Product Manager
FMG (Farmers Mutual Group)
Are you an experienced client centric product manager looking to work in a purpose driven organisation with the ability to make meaningful change to the lives and businesses of rural and provincial New Zealand? Then this opportunity is perfect for you!
About the role
The Product Manager is responsible for managing the performance of assigned products or product areas against agreed targets, including client outcomes, regulatory compliance, efficiency, profitability and innovation. You will identify and manage product risks, issues and improvement opportunities, and lead the delivery of product changes across the business. Working within the Product Development and Review Framework (PDARF), you will identify opportunities, develop business cases, secure resources, and drive successful delivery. This includes managing cross-functional impacts, ensuring alignment, and measuring the success of product initiatives. You will play a key role in supporting product understanding across the business, ensuring product intent is clear, and that enhancements continue to meet customer needs and market expectations.
We are looking to fill 1x permanent and 2x fixed term (24 month) vacancies.
Key responsibilities
- Monitor and review product performance across the lifecycle to ensure fair client outcomes and optimal results
- Identify areas of under-performance and develop improvement initiatives, including preparing recommendations
- Lead end-to-end delivery of product changes and new product initiatives using PDARF
- Provide expert product guidance and interpretation across the business, including supporting risk, compliance and client resolution teams
- Proactively identify and recommend opportunities to simplify, enhance and innovate products to meet customer and market needs
About you
- An experienced product professional with 10+ years in insurance or financial services and strong product and risk knowledge
- Client-focused, with the ability to balance customer outcomes, compliance and commercial performance
- A critical thinker who can analyse data, identify trends and drive practical solutions
- A strong relationship builder who collaborates effectively across teams and influences stakeholders
- Proven ability to manage product delivery and change initiatives end-to-end across a complex environment
At FMG, we know our success is because of our people. So, when you join our team, it's our priority to make sure you're well looked after and feel a part of the FMG family. So along with an opportunity to kick start your career, FMG also offers 4% company contribution to superannuation, flexible working practices, five paid professional development days, 2 paid wellbeing days and a paid give back day every year among many exciting benefits.
We are looking for people that are passionate about helping to build strong and prosperous rural communities. So, if you want to work within a great team, for an organisation with an amazing culture, in a role that will challenge you, then make it happen - Apply now! Applications close 5pm,
