Senior Director, Employee Benefits Product Strategy

Transamerica

Lead Employee Benefits product strategy and financial performance at Transamerica. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to execute product vision and roadmap.

Posted 5/20/2026full-timeColorado, Iowa, Maryland, Pennsylvania • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $180,000 - $210,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the strategy, financial performance, and long-term direction of Transamerica’s Employee Benefits product portfolio.
Define and own the product vision and multi-year strategy for the Employee Benefits portfolio, aligned to enterprise financial and growth objectives.
Establish and maintain a strategic product roadmap that balances customer needs, market trends, regulatory requirements, and business priorities.
Lead competitive and market intelligence efforts to identify trends, risks, and differentiation opportunities, in collaboration with Distribution leadership.
Partner with Product Actuarial and Finance to monitor product profitability, pricing, risk, and capital impacts; drive corrective actions when performance deviates from expectations.
Develop and maintain a quarterly product scorecard measuring performance against financial, growth, risk, and customer metrics.
Drive execution of strategic initiatives through collaboration with the Enterprise PMO, Technology, and Operations.
Serve as a senior advisor and primary stakeholder interface, communicating strategy, performance, risks, and actions to executive leadership and enterprise partners.
Lead, mentor, and develop a cross-functional team including product managers, actuaries, analysts, and compliance resources.
Build and sustain a high-performing organization through talent development, succession planning, and a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Twelve years of experience in the group employee benefits insurance market
At least seven years of leadership experience within product development, finance, actuarial, underwriting, pricing, or risk management, with demonstrated accountability for profitable growth and/or remediation of underperforming business
Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Economics, Actuarial Science, or a related field; professional certifications strongly preferred
Deep expertise in group insurance products, including voluntary life and health, medical gap products, group ancillary term life, disability, and absence management services
Strong understanding of underwriting, pricing, financial modeling, capital economics, risk, and expense management
Proven ability to set strategy, translate vision into execution, and deliver measurable results in a complex, matrixed environment
Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence outcomes across senior leaders and enterprise partners
Highly analytical and data-driven, with experience using metrics to inform decisions and optimize portfolio performance
Demonstrated adaptability, sound judgment, and decisiveness in a fast-paced, evolving environment

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Hard Skills & Tools

product developmentfinancial modelingunderwritingpricingrisk managementcapital economicsdata analysisperformance measurementportfolio optimizationactuarial science

Soft Skills

leadershipcommunicationstakeholder managementstrategic thinkinganalytical skillsadaptabilityjudgmentdecisivenessmentoringcollaboration

Certifications

professional certifications in financeprofessional certifications in actuarial science