Executive Manager, Insurance Product Management

Company:

Mercer

Description:

Executive Manager, Insurance Product Management

We are seeking a talented individual to join Mercer Super to lead our Insurance Product team. This is a hybrid role that has a requirement of working three days a week in the office in either Sydney or Melbourne.

This is a pivotal role responsible for managing our group life insurance and superannuation solutions that deliver value to our members.

We will count on you to:

• Lead and manage the insurance product suite, ensuring alignment with the overall product strategy and delivering robust governance, regulatory reporting, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Oversee insurance tenders, product documentation, market benchmarking, and new business quotes to maintain a competitive and compliant insurance offer.
• Provide leadership to a team of insurance professionals, fostering development, engagement, and performance to deliver on operating plans and team objectives.
• Manage relationships with internal stakeholders and external insurance providers to maintain up-to-date market knowledge and optimise product outcomes.
• Deliver Board and management reporting, maintaining high standards of accuracy and insight for various stakeholders.

What You Need To Have:

• A tertiary qualification in business, financial services, or a related discipline, combined with 10+ years’ experience in financial services, specialising in group life insurance and superannuation.
• Proven people leadership experience, with the ability to motivate and develop a high-performing team.
• Strong communication, influencing, and stakeholder management skills, capable of engaging effectively across all levels of the organisation.
• Excellent time management and problem-solving capabilities to handle competing priorities calmly and efficiently.
• In-depth technical expertise in group life insurance products and corporate master trusts, with sound knowledge of the legislative and competitive landscape.
• RG146 qualification in insurance is preferred.

What Makes You Stand Out:

• Demonstrated business acumen with a flexible approach to evolving client and business needs.
• Experience managing complex regulatory and governance frameworks within financial services.
• Ability to build strong relationships both internally and with external providers, ensuring the delivery of optimal product solutions.
• Commitment to continuous improvement and innovation in product management practices.

Why Join Our Team:

• We help you be your best through professional development opportunities, interesting work and supportive leaders.
• We foster a vibrant and inclusive culture where you can work with talented colleagues to create new solutions and have impact for colleagues, clients and communities.
• Our scale enables us to provide a range of career opportunities, as well as benefits and rewards to enhance your well-being.

About Us:

Mercer, a business of Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC), is a global leader in helping clients realize their investment objectives, shape the future of work and enhance health and retirement outcomes for their people. Marsh McLennan is a global leader in risk, strategy and people, advising clients in 130 countries across four businesses: Marsh, Guy Carpenter, Mercer and Oliver Wyman. With annual revenue of $24 billion and more than 90,000 colleagues, Marsh McLennan helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information, visit mercer.com, or follow on LinkedIn and X.Marsh McLennan is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age, background, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.Marsh McLennan is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh McLennan colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one “anchor day” per week on which their full team will be together in person.