Junior Product Manager

About the Position

We are looking for a Junior Product Manager to join Great Lakes Insurance SE in London, guiding and shaping the Delegated Authority Management Suite (DAMS) in a hybrid role.

Responsibilities

• Perform the role of product manager within agile projects
• Shape the platform by helping set the strategy and roadmap for DAMS alongside the Head of DAMS
• Work closely with the business units responsible for the data and processes the Data Team supports, to understand requirements and communicate these to the outsourced IT team
• Be the sign off of delivered development items from IT
• Support other GSI Entities (group of speciality insurance entities within Munich Re) and departments with DAMS functionality rollouts including gathering requirements, ensuring successful development alongside IT, manage the implementation rollout and actively train new users across Great Lakes and other entities.
• Actively contribute to the improvement of GL data management processes and systems
• Undertake learning of IT offerings to identify and provide business units with expertise and advice on how best to utilise within their business processes
• Be a conduit between the Business and IT
• Assisting with onboardings of Agents to DAMS

Requirements

• Proven experience of retail and commercial insurance
• Write clear user stories and acceptance criteria
• Assist in maintaining and prioritising the product backlog
• Coordinate with developers, testers and other cross functional teams
• Requirements analysis and engineering
• Testing coordination
• Strong communication, interpersonal, facilitation & presentation
• Structured thinker with business process experience
• Tech savvy with good business understanding of underlying technology capabilities (e.g.: Web-Portal, Workflow-Management, ETL, SQL-Database)

Desired Skills

• Previous experience working in an agile project methodology environment, e.g.: as a product manager, data/ business analyst, business architect and/ or project manager
• Specific MGA knowledge and delegated authority experience would be highly desirable
• Experience in working with third parties and offshore development teams
• Performing user acceptance testing
• Roadmap and strategy engineering
• SQL/ Power BI/ Informatica/ Databricks knowledge and familiarity with everyday AI tools (e.g.: MS Copilot)

We Offer

• Competitive compensation package
• On target bonus
• 25 days annual leave with the option to purchase more
• Private medical insurance
• Employers' contributory pension of 10%
• Fully paid 6 months family leave

About the Company

Great Lakes Insurance SE is a substantial part of Great Lakes Insurance SE in Munich. Our interlocked business model is to seize opportunities closely connected to the reinsurance core business and innovation opportunities, in our role as an integral part of the Munich Re Group. Great Lakes Insurance SE operates from its headquarters in Munich, and via branch offices in UK, Ireland, Switzerland, Italy and Australia.

Great Lakes Insurance UK Limited (“GLLS”), regulated by Prudential Regulation Authority and the Financial Conduct Authority, is a fully owned subsidiary of Great Lakes Insurance SE and acts as the preferred facilitator of agency insurance business in the UK in the post-Brexit world.

At Munich Re, embracing the power of differences is at the core of who we are. We believe diversity fosters resilience and innovation and enables us to act on our purpose of helping humankind act braver and better. We recognise diversity can be multi-dimensional, intersectional, and complex, so we want to build a diverse workforce that includes a wide range of racial, ethnic, sexual, and gender identities; economic and geographic backgrounds; physical abilities; ages; life, school, and career experiences; and political, religious, and personal beliefs. Additionally, we are committed to building an equitable and inclusive work environment where this diversity is celebrated, valued, and has equitable opportunities to succeed.

If you are excited about this role but your experience does not align perfectly with everything outlined, or you don’t meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply anyway. You might just be the candidate we are looking for!