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Who we are
Groundspeed analytics (“groundspeed”) is one of the fastest-growing insurtech companies globallyDriven by innovative artificial intelligence (ai) solutions, groundspeed is disrupting the $300 billion commercial insurance industryOur clients include top insurance carriers and brokers such as travelers, aon, liberty mutual, the hartford, swiss re, and others.
The insurance industry sits on massive amounts of unstructured data, and the lack of access and utilization of this data creates a barrier to revenue growth and expense reductionGroundspeed helps the industry by unlocking the value in their unstructured dataWhether it is automating processes and/or providing insights derived from machine learning, groundspeed is helping the commercial insurance industry maximize their business opportunities.
Groundspeed is recognized by industry analysts as a leader and was recently named to the 250 top fintech startups in 2020 by cb insights and the insurtech hot 100Headquartered in ann arbor, groundspeed’s team is distributed across more than 10 locations in the us, including san francisco, denver, chicago, and atlanta.
About the role
Our ideal candidate is an experienced technologist driven by intellectual curiosity, excited by tough technical challenges, and hungry to have an impact on a growing company that is disrupting the industryYou will closely partner with internal customers to acquire a deep understanding of their needs, translate those needs into scoped problem statements, and translate those into requirements engineers will use to build a solutionWorking alongside other product managers and engineering leaders, you have a critical role in ensuring groundspeed is positioned to support the company’s future growthThis role will report to the director of product and depending on your skill and interest, will focus on one or more of the following: human-in-the-loop tooling, the data pipeline platform, workflow automation, or third party integrations.
What you`ll do
Own the execution of the near-term roadmap for your product area, including defining the problem, distilling requirements, making tradeoff decisions, and working with engineering to design and deliver the solution
Collaborate closely with the operations team (your internal customers) to acquire a deep understanding of their needs, which you translate into well-scoped requirements
Own the backlog for your product area, partnering with engineering teams to breakdown roadmap initiatives into epics and user stories
Prioritize features and development efforts based on a thorough understanding of customer and business needs, balanced against company strategy
Advocate and drive alignment between stakeholders in the development of acceptance criteria
Define and analyze metrics to measure product adoption, success, and efficacy of shipped software
Understand and leverage the end-state architecture vision to partner with the engineering team to facilitate design decisions for technical problems
Ensure ongoing product performance as related to overall product quality and achieving company goals
Understand the competitive landscape to better position groundspeed and guide future development
Assist with company-wide go-to-market plans and industry research
What we’re looking for
Action-oriented: you are driven to execute and have a thoughtful, structured approach to solving problems, even under the pressure of deadlines and resource constraints
Communicative: understanding your audience, you tailor your communication appropriately and have a knack for translating technical concepts to non-technical audiences and vice versa
High eq: you have a deep seated empathy that enables you to build relationships across multiple teams in engineering and business functions, and you enjoy talking to these teams every single day
Focused: you are unafraid to ruthlessly prioritize, make data-driven decisions, and resolve conflict to reach your goals
Collaborative: you enjoy working with a diverse cross-functional team and rallying them towards a common goal
Technical depth: you are technically savvy and comfortable with software development conceptsIf you don’t know something, you feel comfortable researching it yourself or asking for help
Intellectually curious: you’re a lifelong learner, honing your craft as product manager and pursuing ongoing professional and personal development
Entrepreneurial: you thrive in fast-paced environments, are comfortable with ambiguity, and are hungry to learn and execute on the needs of a high-growth startup
Analytical rigor: you have a bachelor`s degree in computer science, engineering, or a related quantitative field
Bonus points if you have:
Experience with agile software development to build enterprise software applications at a saas or start-up company
Experience with user-centric methods such as user story mapping, design thinking, lean startup, design sprint, and usability testing
Experience with process automation, workflow automation, system architecture, or integrations
We are committed to a diverse workforce groundspeed is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employerAll qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, nativity, neurodiversity, genetics, disability, age, or veteran statusFor more information about groundspeed, please visit www.groundspeed.com.
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