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Insurance Product Development Manager

Financial Services

Chiswick

Permanent ⁄ £40000 - £55000

Updated June 22, 2008


This exciting role will drive overall product development for PPI Products within their leading pan European client to deliver sustainable growth and development for the client across Europe, working very closely with the Relationship Management team.

Specifically, this senior role will be responsible for:

• Developing and executing the Product Development Strategy for PPI out of the commitments made in recent proposals and setting measurable goals and financial targets for the overall clients business and the countries and regions.
• Establishing an client Product Development Council to drive new growth ideas, products, distribution opportunities and best practice transfer across the clients different businesses across Europe.
Establishing an ongoing monitoring forum to document and track progress of the various projects and initiatives.
• Facilitating internal and client product development brainstorms and workouts and coordinating the outcomes in to a rational and prioritised product project plan.
• Working within the Product Development team and reporting to the PPI Product Development Leader providing leadership and direction within the client relationship team

• Coordinate the production and presentation of New Product propositions to external client forums and internal approval process including the development of business cases to support new products.
• Participation in the internal cross functional Product Development Council to drive new growth ideas, products, distribution opportunities and best practice transfer across the platforms.
• Working with internal and external subject matter experts, outside consultants, the client design and develop the go-to-market strategies and options for the rollout of the current and next generation products within our existing and future platforms. This includes the market/product/services game board, priorities and piloting strategy

Who we're looking for
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Degree in Marketing, Finance or Business
•Understanding European PPI Markets and distribution - you must have had B2C Insurance experience<BR>• Creative thinker with strong execution discipline.
• Ability to drive distributor preferred approaches
• Strong financial acumen with a business mindset and ability to deliver business case
• Proven ability to participate in and manage change and ability to find consensus
• Skills in more than one European language (not essential but would be useful)

REQUIREMENTS:

• Undergraduate degree
• Track record of new product introduction in insurance. This could be either insurer or Client / Distributor side
• Demonstrated business and profit and loss leadership skills as evidenced by successful experience in product development, sales or marketing
• Strong marketing/product development skills as evidenced by previous experience build go to market strategies.
• Experience working in the PPI preferably with some PPI experience in multiple countries in Europe
• Client focused approach demonstrable by experience

About our client
Genworth Financial is a leading financial security company serving the lifestyle security, retirement security, investment and mortgage insurance needs of more than 15 million customers throughout 25 countries. It employs some 7,000 people worldwide, boasting a diverse and talented team of professionals.

The United Kingdom is home to the headquarter operations of their European Payment Protection Insurance and Mortgage Insurance businesses.

What's on offer
£45-50,000 (strictly dependent on experience) plus bonus and excellent benefits

Michael Page Contact
For further info, apply or phone on 020 8742 5955.  Job Ref: 12948727
Your application will be sent to Tish Thompson.

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