When you join the team at Unum, you become part of an organization committed to helping you thrive.

Here, we work to provide the employee benefits and service solutions that enable employees at our client companies to thrive throughout life’s moments. And this starts with ensuring that every one of our team members enjoys opportunities to succeed both professionally and personally. To enable this, we provide: 

Award-winning culture 

Inclusion and diversity as a priority 

Performance Based Incentive Plans

Competitive benefits package that includes: Health, Vision, Dental, Short & Long-Term Disability 

Generous PTO (including paid time to volunteer!) 

Up to 9.5% 401(k) employer contribution 

Mental health support 

Career advancement opportunities 

Student loan repayment options 

Tuition reimbursement

Flexible work environments 

*All the benefits listed above are subject to the terms of their individual Plans.

And that’s just the beginning…  

With 10,000 employees helping more than 39 million people worldwide, every role at Unum is meaningful and impacts the lives of our customers. Whether you’re directly supporting a growing family, or developing online tools to help navigate a difficult loss, customers are counting on the combined talents of our entire team. Help us help others, and join Team Unum today! 

General Summary:This position will provide leadership and comprehensive management of a product line working closely with internal constituents, external partners and customers to ensure alignment with distribution strategies, growth opportunities and market objectives. The incumbent is accountable for product development strategies, and monitoring of the market environment for indicators requiring adjustments to the overall plan. The incumbent for this position is accountable for owning the strategic analysis of internal and external market dynamics.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities Drives the execution of the strategic vision and development pipeline for specific products and/or capabilities. Owns recommendations, development, profitable design, marketing, integration and implementation of new or existing market programs, products and product options.Utilizes and leverages technology to drive solutions.Provides ongoing market assessments which captures internal and external dynamics and recommends course of action supported by CBA and strategic rationale.Works with manager and internal/external parties to ensure that the portfolio is compliant with regulations.Partners with other functional areas (such as IT, Underwriting, Pricing, Sales Support, Field Sales and Service, Benefits, Client Services, Marketing, Compensation, CC&F, Law Department and Training) to vet opportunities and ensure appropriate resources are available to meet development goals.  Facilitates conflict resolution across the business areas and ensures the appropriate strategic and tactical decisions are reached.  May perform other duties as assigned

 

Job SpecificationsBA/BS required; MBA preferred7+ years of business experience, preferably in financial services industry or in marketing, product development or brand managementProven leadership skills and abilities necessary to leverage functional partner relationships across the corporationMust be a strategic thinker, able to execute at a tactical levelAttentive focus on delivering timely results and executing on plans to support corporate growth and financial results.Superior proven ability to handle multi-dimensional projects, to execute accountabilities, and deliver quality results  through multiple organizational areas not under his/her direct span of controlAbility to lead a cross-functional project team Ability to work in a collaborative environment within and across functionsExcellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to influenceProven experience working with Agile/Scrum

Unum and Colonial Life are part of Unum Group, a Fortune 500 company and leading provider of employee benefits to companies worldwide. Headquartered in Chattanooga, TN, with international offices in Ireland, Poland and the UK, Unum also has significant operations in Portland, ME, and Baton Rouge, LA - plus over 35 US field offices. Colonial Life is headquartered in Columbia, SC, with over 40 field offices nationwide.

The base salary range for applicants for this position is listed below. Unless actual salary is indicated above in the job description, actual pay will be based on skill, geographical location and experience.

$89,900.00-$169,900.00

Additionally, Unum offers a portfolio of benefits and rewards that are competitive and comprehensive including healthcare benefits (health, vision, dental), insurance benefits (short & long-term disability), performance-based incentive plans, paid time off, and a 401(k) retirement plan with an employer match up to 5% and an additional 4.5% contribution whether you contribute to the plan or not.  All benefits are subject to the terms and conditions of individual Plans.

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Unum