About the role….

On the Policygenius Product team, we're focused on building out a world-class product organization; we hire the best and brightest, give people as much scope as they can handle, and glorify shipping and impact. As Director of Product, you’ll balance both problem-solving and process, the strategic and the tactical, and bring a deep understanding of the interplay between design, engineering, and business to develop products that delight consumers and deliver business impact. 

Working closely with leadership across the business, you will develop and own the vision for our home and auto insurance product and manage the product teams responsible for delivering on this vision. This includes the:

• Growth team that is responsible for attracting and converting customers 
• Fulfillment team that is responsible for building software that empowers our operations team to deliver a delightful and efficient customer experience. 

This role reports directly to our Founder and Chief Product Officer.

In this role, you will…

• Create a clear and compelling medium and long-term vision and strategy for the home and auto insurance product
• Lead a team of high-performing product managers to develop a roadmap to realize the vision
• Partner with your product team in both discovery and delivery to ensure we ship elegant and intuitive features that solve customer problems and deliver business impact
• Produce high-quality analysis on the business impact of your product area and report out to both senior leadership and the board
• Work with stakeholders across engineering, design and business functions to ensure the cross-functional teams are delivering impact for both customers and business
• Elevate the productivity and performance of your team through mentorship and coaching
• Champion processes and initiatives that make the product organization better
• Work with our Chief Product Officer to hire for your team and other areas of the product organization

 We’d love to hear from you if…

• You have 7+ years experience building web or mobile products, including B2C experience
• You have 2+ years experience building and leading product teams
• You have a history of successfully recruiting and performance-managing product teams; demonstrated skill developing and managing people while preparing them for future roles, setting performance expectations, and instilling a values-based team culture
• You have a strong understanding of current product best-practice (informed by product leaders like Marty Cagan) and opinions on where product is going next
• You have the ability to work cross-functionally across departments to prioritize and build products that delight customers, and deliver on company goals
• You have a strong analytical orientation with a focus on data-driven analytics and the ability to measure business impact
• You have insightful problem-solving skills and the ability to balance the strategic with the tactical
• You have a sense of urgency and the ability to achieve impact in a fast-paced environment
• You have a STEM undergraduate and/or master’s degree (preferred)

You can expect...

• Company-paid health, dental, vision, life & disability insurance
• 401(k) plan, FSA & commuter benefits
• Generous PTO 
• Training, mentorship and coaching from leadership
• The opportunity to grow alongside a company shaking up a big, old-fashioned industry
• Fun, diverse, open-minded coworkers
• Dog companionship!!!

About Policygenius

Policygenius is America’s leading online insurance marketplace. Since 2014, our mission has been to help people get the financial protection they need (and feel good about it). We make it easy for our customers to understand their options, compare quotes, and buy insurance, all in one place. To date, we’ve helped more than 30 million people shop for all types of insurance and placed over $45 billion in coverage.

At Policygenius, we’re proud of building an environment that encourages our teammates to bring their authentic selves to work. Despite rapid growth (we’ve doubled in size year over year!), we’ve continuously maintained our inclusive culture through humility, hard-work, and humor, and we’re looking for more people with grit, collaborative attitudes, and creative problem-solving skills to join our team. Come see why we’ve been voted one of Inc. Magazine’s “Best Workplaces” two years in a row!

Diversity at Policygenius

Policygenius believes differences should be celebrated and is committed to building a team as diverse as the customers we serve. We welcome different perspectives and opinions to foster innovation, authenticity, and excellence across all parts of our company, and are committed to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, Policygenius highly encourages applicants from all walks of life. All employment decisions at Policygenius are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications without regard to actual or perceived race, color, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, political affiliation or belief, religion, disability, uniformed service, marital status or any other status protected by law. 

Come join the team!