Vice President, Head of Group Benefits Products
About The Position
The work we do has an impact on millions of lives, and you can be a part of it. We help protect our customers against life’s uncertainties. Regardless of where you work within the company, you’ll be helping provide protection and peace of mind when our customers need it most. The Vice President, Head of Group Benefits Products is accountable for designing, building, and orchestrating the future‑state operating model for the Group Benefits business. This role leads enterprise‑level planning, coordination, and execution required to stand up a scalable, technology‑first Group Benefits product platform aligned with Protective’s enterprise operating model. As a key member of the leadership team reporting directly to the SVP of Employee Benefits and partnering closely with Enterprise Technology and shared service leaders, this role owns the Group Benefits product portfolio strategy and roadmap, translates business strategy into executable operating and delivery roadmaps, shapes investment priorities, and drives large‑scale transformation to enable sustainable growth and operating leverage. The VP Head of Group Benefits Products will ensure the Group Benefits operating model — inclusive of legacy Employee Benefits offerings during transition — delivers results through strong product leadership, outcome accountability, cross‑functional alignment, and disciplined execution.
Requirements
- 15+ years of experience in Group Benefits, insurance, or adjacent regulated industries, with deep understanding of group benefits and end-to-end operating models.
- Demonstrated success leading complex, cross‑functional initiatives without direct authority.
- Proven track record leading complex, multi‑year Agile delivery efforts (SAFe preferred) in support of a Product Operating Model.
- Deep understanding of cloud architectures, APIs, microservices, DevOps, event streaming, and modern engineering practices.
- Strong experience working with Product Managers, value streams, and Agile delivery models.
- Demonstrated experience with AI, automation, and applying emerging technologies to transform business processes.
- Experience building multi‑year transformation strategies and driving adoption at scale.
- High technical fluency (platforms, automation, data) without expectation of hands‑on engineering ownership.
- Exceptional ability to simplify complexity, shape organizational strategy, and influence senior leaders cross‑functionally.
- Entrepreneurial, adaptable, decisive, and comfortable operating with ambiguity.
- Highly collaborative with a bias toward action and measurable
Responsibilities
- Operating Model & Delivery Leadership
- Enterprise Level Strategic Leadership
- Drive End‑to-End Operating Performance & Readiness
- Lead Product-Centric Program Execution
- Enable Operational Modernization & Intelligent Workflow Design
- Strengthen Cross Functional & External Performance
Benefits
- comprehensive health, dental and vision insurance
- mental health benefits and an employee assistance program
- paid time away benefits ( e.g. , paid time off, paid parental leave, short-term disability, and a cultural observance day)
- contributions to healthcare accounts
- a pension plan
- a 401(k) plan with Company matching
- ProHealth Rewards, Protective’s platform to improve wellbeing while earning cash rewards
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Executive
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
501-1,000 employees
