Sr. Project Manager: Recreational Products

Title: Sr. Project Manager - Recreational Products

Location: hybrid (40-50% in the Amelia, Ohio office)

  *Please add a cover letter with details if you are not local and plan to relocate for the hybrid schedule

Recruiter: Sonya Fischesser

Exempt  position

American Modern Insurance Group, Inc., a Munich Re company, is a widely recognized specialty insurance leader that delivers products and services for residential property – such as manufactured homes and specialty dwellings – and the recreational market, including boats, personal watercraft, classic cars, and more. We provide specialty product solutions that cover what the competition often can’t. We write admitted products in all 50 states and have a premium volume of $2.2 billion.

Headquartered in Amelia, Ohio, and with associates located across the United States, we are part of Munich Re’s Global Specialty Insurance division. Our employees receive boundless opportunity to grow their careers and make a difference every day - all in a flexible environment that helps them succeed both at work and at home.

The Rec+ Project Manager leads, drives, and owns the definition, development, and deployment of the overall Rec+ project and strategy through collaboration with key stakeholders, understanding of American Modern systems, processes and products, and analysis of data and metrics to translate business needs into actionable solutions.

• Oversee the delivery of initiatives within the Rec+ program; develop and maintain project plans, schedules, resource allocation requests, and risk management strategies. Lead the end-to-end project lifecycle.
• Collaborate with key business stakeholders to understand and anticipate business needs, assess alignment to the Rec and CPD products and ensure translation into product requirements and capabilities.
• Oversee all stages of product creation; design, development, delivery, and adoption. This is inclusive of hosting regular showcase events to ensure product/system is moving in the correct direction.
• Translate business and associate requirements into Epics and Features (high-level business user stories) of how the system should function.
• Collaborate with IT Project Managers and/or Business Analysts to break down features into technical user stories, sprint planning, and approvals.
• Manage the product backlogs and prioritize based on changing requirements.
• Monitor progress, identify issues, and implement corrective actions to keep project on track.
• Provide insights and regular communication to leadership and stakeholders to ensure alignment and advise of progress, challenges, risks, or needed changes.
• Liaise with the product team and end-users to deliver iterative updates and reviews.
• Analyze business processes and identity opportunities for optimization.
• Participate in necessary technical meetings with IT team to provide updates, direction, and planning.
• Ensure each story has the correct acceptance/success criteria and definition of complete.

Skills / Knowledge / Experience:

Education, Certifications & Designations:

Required: 

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Demonstrates expertise within the insurance industry. Strong understanding of technology and customer needs. Ability to analyze data and create roadmap for technical delivery.

Preferred: 

• Six Sigma. Certifications or concentrated efforts in leadership, management and or training
• Guidewire experience

We are proud to offer our employees, their domestic partners, and their children, a wide range of insurance benefits:

• Two options for your health insurance plan (PPO or High Deductible)
• Prescription drug coverage (included in your health insurance plan)
• Vision and dental insurance plans
• Short and Long Term Disability coverage
• Supplemental Life and AD&D plans that you can purchase for yourself and dependents (includes spouse/domestic partner and children)
• Voluntary Benefit plans that supplement your health and life insurance plans (Accident, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity)

In addition to the above insurance offerings, our employees also enjoy:

• A robust 401k plan with up to a 5% employer match
• A retirement savings plan that is 100% company funded
• Paid time off that begins with 24 days each year, with more days added when you celebrate milestone service anniversaries
• Eligibility to receive a yearly bonus as a Munich Re employee
• A variety of health and wellness programs provided at no cost
• A hybrid environment that gives you a choice in where and how you get work done
• A corporately subsidized on-site cafeteria as well as a We Proudly Serve coffee shop
• An on-site complimentary workout facility as well as walking trails on campus grounds
• On-site wellness center complete with nurse practitioner
• Financial assistance for adoptions and infertility treatment
• Paid time off for eligible family care needs
• Tuition assistance and educational achievement bonuses
• Free parking
• A corporate matching gifts program that further enhances your charitable donation
• Paid time off to volunteer in your community

At American Modern, a subsidiary of Munich Re, we see Diversity and Inclusion as a solution to the challenges and opportunities all around us. Our goal is to foster an inclusive culture and build a workforce that reflects the customers we serve and the communities in which we live and work. We strive to provide a workplace where all of our colleagues feel respected, valued and empowered to achieve their very best every day. We recruit and develop talent with a focus on providing our customers the most innovative products and services.  

We are an equal opportunity employer. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Applicants requiring employer sponsorship of a visa will not be considered for this position.

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