Why you'll love working with Tower
At Tower, we live and breathe our values - they are at the heart of every interaction. Our people come first, we pride ourselves on creating a diverse and inclusive space that allows our people to thrive. Encouraging everyone to bring their whole selves to work, we aim to represent the diverse communities we work in and with.
We also have a plan to lead our industry forward into a more customer-centric future with innovation and disruptive thinking, as a unique Kiwi and Pacific insurance provider operating for over 150 years, with roots all the way back to Dunedin.
What will you be doing?
At Tower, we are boldly aligning with future insurance trends, making this an exciting time to join our team and make a significant impact on our home product and portfolio.
As the lead Product Manager for home insurance, you will report to our Head of Product and play a crucial role in developing attractive, innovative, and profitable home insurance products that align with our risk appetite. Additionally, you will support other general insurance product lines as needed.
A key aspect of this role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure our products meet market needs, regulatory requirements, and company objectives.
What you'll need
The ideal candidate is a strategic thinker with a strong background in product management, particularly in the insurance industry. They excel in cross-functional collaboration, possess a keen understanding of market trends, and have a proven track record of developing innovative and profitable insurance products.
To be successful in this role, you will also be able to demonstrate the following:
Degree qualified
5+ years Insurance experience (house insurance preferable) with a track record of playing a key role in managing the performance of a portfolio and implementing new customer-facing initiatives
Comfortable interpreting general insurance policies. Understand the intent of policy wordings
Critical thinking - what could the alternatives be? How do we evaluate the alternatives?
Commercial acumen - ability to determine what will be attractive to customers and worth paying for
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
Experience driving performance and developing innovative products
Our commitment to our People
We do what's right; if you feel comfortable doing so, please let us know early in the process if there are any diversity needs, we can meet or make reasonable adjustments to enable you to shine. If you would like to note which pronouns you use at any point in the application or interview process, please let us know. We are proud holders of the Rainbow and DV Free Ticks which are important to us.
We are seriously committed to diversity and inclusion and welcome any successful candidate to get involved in one of our Inclusion Network Groups, which will help us to better understand and meet the needs and interests of our increasingly diverse workforce.
What we'll bring to the table
In addition to a competitive salary, we offer a range of perks and benefits to celebrate and look after our Tower employees.
Highlights Include:
16 weeks paid leave for the primary carer and four weeks paid leave for partners, for our Tower whanau in New Zealand and the Pacific
A paid day off on your birthday and the option to buy an additional eight days of leave. So up to six weeks off!
Wellness leave instead of sick leave so you can proactively look after your health and wellbeing
Career growth - we promote internal capability; and support you with design-specific development and training opportunities; we also have programmes that recognise star performers
Flexible workplace opportunities at our beautiful new Fanshawe St office packed with modern technologies, stand-up desks, open space and coffee machines in two large modern kitchens with cafe-inspired dining areas
Discounts on Tower insurance products of up to 50%
Free Life Insurance of up to four times your annual base salary
Retail deals and discounts with Les Mills, JB Hi-Fi, PB Tech, The Coffee Club, Warehouse Stationery and more
Apply now
Please note: We're eager to get the right person on board as soon as possible. We don't have set closing dates, so we'll start reviewing applications as they come in. Don't wait—apply now to make sure you're considered.
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