Wealth Management Product Manager

<strong>We&rsquo;re motivated by the fact that educators take care of our children&rsquo;s future, and we believe they deserve someone to look after theirs. We help educators identify their financial goals and develop plans to achieve them. This includes insurance to protect what they have today and financial products to help them prepare for their future.</strong>

Springfield, IL

Horace Mann

<p><strong>Horace Mann was founded in 1945 by two Springfield, Illinois, teachers who saw a need for quality, affordable auto insurance for teachers. Since then, we&rsquo;ve broadened our mission to helping all educators protect what they have today and prepare for a successful tomorrow.&nbsp; And with our broadened mission has come corporate growth:&nbsp; We serve more than 4,100 school districts nationwide, we&rsquo;re publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange (symbol: HMN) and we have more than $12 billion in assets.</strong></p> <p><strong>We&rsquo;re motivated by the fact that educators take care of our children&rsquo;s future, and we believe they deserve someone to look after theirs.&nbsp; We help educators identify their financial goals and develop plans to achieve them.&nbsp; This includes insurance to protect what they have today and financial products to help them prepare for their future. Our tailored offerings include special rates and benefits for educators.</strong></p> https://recruiting.adp.com/srccar/public/RTI.home?d=ExternalCareerSite&c=1138841#/

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Full-Time

Overview: <p>The Wealth Management Product Manager fills a critical role by assisting the L&amp;R product development team with platform management of Wealth Management Solutions. The Wealth Management Product Manager role exists to drive growth in wealth management programs, to ensure competitive positioning is achieved in the market place, and to ensure we are maximizing the impact of our wealth management products and programs.</p> <p>The Product Manager identifies product opportunities and challenges, leads the development of product enhancements on existing programs, supports the establishment of new products, communicates across the organization, leads the development of educational campaigns, sales tools, and marketing materials, mitigates platform risk, and manages multiple vendor relationships.</p> <p>This role partners with cross-functional teams to develop strategic solutions that will enable the continued growth of Wealth Management Programs. The Product Manager collaborates with various third-party companies and internal departments to ensure proper relationships are established and maintained and provide the necessary products and services for the Wealth Management portion of the L&amp;R division. The role of the Product Manager aligns directly with the overall strategy of growing the advisory business.</p>
Responsibilities: <ul> <li>Lead in the product development of initiatives to enhance and/or develop existing Wealth Management solutions to support advisor and client needs</li> <li>Promote new product development initiatives and Wealth Management solutions to support advisor and client needs</li> <li>Identify opportunities for new product development, determine solutions to product challenges and manage the implementation of these opportunities and enhancements</li> <li>Maintain an in-depth understanding of the competitive and regulatory landscape and track industry trends to ensure that products are in line with the markets and client needs</li> <li>Manage feedback given by the business and field channels on recommended changes to products and/or services</li> <li>Scope of responsibilities crosses multiple Wealth Management business channels, including Horace Mann, BCG Securities, Pershing, and third-party companies.</li> <li>Product management and relationship management responsibilities</li> <li>Serve as subject matter expert for products, platforms, and/or programs within defined Wealth Management Solutions.</li> </ul> <div id="gtx-trans" style="position: absolute; left: 310px; top: 26px;">&nbsp;</div>
Requirements: Education &amp; Experience: <ul> <li>BA / BS in a related field or equivalent experience</li> <li>5+ years insurance, securities or financial markets experience</li> <li>Strong understanding of Product Management, Advisory platforms, and Financial Advisor needs</li> </ul>