VP, Group Products – Regional/National Markets

Lincoln Financial

VP driving product strategy and management for non-medical insurance at Lincoln Financial. Overseeing product life cycle and ensuring alignment with financial and market needs.

Posted 7/29/2026full-timeRemote • New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $161,000 - $292,800 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive expertise in Product Development and Management, with a focus on Group Benefits, including Absence, Disability, and Life products. Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams, drive strategic initiatives, and analyze financial metrics to inform product decisions.

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Product DevelopmentGroup Benefits ExperienceFinancial Metrics AnalysisStrategic LeadershipRelationship Management

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Hard Skills

Product ManagementProduct Roadmap DevelopmentFinancial Performance AnalysisRisk Exposure AnalysisMarket Positioning

Soft Skills

Influencing Senior ManagementCollaborationCoaching and DevelopmentCreative Problem SolvingReal-Time Performance Feedback

Certifications & Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Experience

Industry Keywords

Group ProtectionAbsence ProductsDisability ProductsLife ProductsStatutory Products

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide strategic leadership, direction, and execution for all new product development and ongoing product management for non-medical insurance products, including Absence, Disability, Life & other Worksite products
Oversee the entire product life cycle, from strategic planning and prioritization to product launch and implementation, and post-implementation monitoring
Define and drive department strategy and roadmap and ensure it fits within the overall Product Solutions and GP strategy
Drive portfolio-level decision-making by integrating financial performance with customer needs, broker dynamics, and operational considerations
Partner with pricing and business line leaders to translate financial performance into insights and actions that enable balanced growth and sustainable margin achievement
Provide highly specialized expertise to internal stakeholders through an advanced understanding of enterprise-wide risk exposures and characteristics of new product development
Prepare compelling business rationales and presents recommendations to business executives to contribute to development of key business initiatives including new products, business ventures and/or innovative development efforts
Drive cross-enterprise collaboration with internal/external stakeholders to provide targeted distribution and competitively position products/services in the market
Partners with Portfolio Enablement, IT and other business operational areas to promote high quality development & implementation of technology solutions

Requirements

What you’ll need

12+ Years of Group Benefits experience including product development and/or product management experience
5+ years of managerial, strategy, and influencing senior management/critical stakeholders experience
Proven experience building and executing upon product roadmaps
4 Year/Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience (4 years of experience in lieu of Bachelor's)
Deep knowledge of Product Development and Management best practices
Deep knowledge of Group Protection Absence, PFML, and Statutory products
Deep understanding for best practices of other services providers within competitive benefits offerings
Proven ability to analyze and interpret key financial metrics such as loss ratios, expense ratios, margin contribution, and lifetime value to inform product and portfolio decisions
Demonstrated ability to successfully hire, retain, develop and coach staff via a culture of real-time performance feedback, with ability to build both technical and leadership skills
Demonstrated strong relationship management skills with internal clients (e.g. senior/executive management, peers and colleagues); proven ability to develop creative and collaborative approaches

Benefits

Comp & perks

Clearly defined career tracks and job levels, along with associated behaviors for each of Lincoln's core values and leadership attributes
Leadership development and virtual training opportunities
PTO/parental leave
Competitive 401K and employee benefits
Free financial counseling, health coaching and employee assistance program
Tuition assistance program
Work arrangements that work for you
Effective productivity/technology tools and training