Private Product Integration Manager

Zurich Insurance Group•Schaumburg, IL

1d•Remote

About The Position

Zurich Crop (doing business as Rural Community Insurance Services, or RCIS) provides crop insurance and risk protection services to farmers and ranchers through a national network of approximately 3,600 agents. The Private Product Integration Manager is the strategic and technical bridge between the Private Products organization and the Sales & Service organization led by the VP, Underwriting, Crop Division. The role identifies customer and agent needs, translates them into profitable products, and helps stakeholders implement go-to-market strategies. It also creates a structured feedback loop so agent needs and competitor activity inform product priorities while maintaining underwriting appetite, rate adequacy, regulatory compliance, and implementation readiness. The manager works across Underwriting, Sales, Training, Marketing, Claims, Compliance, Actuarial, and Technology. The position combines crop insurance expertise, technical analysis, market intelligence, and field credibility. This is a work-from-home role, ideally based in the Schaumburg, Illinois, or Anoka, Minnesota, area, with approximately 40% travel.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and at least 5 years of experience in Product Development, or a high school diploma or equivalent and at least 7 years of experience in Product Development.
Crop insurance experience.
Underwriting and/or Claims experience.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent relevant experience in agriculture, insurance, risk management, business, finance, or analytics.
Strong knowledge of private crop insurance products and the federal crop insurance program, including how supplemental and private products work together.
Significant crop insurance experience, ideally spanning private products, underwriting, sales strategy, product management, training, or technical operations.
Ability to interpret policy provisions, underwriting guidelines, rating concepts, eligibility rules, and complex product interactions, and explain them to technical and non-technical audiences.
Experience working directly with crop insurance agents, regional sales teams, and/or distribution leaders in a field-facing environment.
Experience conducting competitor and market analysis and translating insights into product positioning, product development, or go-to-market actions.
Ability and willingness to travel approximately 40%, including multi-day field travel during peak planning, training, and sales periods.

Responsibilities

Serve as the strategic and technical bridge between Private Products and Sales & Service.
Understand customer and agent needs for Private Products and translate them into profitable products.
Work with stakeholders to implement go-to-market strategies.
Coordinate with Underwriting, Sales, Training, Marketing, Claims, Compliance, Actuarial, and Technology partners.
Establish a disciplined feedback loop that brings agent needs and competitor activity into product priorities while protecting underwriting appetite, rate adequacy, regulatory requirements, and implementation readiness.