
Product Development Manager
Aviva
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Markham • Canada
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Salary
💰 CA$90,000 - CA$125,000 per year
About the role
- Assist in planning and execution of product reviews, contributing insights and recommendations to improve, simplify, or retire offerings.
- Independently manage product enhancements or ad-hoc initiatives from concept through implementation, championing the voice of the customer.
- Conduct competitive benchmarking, performance analysis, and customer insight reviews to identify trends and opportunities.
- Contribute to emerging propositions, by supporting analysis, business case development, and financial modeling.
- Work with underwriting, pricing, data science, claims, marketing, operations, risk and IT to ensure smooth delivery of product changes.
- Assist in tracking KPIs, operational metrics, and customer experience data to inform continuous improvement.
- Actively manage the product review roadmap, ensuring adherence to processes, templates and controls, while finding opportunities to streamline the governance framework.
- Maintain regular updates on competitor and industry developments to support proactive product positioning.
Requirements
- Undergraduate degree in business or other related field, or equivalent experience.
- At least 5 years of experience with personal P&C insurance.
- Candidates with prior experience in insurance product development and/or product management preferred.
- Solid understanding of PI products and familiarity of underwriting and regulatory frameworks.
- Skilled at presenting ideas and building consensus across collaborators.
- Proven ability to handle projects with precision and accountability.
- Advanced ability to interpret complex data sets, assess quantitative and qualitative value, and translate insights into actionable strategies.
- Capable of distilling key findings into clear, concise recommendations for senior leadership.
- Demonstrated ability to independently research, engage external partners, and uncover new product opportunities.
Benefits
- Compelling rewards package including base compensation, eligibility for annual bonus, retirement savings, share plan, health benefits, personal wellness, and volunteer opportunities.
- Hybrid flexible work model.
- Outstanding career development opportunities.
- Competitive vacation package with the option to purchase 5 extra days off per year.
- Employee-driven programs focused on gender, LGBTQ+, origins, diversity, and inclusion.
- Corporate wellness programs to support our employees’ physical and mental health.
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Hard Skills & Tools
product managementcompetitive benchmarkingperformance analysisfinancial modelingKPI trackingdata analysisproduct developmentinsurance product knowledgeregulatory frameworkscustomer experience analysis
Soft Skills
communicationcollaborationproject managementpresentation skillsconsensus buildingindependent researchanalytical thinkingproblem-solvingstrategic thinkingattention to detail