail. • Passion and understanding of new technology and trends. • Excellent communication, collaboration, and influence skills among all organizational levels. • Has supervisory experience. • Proven success developing business cases, roadmaps, and enterprise level strategy. • Strong ability to effectively manage and resolve conflicting priorities. • Expertise in developing and delivering product strategy, articulated in terms of value and outcomes. • Adept at financial management to administer budgets across multiple products. Nice-to-haves • Certified Product Manager or similar certification. • Advanced skills in MS Office Suite with particular emphasis on Excel and PowerPoint. Benefits • Various bonuses (including, for example, annual or long-term incentives) • Medical, dental, and vision insurance • Health savings account • Flexible spending account • 401k • Pension • Life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance • Disability insurance • Supplemental protection insurance • 27 days of Paid Time Off each year • Sick and Safe Time • 10 paid company holidays • Volunteer Time Off • Paid parental leave • EAP • Well-being benefits Apply tot his job Apply tot his job