Junior Product Manager

Are you a technology fan and want to make the world more resilient in the light of climate change and growing natural catastrophe risks? Do you want to be part of shaping the design and further development of SwissRe’s Natural Catastrophe Modelling landscape, a world leading environment for risk assessment? We are growing our team of experts, and you can be an important part of it!

We are looking for a strong Junior Product Manager (PM), who will be an empowered decision maker, responsible for the design and development of our capabilities in the Natural Catastrophe Modelling space. The PM will work closely with the Business Owners and Business Analysts to deliver on the Product roadmap and vision. The PM will own and manage product areas from design to implementation and is ultimately accountable for the successful delivery of products. The role owns responsibility for development squads and orchestration of squad activities and offers a wide range of development opportunities.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Contribute to the product vision and roadmap for the Natural Catastrophe Modelling capabilities together with business teams and senior Product Managers.
• Define product requirements with Business Owners and make sure they are complete, integral and consistent
• Transfer the vision into reality with IT teams – lead development workstreams and hold accountability for delivering Objectives & Key Results (OKRs)
• Define squad objectives and scope, taking into account resource constraints and long-term vision
• Manage relationships and synchronize it with the Engineering Lead, Chapter Lead and other Product Managers in Squads responsible for related products to align on roadmaps, priorities and dependencies
• Conduct product and market research to investigate trends and potential new product designs
• Be a "translator" between the client (internal or external) need and what SR can offer or develop. This by using language and illustrations that engage the non-expert audience.

Our Ideal Candidate
We Are Looking For Talented Individuals Who With The Potential To Become Effective Leaders With Functional And Operational Expertise. You Must Be a Strong Communicator Who Builds Trust-based Relationships Within The Squad And Amongst Stakeholders. If You Possess Traits And Experience That Match Most Of The Below, We’d Love To Hear From You

• experience and knowledge in Property Insurance
• experience in Agile on a similar role, strong analytical skills of maintaining and prioritizing a backlog
• Strong communication skills to synchronize tasks, clarify requirements and delivery expectations with stakeholders
• Ability to present updates to senior management on progress, key risks, issues, dependencies, assumptions and constraints, seeks their support to remove roadblocks
• Understanding of industry trends and client needs, ability to create a value proposition and a product vision
• Previously worked as an IT BA and has been exposed to Software development process
• Demonstrated track record of delivering objectives with a clear hands-on mentality
• Knowledge of design thinking frameworks and customer journeys
• Prior experience managing BAs is a nice to have
• Past proven experience working with globally distributed teams
• Analytical and coding skills are a plus

Role
For Switzerland, the base salary range for the Junior Product Manager level is between 108 000 CHF and 162 000 CHF per year and for the [ADD POSITION, e.g. Underwriter] level is between [EUR 3,200] and [EUR 5,300] (for a full-time role) pre month. The specific salary offered considers:

• the requirements, scope, complexity and responsibilities of the role,
• the applicant’s own profile including education/qualifications, expertise, specialisation, skills and experience.

In addition to your base salary, Swiss Re offers an attractive performance-based variable compensation component, designed to recognise your achievements. Further you will enjoy a variety of global and location specific benefits.

Eligibility may vary depending on the terms of Swiss Re policies and your employment contract.

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