Product Management Supervisor - Underwriting Analytics

Great American Insurance Company•Cincinnati, OH

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

This role provides leadership and strategic direction for embedding data and advanced analytics into underwriting workflows across Great American business units. The Supervisor will lead a team of Technical Product Managers (2–3 direct reports) and serve as a trusted advisor to underwriting leadership, partnering closely with data science, data engineering, actuarial, IT, and shared service teams. The ideal candidate blends strong product leadership, underwriting domain expertise, and people management skills, with the ability to influence outcomes across complex, matrixed environments. This role is accountable for underwriting analytics enablement, improving adoption and ROI of existing tools, and guiding the evaluation and rollout of next generation underwriting analytics capabilities. Great American’s culture is built on connection, shared learning, and strong relationships. To support this, employees in this role are expected to be on‑site four days a week, with the flexibility to work one day remotely. Core in‑office days are Tuesday–Thursday, with the fourth day determined by business needs. Remote applicants who are qualified may also be considered.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience
5 or more years of related experience.
Strong experience in Property & Casualty Insurance, with underwriting domain knowledge highly preferred
Prior experience in product management, technical product ownership, or analytics delivery
Demonstrated ability to lead and influence across business and technical teams without direct authority
Prior people leadership or mentoring experience preferred
Excellent communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills
Ability to operate at both strategic and execution levels, translating vision into actionable plans

Responsibilities

Own and drive the underwriting analytics product roadmap, with a focus on embedding analytics into individual contributor (IC) underwriting workflows.
Collaborate with enterprise partners in phased plans for current and future underwriting workbench solutions
Partner with internal research teams and underwriting leadership to assess current state challenges, adoption barriers, and long-term solutions that improve underwriting efficiency, quality, and speed to decision.
Serve as a primary liaison and trusted advisor to underwriting business units, translating business objectives into actionable initiatives.
Provide business leadership and subject matter expertise in defining product requirements and communicating priorities to technical teams.
Collaborate with Data Science, Data Engineering, Actuarial, IT, PDC, Legal, Corporate Claims, and other shared services to ensure aligned execution.
Establish baseline metrics and ongoing monitoring for underwriting solutions
Define, track, and communicate ROI metrics related to adoption, efficiency gains, quality improvements, and financial impact.
Provide direct leadership to 2–3 Technical Product Managers, including goal setting, coaching, performance feedback, and professional development.
Set clear expectations for product ownership, stakeholder engagement, and drive for results
Oversee development of project plans, product documentation, and training materials to support successful adoption.
Manage and prioritize enhancement requests, dependencies, and timelines to ensure timely and high-quality delivery.
Communicate effectively with stakeholders and executive leadership on roadmap progress, risks, tradeoffs, and outcomes.