Product Manager

• MAKATI CITY, PH, 9999
• PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
• 250005F9

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE JOB:

Successfully develop value proposal, coordinate development, including internal and external validations of strategic product plans (GI, Life & Health) for AXA EssentiALL (AXA inclusive insurance) in coordination with our dedicated partnership developers.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Implement Product Develop Workstream
• Initiate researches that will uncover AXA EssentiALL partners (corporate level) and their customers' needs and wants.
• Leverage existing market studies, customers insights and competition analysis and continuously enrich them.
• Conceptualize relevant customer value proposal in alignment with targeted partners environment and objectives.
• Collaborate and coordinate with various and internal and external stakeholders (official AXA EssentiALL POC for IC) to deliver AXA EssentiALL product and program requirements to launch Life, Health and GI products ensuring required applicable corporate governance are followed.
• Presents to and coordinates with approving bodies as necessary
• Preparation of product related or program requirements and documents such as but not limited to policy contracts, other required documents for filing with the Insurance Commission and other applicable regulatory body
• Facilitate pre-launch checks and internal clearance such as but not limited to Legal, Compliance, Risk, IT, Actuarial, Pricing and any other applicable governance body as required by the program, product and/or the company
• Maximize internal and external resources and collaborate with marketing team to deliver compelling marketing programs that could include offline and online collaterals, advertising, PR, sales toolkits and trainings.
• Develop strong partnerships with key stakeholders (ex. Distribution channels) to drive strategy buy-in that will lead to successful implementation of marketing programs.
• Support Distributor channel to drive sales
• Work hand in hand with AXA EssentiALL Distribution team
• Analyzes product performance trends, portfolio gaps and opportunities.
• Makes necessary enhancements to comply with new IC regulations that will affect existing products.

• In charge of workstreams and timelines per product or program requirements.

• Bachelor's degree holder, preferably in Mathematics, Actuarial Science, Business Administration, Management Engineering, or other related courses

• Minimum 3-5 years years experience in including extensive experience in product development and management, experience in Microinsurance is an advantage
• Strong Project Management skills
• Insurance exposure/experience in Life and HMO companies is preferred
• Ability to demonstrate measurable results: results-oriented, proactive and autonomous.
• Very good people skills to interact with senior management, colleagues and cross-functional teams as well as external stakeholders (partners, regulator…)
• With financial understanding is an advantage
• With exposure to corporate market
• Proficient in MS Office applications (esp. in Excel and PowerPoint)
• Excellent Communication Skills (oral/written), fluent in English is a must.

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A global leader in insurance and investments, AXA takes care of 103 million lives in 64 countries worldwide. We actively invest in pioneering and personalized solutions to meet your ever-changing needs and exceed your expectations. In the Philippines, we are in partnership with Metrobank, one of the country's strongest banks.

Established in 1999, AXA Philippines is one of the largest and fastest growing life insurance companies in the country. It offers financial security to more than one million individuals through its group and individual life insurance as well as general insurance products through its subsidiary Charter Ping An.

AXA Philippines is one of the first to introduce bancassurance operations in the country, and is among the pioneers in the investment-linked insurance sector.

AXA now offers a complete range of products for all its customers' insurance and financial protection needs, including savings and investments, health plans, income protection, and health coverage; and through its general insurance subsidiary Charter Ping An Insurance Corporation: fire, motor car, marine cargo, personal accident, bonds, casualty, and engineering insurance products.

AXA Philippines closed 2017 with P26.4 billion in total premium income and P5.7 billion in gross written premiums from Charter Ping An. Today, AXA has more than 4,000 financial advisers in 36 branches, and 700 financial executives in over 900 Metrobank and PSBank branches nationwide. Charter Ping An, on the other hand, has 22 branches nationwide and 2,007 agents.

AXA Philippines is a joint venture between the AXA Group, headquartered in France, and the Metrobank Group, one of the largest financial conglomerates in the Philippines.

The Metrobank Group is a conglomerate of industry-leading businesses that includes First Metro Investment Corporation, Metrobank Credit Cards, Federal Land, Toyota, and Manila Doctors Hospital. It was hailed Best Bank in the Philippines in 2010, 2011, and 2012 by Euromoney and recognized as the strongest bank in the Philippines by The Asian Banker in 2013. It is owned by the Ty Family whose major business interests include financial services, real estate development, power, and manufacturing.