Principal Product Manager - Technical
About the role
The Principal Product Manager role is a senior level product manager role, applicants should have prior product management experience, be familiar with standard SDLC frameworks, and have the ability to create short term and long term roadmaps and work collaboratively with development teams to execute the roadmap.
Job Description:
Platform Strategy & Architecture
Define the vision and roadmap for product capability area (APIs, eventing, features,data exchange)
Establish scalable patterns for onboarding and managing multiple carriers across lines of business
Partner with engineering to design resilient, high-performance integration architecture
Data, Performance & Reliability
Own KPIs for integration performance (latency, uptime, quote success rate, error rates)
Drive improvements in data quality, completeness, and consistency across carriers
Implement observability frameworks for monitoring and proactive issue resolution
Partner & Ecosystem Leadership
Act as the product lead for carrier relationships in partnership with business development
Define technical integration requirements and onboarding playbooks
Influence carrier roadmaps to align with marketplace capabilities
Customer & Conversion Impact
Optimize integration performance to improve quote speed and bind rates
Reduce friction caused by data gaps, defaults, or inconsistent carrier responses
Enable richer, more accurate quoting experiences for end users and agents
Execution & Delivery
Lead complex, cross-functional initiatives across engineering, data, and partner teams
Define detailed product requirements, API specifications, and integration standards
Mentor other product managers and drive best practices across the product organization
Qualifications
Required
8–12+ years of product management experience, with deep focus on platforms or integrations
Strong experience with APIs, microservices, and distributed systems
Proven track record delivering complex, partner-driven integrations at scale
Experience defining technical product strategy and influencing architecture decisions
Data-driven approach with strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Preferred
Experience in insurance, particularly with carrier systems and quote/bind workflows
Familiarity with third-party data providers (e.g., property, risk, credit, or underwriting data)
Experience in multi-sided marketplaces or partner ecosystems
Background working with real-time transaction systems and high-availability platforms
Key Competencies
Systems thinking and platform mindset
Ability to simplify complex integration challenges into scalable solutions
Strong executive communication and stakeholder influence
Deep ownership and accountability for outcomes
Balance of strategic vision and hands-on execution
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