Job Title: Product Manager - Life Insurance & Annuities (Contract-to-Hire) Location: Remote (U.S. based) Duration: 6-Month Contract to Hire We are seeking an experienced Product Manager to lead strategic initiatives in the life insurance and annuities domain. This newly created role will focus on product configuration, actuarial modeling, and driving innovation across platforms through strong collaboration with engineering and actuarial teams. Reporting into a product organization consisting of 5 Product Managers and 17 Product Owners, this role provides visibility across leadership and a clear path to future people leadership opportunities. Key Responsibilities: * Lead the development and execution of long-term product roadmaps aligned with business strategy and customer needs. * Define and drive strategy for actuarial modeling and product configuration systems within the life and annuity portfolio. * Operate in an Agile/Scrum environment, writing epics and user stories, and working closely with engineering to ensure seamless implementation. * Collaborate with actuarial and engineering teams to optimize calculation engines and enhance platform architecture. * Align KPIs and outcomes to business objectives, ensuring product decisions are data-informed. * Provide thought leadership on industry trends and best practices related to financial product systems and modeling tools. * Support major initiatives including annuity contract migration and term product launches. * Mentor product owners and junior team members to drive performance, alignment, and career growth. Desired Qualifications: * Certified Product Manager or equivalent certification preferred. * Proven experience developing roadmaps, business cases, and product strategies. * Expertise in managing multiple priorities and resolving conflicting demands in complex environments. * Experience with product management best practices across the full lifecycle: discovery, design, build, release, and measure. * Demonstrated success leading or influencing product teams in matrixed organizations. * Familiarity with user interface design and usability best practices. * Strong experience with Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel and PowerPoint, and tools for managing backlogs and roadmaps. * Budgeting and ROI management experience across multiple product areas. Ideal Candidate Profile: * 8-10 years of product management experience, preferably within life insurance or annuities. * Hands-on experience with actuarial modeling systems, calculation engines, and financial product architecture. * Understanding of APIs, data integration, and enterprise platforms. * Agile mindset and strong working knowledge of Scrum processes. * Clear communicator with the ability to bridge business and technical teams. * Leadership potential, with a desire to step into a formal people leader role within 12 months. This is an opportunity to join a fast-evolving product team and help lead digital transformation efforts in the insurance and annuity space. If you're passionate about delivering value through innovative solutions and mentoring others along the way, we'd love to hear from you. Beacon Hill is an equal opportunity employer and individuals with disabilities and/or protected veterans are encouraged to apply. 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Beacon Hill Technologies' dedicated team of recruiting and staffing experts consistently delivers quality IT professionals to solve our customers' technical and business needs. Beacon Hill Technologies covers a broad spectrum of IT positions, including Project Management and Business Analysis, Programming/Development, Database, Infrastructure, Quality Assurance, Production/Support and ERP roles. Learn more about Beacon Hill and our specialty divisions, Beacon Hill Associates, Beacon Hill Financial, Beacon Hill HR, Beacon Hill Legal, Beacon Hill Life Sciences and Beacon Hill Technologies by visiting www.bhsg.com . Benefits Information: Beacon Hill offers a robust benefit package including, but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, and federal and state leave programs as required by applicable agency regulations to those that meet eligibility. Upon successfully being hired, details will be provided related to our benefit offerings. We look forward to working with you. Beacon Hill. 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