Accelerant

Product Governance Manager

Accelerant

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United Kingdom

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About the role

  • Validate new product approval requests from Members, ensuring the completion of the product governance process and supporting artefacts.
  • Ensure the target market is well defined and associated risks have been evaluated.
  • Validate significant adaptations, or withdrawals of existing products.
  • Ensure the coordination and fulfilment of scheduled product reviews and fair value assessments.
  • Obtain all required stakeholder approvals as part of completing each product lifecycle process.
  • Maintain oversight of product, customer outcomes and risk indicators.
  • Provide timely expertise and support to all colleagues and Members as required.
  • Collate product governance related reporting for the Product Oversight & Governance Committee, Management Committee and Company Boards including KPIs.
  • Maintain the product approval tracker and product register.
  • Support with the collation and submission of regulatory reporting returns.
  • Use Accelerant’s Analytics Platform to extract insights and monitor performance.
  • Support with the timely and accurate delivery of product governance information to Accelerant ‘Risk Exchange’ partners.
  • Support in maintaining Accelerant’s product governance policies, processes and guidance documentation.
  • Identify and manage opportunities for continuous improvement for processes, controls and stakeholder engagements.
  • Stay abreast of market and regulatory developments and ensure adherence to Accelerant’s standards.
  • Promote a culture of professionalism, integrity, and accountability in all interactions.

Requirements

  • A confident understanding of PROD, Consumer Duty, and EU equivalent product governance standards.
  • Familiarity with commercial and personal lines insurance products.
  • Strong organisational Skills – an ability to prioritise workload, deliver tasks and meet deadlines.
  • Excellent communicator — articulate, persuasive and comfortable engaging with stakeholders at all levels of the business.
  • Communication (written) – ability to write clear, precise and well organised documents.
  • Analytical mindset with experience interpreting MI and regulatory data.
  • Highly self-motivated and able to work autonomously within a geographically dispersed team.
  • Collaborative problem solver who enjoys connecting teams and driving results.
  • Demonstrable related experience in product governance, conduct risk, delegated authority management, or underwriting governance within an insurer, MGA, or broker.
  • Good understanding of the insurance market and regulatory landscape.
  • Experience working with cross-functional teams and engaging with senior stakeholders.
  • Familiarity with insurance analytics platforms and performance data.
  • High proficiency in Microsoft Office, collaboration and CRM tools.
  • Track record of identifying and implementing process or performance improvements.
  • Higher education.
  • Professional qualification, e.g. CII (or progress toward it) desirable.
  • Excellent written and spoken English; other European languages are an advantage.
Benefits
  • Opportunities to innovate and contribute to a high-performing, collaborative culture
  • The chance to make a tangible impact — for our Members’ businesses, our business and your own professional development.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
product governanceregulatory reportinganalytical mindsetinterpretation of MIconduct riskdelegated authority managementunderwriting governanceinsurance analyticsperformance dataprocess improvement
Soft Skills
strong organisational skillsexcellent communicatorcollaborative problem solverself-motivatedability to work autonomouslyarticulatepersuasiveability to engage with stakeholdersprioritisationdriving results
Certifications
CII