$50,000 - $80,000 / year Vertafore is a leading technology company whose innovative software solutions are advancing the insurance industry. Our suite of products provides solutions to our customers that help them better manage their business, boost their productivity and efficiencies, and lower costs while strengthening relationships. Our mission is to move InsurTech forward by putting people at the heart of the industry. We are leading the way with product innovation, technology partnerships, and focusing on customer success. Our fast-paced and collaborative environment inspires us to create, think, and challenge each other in ways that make our solutions and our teams better. We are headquartered in Denver, Colorado, with offices across the U.S., Canada, and India. JOB DESCRIPTION This is an exciting opportunity for Product Owners or other SaaS Business Analysts to grow your skillset and build a career as a product manager. As an Associate Product Manager you will partner with an experienced Product Manager(s) to define and execute against your product roadmap. You will operate both strategically and tactically by enriching a product vision, defining the problems your products will solve, and aligning development teams to solve them by creating and maintaining a backlog of well-prepared features aligned with the roadmap. You may also partner closely with Go-To-Market and Product Operations teams to ensure successful launches for your products and releases. Your objectives are directly linked to business metrics of your product such as, retention, adoption, new feature adoption, and customer satisfaction. Core Requirements and Responsibilities: Essential job functions included but are not limited to the following: + Conduct primary and secondary market and customer research to enrich and strengthen the product vision and strategy. + Work closely with the Product Manager to craft a product roadmap aligned to vision and strategy; communicate product roadmap and vision internally and externally + Create and maintain the product backlog of features and partner with Product Owners to ensure backlog of user stories is created, maintained, and thoughtfully prioritized. + Partner with product manager(s) or Director of Product on product release planning + When applicable, collaborate with product manager for the successful launch of new products and releases partnering with Go-To-Market and Product Operations leaders to manage the cross-functional implementation of the Go-To-Market plan + When applicable, partner with Go-To-Market team on product positioning, messaging, and sales enablement; support creation of enablement artifacts leveraged by internal teams + Product/Customer feedback – Support special interest groups/customer feedback forums + Product Evangelism - Contributing to necessary and relevant communication forums and supporting product leaders in various speaking engagements Qualifications: + 3+ years of experience as a product owner, business analyst, or similar role for a B2B SaaS product + Experience working within a cross functional organization and balancing the needs of different parties + Experience navigating and communicating complex concepts to all levels of an organization and customers + Experience in Agile software practices + Demonstrated ability to exercise judgment within generally defined practices and select methods to obtain solutions. + Demonstrated ability to weigh multiple factors such as strategic priority, customer input, and business impact to drive prioritization and decision making + Experience in the insurance industry is highly preferred Additional Requirements and Details: + Travel required up to 10% of the time. + Located and working from an office location when required. + Occasional lifting and/or moving up to 10 pounds. + Frequent repetitive hand and arm movements required to operate a computer. + Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision (working on a computer, etc.). + Frequent sitting and/or standing. THE VERTAFORE STORY Over the past 50 years, Vertafore has advanced the entire insurance distribution channel with the best software solutions in the industry. Today, we’re proud to say hundreds of thousands of Vertafore users rely on our solutions to write business faster, reduce costs, and fuel growth by increasing collaboration and streamlining processes. Vertafore leads the industry with secure, cloud-based mobile products that provide superior reporting and analytics, delivering actionable insight— right when customers need it most. We partner with other leading technology companies to deliver comprehensive solutions to improve the way our customers do business and serve their customers. The Vertafore Way Insurance is about relationships, and technology should make those relationships stronger. That’s why, at Vertafore, it’s our mission to transform the way the industry operates by putting people at the heart of insurance technology. By focusing on our customers, becoming better every day, and delivering results you can see, we provide the level of trust and security that insurance is all about. · Bias to Action: We're united by an innate drive to take action and make a difference in the technology and insurance spaces. · Win Together: We work together as one team, showing empathy and respect along the way. · Show Up Curious: We work to challenge one another to push boundaries and think beyond the box. · Say It, Do It: We honor every one of our commitments because integrity is important to us. · Customer Success is Our Success: We cultivate authentic relationships and follow up by actively listening to their needs. · We Love Insurance: We appreciate the impact insurance has on the world. Is this role not an exact fit for you? Keep an eye on our Careers Page for other positions! Vertafore is a drug free workplace and conducts preemployment drug and background screenings. The selected candidate must be legally authorized to work in the United States. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all the job responsibilities, duties, skill, or working conditions. In addition, this document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an "at will" relationship. Vertafore strongly supports equal employment opportunity for all applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital status, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law. We do not accept resumes from agencies, headhunters, or other suppliers who have not signed a formal agreement with us.