Senior Product Manager (m/f/d)

MunichRe is a global market leader in re-insurance, global specialty insurance and digital solutions. New technologies are disrupting the insurance value chain. Our innovative minds in IT spearhead the transformation and make change happen. We support clients with a comprehensive range of insurance and risk management products. Our goal is to become even more digital through the expertise of our IT & Tech specialists, and by leveraging data and insights to support innovation and client service.

IT Business Solutions - Life & Health delivers business value through the management of IT projects and products for Munich Re's life and Health (L&H) businesses. The Senior Product Manager, Business Solutions L&H, will play a key role in the management, operations and support of Life and Health applications used regionally and globally. This role will report to the Head of IT Solution Delivery (EMEA), Business Solutions L&H and be a key technology partner to business application owners.

As a Senior Product Manager you will manage larger scale and complex IT products that support one or more lines of business. You'll lead an agile team comprised of architects, business analysts, quality assurance and development resources. In this role, you will own and manage the product lifecycle including functional releases and IT upgrades, to maintain compliance, performance and 'fit for purpose' business functionality.

• Be responsible for the product lifecycle of complex L&H applications.
• Manage business requirements and consulting with business application owners to support business strategy.
• Plan and align application roadmaps with business application owners and stakeholders.
• Initiate projects or conduct implementation of change requests.
• Support all product management responsibilities related to audit and compliance tasks.
• Manage product team resources, assignments and delivery targets.
• Know all relevant technical and functional details of the application.
• Support transitions of newly developed or enhanced products from project to production.
• Ensure the stable run of the application, including setup and management of support processes.
• Manage application financials including plans, forecasts and operational budgets.
• Manage relationship with stakeholders and third parties.
• Actively oversee delivery of transformation projects related to enhancing the product.

Your profile

• Bachelor degree in Computer Science / Engineering or similar qualification.
• Proven experience in managing and leading teams.
• Knowledge or experience with insurance, analytics, actuarial and modeling solutions.
• A strategic thinker that is results oriented.
• Strong business acumen and a proven capacity to understand business opportunities.
• Necessary gravitas to deal with senior business owners.
• In-depth knowledge of IT SDLC and product management.
• Proven experience owning business and partner/vendor relationships.
• Negotiation and influencing skills.
• High level of service and internal/external client orientation.
• Cost and budget management skills.
• Experience in the financial services industry.
• Collaborative working style.
• Excellent command of written and spoken business English.

Application Instructions

Please apply through our online portal and upload your CV, as well as your academic reference letters. We recommend writing a cover letter to tell us more about why the position and Munich Re is of interest to you.

About us

As the world's leading reinsurance company with more than 11,000 employees at over 50 locations, Munich Re introduces a paradigm shift in the way you think about insurance. By turning uncertainty into a manageable risk we enable fundamental change.

Together we embrace a culture where multiskilled teams dare to think big. We create the new and the different for our clients and cultivate innovation.

Sounds like you? Push boundaries with us and be part of Munich Re.

Our employees are our greatest strength. That's why we offer them a wide range of benefits:

• Diversity, Equity & Inclusion: we embrace the power of differences.
• Continuous Learning: we believe that continuous learning is a key differentiator.
• Career Mobility: we actively support career mobility.

Rewards & Recognition

• Competitive salary: appropriate compensation for your high level of commitment.
• Retirement provision: state of the art in-house pension solutions.
• Work-life balance: promoting the compatibility of family and work.
• Health management: focus on your physical and mental health.
• Hybrid working: living the best of both worlds.

Munich Re is an equal-opportunities employer.