Product Analyst (Insurance Operations)

Athene • West Des Moines, IA

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About The Position

At Athene, we're building innovative retirement solutions that help people achieve financial security with confidence. As a Product Analyst within Insurance Operations, you'll play a critical role in bringing new insurance products to market by translating complex product designs into accurate, scalable administration system solutions. You'll partner across Operations, Product, Actuarial, and Technology to ensure our administration platforms deliver exceptional quality, accuracy, and customer outcomes. This is an opportunity to combine analytical thinking, technical expertise, and continuous improvement to influence business-critical initiatives. You'll contribute to product innovation, automate manual processes, improve operational efficiency, and help accelerate the delivery of new capabilities in a fast-paced, collaborative environment. As part of Athene, you'll work alongside talented professionals who embrace our BEAM values—Believe in your co-workers, Engage actively, Act like owners, and Make it happen—and help shape the future of retirement services through innovation and operational excellence.

Requirements

• 3+ years of insurance operations, product administration, product implementation, systems analysis, or related experience in the insurance or financial services industry, or relevant experience.
• Experience using Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Access to analyze, validate, and manage data.
• Strong analytical, mathematical, and critical thinking skills with the ability to solve complex business and technical problems.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities, adapt quickly to changing business needs, collaborate across teams, and drive continuous improvement with a bias for action.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and applicable work experience.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Microsoft Visual Basic or similar programming/automation tools preferred; curiosity and AI fluency to leverage automation technologies that improve quality and efficiency are highly valued.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical product expertise to support the development, testing, implementation, and ongoing maintenance of insurance products and administration system enhancements.
• Design and execute comprehensive test strategies, tools, and validation processes to ensure the accuracy of product calculations, illustrations, and system functionality.
• Perform complex insurance product calculations, analyze unique scenarios, and develop manual solutions for calculations not supported by existing systems.
• Develop and maintain automation solutions using Visual Basic and other technologies to improve data management, streamline product implementation, and reduce manual effort.
• Create and maintain documentation for testing methodologies, automation tools, system functionality, and operational procedures while identifying opportunities for continuous process improvement.
• Collaborate across business and technology teams to solve complex problems, improve operational efficiency, and support successful product launches.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level