Associate Product Manager

Elephant Insurance•Richmond, VA

3d•Remote

About The Position

Are you a recent graduate with a business degree and a knack for analytical thinking? Elephant Insurance is seeking a motivated and intellectually curious individual to join our Pricing Department as an Associate Product Manager. In this role, you will help shape and enhance our core insurance product, collaborating directly with project management and other cross-functional teams, including operations and IT, to ensure our offerings continue to meet market needs and standards. Perfectly suited for recent undergraduates eager to take on a strategic and high-impact role. No prior professional experience is necessary; we highly value fresh perspectives. We are looking for someone who understands the importance of Cost-Benefit Analyses (CBAs), can ask insightful questions, apply analytics & AI tools, and is not afraid to challenge assumptions to deliver results. You should be confident interpreting CBAs and using their findings to guide your decisions. As an Associate Product Manager, you will play a key role in shaping our core insurance product by contributing to product strategy, conducting market and competitive analyses, and leveraging business analytics and cost-benefit analyses to drive decisions. You’ll actively manage backlogs and roadmaps, collaborating with project management, Operations, IT, and other stakeholders to translate customer feedback into actionable improvements. With a strong focus on outcomes, you’ll help define and launch new features, track their impact using relevant performance metrics, and seek opportunities for continuous enhancement. By championing the voice of the customer and sharing insights, you contribute to a culture of curiosity, learning, and innovation. This is a highly cross-functional position ideal for a motivated self-starter who thrives in a collaborative, data-driven environment and wants to make a real impact in the insurance industry.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Economics, or a related field
Strong intellectual curiosity with the ability to independently research unfamiliar concepts or tools
Experience or comfort using modern productivity and AI tools with sound critical judgment
Ability to thoughtfully interpret, question, and apply insights from Cost-Benefit Analyses (CBAs) and business cases
Excellent communication and collaboration skills for working across teams
Analytical mindset and openness to learning in a fast-paced, strategic environment
Self-starter attitude with a bias for action and achieving results
A dedicated workspace that is free from background noise and distractions of any kind during business hours.
A reliable high-speed broadband Internet service provider with a connection speed of at least 10 megabytes to meet bandwidth needs.
Access to a direct Ethernet cable connection physically connected to a router or modem is essential should your Wifi connection alone not be sufficient.
Ability to work on a computer for a full workday.
Ability to type on a keyboard.
Ability to sit at a desk for a full workday.

Responsibilities

contributing to product strategy
conducting market and competitive analyses
leveraging business analytics and cost-benefit analyses to drive decisions
actively manage backlogs and roadmaps
collaborating with project management, Operations, IT, and other stakeholders to translate customer feedback into actionable improvements
define and launch new features
track their impact using relevant performance metrics
seek opportunities for continuous enhancement
championing the voice of the customer and sharing insights

Benefits

Every employee starts with 22 days of paid time off each year plus an additional day each year after that.
401(k) match.
Health savings account (HSA) option with the choice of three medical plans.
Dental, vision, legal and disability coverage.
Gym membership reimbursement and athletic event reimbursement.
Local discounts with various restaurants, gyms and other companies.
Mentorship and growth opportunities within a dynamic team
Exposure to strategic work shaping the future of our product
A supportive environment that values curiosity and new perspectives
Competitive compensation and benefits