Manager, Insurance Product Development - REMOTE

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CNO Financial Group is hiring a Manager, Product Development who is responsible for providing subject matter expertise to develop, design, and implement insurance products and enhancements across the CNO insurance brands. This position involves extensive collaboration with cross-functional teams including New Business/Underwriting, Operations, IT, Legal/Compliance, Actuarial, Finance, and Sales/Marketing. This position will work closely with management and lead various product project team members to deliver on the product priorities within the Consumer division.

As a Manager, Product Development, your responsibilities will include:

• Serving as a subject matter expert for a specific portfolio of insurance products, such as life, health, or annuity.

• Leading the product design process to develop features and benefits that align with field and corporate criteria.

• Collaborating with sales leadership to gather feedback on product design attributes for new and enhanced products.

• Continuously analyzing the product portfolio to identify opportunities for new products or enhancements based on market needs.

• Integrating trends and insights from Product Intelligence into product development and design processes.

• Ensuring products meet regulatory standards, support sales processes, and remain competitive by working cross-functionally.

• Providing guidance to ensure marketing, sales, and training materials accurately represent product features and benefits.

The Manager, Product Development position is well-suited for you if you:

• Possess a strong understanding of the financial services and/or insurance industry and the end-to-end product development lifecycle.

• Demonstrate strong analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to grasp impacts of both simple and complex financial or insurance concepts.

• Effectively synthesize business priorities, agent practices, and customer preferences into a comprehensive product development plan.

• Can skillfully translate complex product features and benefits into accessible information for communication across the organization.

• Possess deep knowledge of financial services or insurance distribution and sales processes, enabling effective product implementation strategies to enhance product launches

What you’ll need:

• Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Marketing, or other business degree.

• Seven years of related experience in financial services or insurance product design and development.

• The ability to collaborate effectively at all levels within an organization, fostering working relationships across organizational lines.

• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced work environment while adhering to deadlines and adapting to change.

What will set you apart:

• Master’s Degree in Finance, Marketing, or other business degree.

• The ability to leverage AI & automation into day-to-day business operations.

The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:

• Medical insurance

• Dental insurance

• Vision insurance

• 401(k) retirement plan with company match

• Short-term & long-term disability insurance

• Paid time-off and corporate holidays,

• Paid parental leave

• Company paid life insurance

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CNO embraces flexibility and encourages you to work where you’re most productive. Associates who live within a 60-mile radius of a corporate office (Carmel, Chicago, and Orlando) have access to come into that office.

Associates who live outside of a 60-mile radius of a corporate office (Carmel, Chicago, and Orlando) may perform this role full-time work from home (WFH) from any US based location, as long as you are willing to work central or eastern time zone hours.

All associates may be asked to travel to varying corporate offices periodically. Work cannot be performed from outside of the United States.

CNO Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: CNO) secures the future of middle-income America. CNO provides life and health insurance, annuities, financial services and workforce benefits solutions through our family of brands, including Bankers Life, Colonial Penn, Optavise and Washington National. Our customers work hard to save for the future, and we help protect their health, income and retirement needs with 3.3 million policies and more than $38.3 billion in total assets. Our 3,300 associates, 4,900 exclusive agents and more than 6,500 independent partner agents guide individuals, families and businesses through a lifetime of financial decisions.

We are financially strong and well positioned for continued growth, and we are grounded in our core values of People Focused, Integrity, Customer Driven, and Excellence. We have offices in more than 220 communities in the U.S., including our headquarters in Carmel, Indiana, and corporate offices in Chicago, and Orlando.

At CNO Financial Group, we’re always looking forward—to the security and stability we help create for our insurance brands’ customers, and the growth we create within our own company. We're looking for ambitious people who want to do more. We'll provide you with opportunities to grow your skills through challenging professional experiences.

If you're looking for a culture that encourages development, helps you reach your potential, and rewards you for your contribution, then CNO Financial Group is right for you. For more information, visit CNOinc.com.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.