Arity – Product Manager – Data Products

At Allstate, great things happen when our people work together to protect families and their belongings from life's uncertainties. And for more than 90 years our innovative drive has kept us a step ahead of our customers' evolving needs. From advocating for seat belts, air bags and graduated driving laws, to being an industry leader in pricing sophistication, telematics, and, more recently, device and identity protection.
Job Description
Arity is a part of the Allstate Corporation, which means we have the same innovative drive that keeps us a step ahead of our customers' evolving needs. We collect and analyze enormous amounts of data in order to provide cutting-edge solutions to companies invested in transportation.
The Team
Looking to join a strong team with a vision to build the future of transportation? At Arity, achieving our goals requires a product manager eager to drive new capabilities with the development team to solve tough problems and produce great results. Just as importantly, they'll need to collaborate regularly with our engineers, designers, customers, and stakeholders to understand what must be done and why.
We're looking for a dynamic new teammate who's comfortable scoping out the use cases of a new product one moment, providing design critique the next, and finishing up by building out a roadmap around a new capability - or has the willingness to learn these skills. Above all, an Arity product manager should possess insatiable curiosity and attention to detail.
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The Role
Within the Mobility Intelligence segment, the Data Products team is empowered to build insights-based products that mirror the real world. The Product Manager for this scrum team manages the product strategy, discovery, roadmap, and backlog to maximize the customer value provided by their products.
In this role, you will need to understand the fundamentals of data products - from schemas and what they enable to formats and delivery. Experience with location-aware/Geospatial data products would be especially beneficial. The Product Manager will work closely with both their team as well as key stakeholders, requiring collaboration, but also self-direction to execute on their product strategy. As part of their day-to-day work, the Product Manager will need to demonstrate assertiveness, manage diverse inputs with strong prioritization skills, be an effective communicator to internal and external audiences, and have a bias for action.
Product Managers in this role are also responsible for actively participating in our learning culture, including mentoring and working with other members of the product team to drive improvement in our processes.
Responsibilities

• Contribute toward and drive the product strategy for products in our Mobility Intelligence segment.
• Use stakeholder, partner and customer feedback as well as market insights and data-driven approaches to make decisions about product strategy.
• Define and manage key performance metrics (KPIs) as well as Key Results to measure the success of your products and inform ongoing product strategy.
• Know your customer: invest time in building awareness of mobility-driven trends as well as speaking with your current and potential customers to understand their opportunities and needs that can be addressed through mobility insights.
• Engage in product discovery activities to quickly validate assumptions and product direction.
• Decompose complex problems with your scrum team, then determining valuable milestones/phases that are prioritized through the product backlog and roadmap.
• Manage the product backlog, create an effective vision and provide clear and timely updates to stakeholders on progress.
• Collaborate and coach members of the product team as well as across the development organization on conducting idea generation, consumer research, test design and execution, measurement, and product implementation and release.

Required Qualifications

• Clear passion for working with vast amounts of mobility data to deliver innovative solutions and meaningful insights.
• Five or more years of relevant experience developing and launching products - with at least some experience in working with data products.
• Entrepreneurial with a strong inclination toward taking initiative and action.
• Ability to proactively anticipate problems, recognize potential solutions to those problems, and decide with the team on the best approach to succeed.
• Experience operating in a metrics-driven environment where you have the data and accountability to determine the best course of action in meeting product goals.
• Ability to communicate complex and innovative concepts to your development team, colleagues, stakeholders and customers.
• Understanding of and experience working in a complex, Agile development environment.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate across multiple levels of leadership.
• Undergraduate degree in engineering, computer science, or related business degree.

Preferred Qualifications

• A background in the telematics industry
• Experience building and delivering location-aware/Geospatial data products.
• Understanding of data formats and data delivery mechanisms.
• Experience developing and delivering product value via an enterprise-level Scrum framework.
• Understanding of privacy and/or compliance requirements in building data products.
• Experience working with data visualization tools.

At Arity, great things happen when our people work together.
That's why when you join our team, we make sure it isn't just a job - it's an opportunity. One that takes your skills and pushes them to the next level. One that encourages you to challenge the status quo. And one where you can impact the future for the greater good.
You'll do all this in a flexible environment that embraces connection and belonging. And with the recognition of several inclusivity and diversity awards, we've proven that Allstate empowers everyone to lead, drive change and give back where they work and live.
Good Hands. Greater Together.
Skills
Business Case Analyses, Continual Improvement Process, Data Tools, Product Direction, Product Management, Product Roadmapping, Product Strategies, Strategic Management, Systems Thinking, Waterfall Project Management
Compensation
Compensation offered for this role is $104,000.00 - 187,625.00 annually and is based on experience and qualifications.
The candidate(s) offered this position will be required to submit to a background investigation.
Joining our team isn't just a job - it's an opportunity. One that takes your skills and pushes them to the next level. One that encourages you to challenge the status quo. One where you can shape the future of protection while supporting causes that mean the most to you. Joining our team means being part of something bigger - a winning team making a meaningful impact.
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