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Job Description
The Commercial Lines Underwriting (CLUW) unit of Verisk Insurance Solutions is hiring a Senior Product Specialist – ProMetrix to lead and develop internal and external applications within the ProMetrix product development team. This role requires a strong blend of product leadership, analytical thinking, and insurance industry knowledge, with a particular emphasis on understanding carrier workflows and underwriting user needs. The ideal candidate can translate complex business problems into clear product requirements and partner closely with technology teams to deliver solutions that drive value for insurers.
Responsibilities
For over 50 years, Verisk has been the leading data analytics and technology partner to the global insurance industry by delivering value to our clients through expertise and scale. We empower communities and businesses to make better decisions on risk, faster.
At Verisk, you'll have the chance to use your voice and build a rewarding career that's as unique as you are, with work flexibility and the support, coaching, and training you need to succeed.
For the eighth consecutive year, Verisk is proudly recognized as a Great Place to Work® for outstanding workplace culture in the US, the fourth consecutive year in the UK, Spain, and India, and the second consecutive year in Poland. In addition, we’ve been recognized by The Wall Street Journal as one of the Best-Managed Companies and by Forbes as a World’s Best Employer, testaments to the value we place on workplace culture.
We’re 7,000 people strong. We relentlessly and ethically pursue innovation. And we are looking for people like you to help us translate big data into big ideas. Join us and create an exceptional experience for yourself and a better tomorrow for future generations.
Verisk Businesses
Underwriting Solutions — provides underwriting and rating solutions for auto and property, general liability, and excess and surplus to assess and price risk with speed and precision
Claims Solutions — supports end-to-end claims handling with analytic and automation tools that streamline workflow, improve claims management, and support better customer experiences
Property Estimating Solutions — offers property estimation software and tools for professionals in estimating all phases of building and repair to make day-to-day workflows the most efficient
Specialty Business Solutions — provides an integrated suite of software for full end-to-end management of insurance and reinsurance business, helping companies manage their businesses through efficiency, flexibility, and data governance
Catastrophe and Risk Solutions — provides risk modeling solutions to help individuals, businesses, and society become more resilient to catastrophic events.
Marketing Solutions — delivers data and insights to improve the reach, timing,relevance, and compliance of every consumer engagement
Life Insurance Solutions – offers end-to-end, data insight-driven core capabilities for carriers, distribution, and direct customers across the entire policy lifecycle of life and annuities for both individual and group.
Verisk Maplecroft — provides intelligence on sustainability, resilience, and ESG, helping people, business, and societies become stronger
Verisk Analytics is an equal opportunity employer.
Verisk invests in a benefits package for all employees that includes the following: Health Insurance, a Retirement Plan, Disability benefits, and a Paid Time Off program. We offer a competitive total rewards package that includes base salary determined based on role, experience, skill set, and location.
All members of the Verisk Analytics family of companies are equal opportunity employers. We consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, veteran's status, age or disability. Verisk’s minimum hiring age is 18 except in countries with a higher age limit subject to applicable law.
https://www.verisk.com/company/careers/
Unsolicited resumes sent to Verisk, including unsolicited resumes sent to a Verisk business mailing address, fax machine or email address, or directly to Verisk employees, will be considered Verisk property. Verisk will NOT pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume.
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The Commercial Lines Underwriting (CLUW) unit of Verisk Insurance Solutions is hiring a Senior Product Specialist – ProMetrix to lead and develop internal and external applications within the ProMetrix product development team. This role requires a strong blend of product leadership, analytical thinking, and insurance industry knowledge, with a particular emphasis on understanding carrier workflows and underwriting user needs. The ideal candidate can translate complex business problems into clear product requirements and partner closely with technology teams to deliver solutions that drive value for insurers.
Responsibilities
- Partner with product, underwriting, and operations stakeholders to define, document, test, and track product requirements that align with commercial insurance carrier workflows.
- Work closely with IT and development teams in an agile software development environment to ensure clear communication of requirements, priorities, goals, and timelines.
- Maintain consistent communication with operations and internal users to support a continuous cycle of feedback, development, release, and post release support.
- Collaborate effectively with colleagues across product, risk engineering, marketing, sales, information technology, and operations to ensure successful delivery of ProMetrix product objectives.
- Participate in the product component of sales opportunities by helping position ProMetrix capabilities, supporting proofs of concept, and ensuring customer confidence in how the solution supports underwriting and carrier processes.
- Engage directly with prospective and existing users to understand and anticipate underwriting and operational needs, translating them into clearly defined product requirements.
- Create and maintain a product roadmap aligned with product vision, business priorities, and market needs.
- Own and manage the product backlog, prioritizing features, enhancements, and defects based on business value, user impact, and delivery capacity.
- Oversee and contribute to all phases of product development, including ideation, design, development, testing, and release.
- Develop clear, well structured user stories in Jira that reflect real underwriting use cases and carrier requirements.
- Partner with the product team and end users to deliver high quality solutions for defects, enhancements, and new functionality.
- Actively participate in Scrum ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
- Experience in commercial insurance, underwriting, rating, or carrier operations strongly preferred.
- Demonstrated ability to understand end user workflows and how products fit into broader carrier ecosystems.
- Bachelor’s degree
- Minimum 2-3 years product owner or product specialist experience
- Experience creating, managing, and delivering on a solid product roadmap
- Basic understanding and experience with software development life cycle
- Solid understanding of software agile development principles
- Experience collaborating with design and engineering teams to deliver product features
- Experience analyzing and evaluating the successful metrics of digital technologies
- Excellent organizational and project management skills with experience coordinating multiple, time-sensitive projects simultaneously
- Strong critical thinking, analytical problem-solving and negotiating skills; business creativity is a must
For over 50 years, Verisk has been the leading data analytics and technology partner to the global insurance industry by delivering value to our clients through expertise and scale. We empower communities and businesses to make better decisions on risk, faster.
At Verisk, you'll have the chance to use your voice and build a rewarding career that's as unique as you are, with work flexibility and the support, coaching, and training you need to succeed.
For the eighth consecutive year, Verisk is proudly recognized as a Great Place to Work® for outstanding workplace culture in the US, the fourth consecutive year in the UK, Spain, and India, and the second consecutive year in Poland. In addition, we’ve been recognized by The Wall Street Journal as one of the Best-Managed Companies and by Forbes as a World’s Best Employer, testaments to the value we place on workplace culture.
We’re 7,000 people strong. We relentlessly and ethically pursue innovation. And we are looking for people like you to help us translate big data into big ideas. Join us and create an exceptional experience for yourself and a better tomorrow for future generations.
Verisk Businesses
Underwriting Solutions — provides underwriting and rating solutions for auto and property, general liability, and excess and surplus to assess and price risk with speed and precision
Claims Solutions — supports end-to-end claims handling with analytic and automation tools that streamline workflow, improve claims management, and support better customer experiences
Property Estimating Solutions — offers property estimation software and tools for professionals in estimating all phases of building and repair to make day-to-day workflows the most efficient
Specialty Business Solutions — provides an integrated suite of software for full end-to-end management of insurance and reinsurance business, helping companies manage their businesses through efficiency, flexibility, and data governance
Catastrophe and Risk Solutions — provides risk modeling solutions to help individuals, businesses, and society become more resilient to catastrophic events.
Marketing Solutions — delivers data and insights to improve the reach, timing,relevance, and compliance of every consumer engagement
Life Insurance Solutions – offers end-to-end, data insight-driven core capabilities for carriers, distribution, and direct customers across the entire policy lifecycle of life and annuities for both individual and group.
Verisk Maplecroft — provides intelligence on sustainability, resilience, and ESG, helping people, business, and societies become stronger
Verisk Analytics is an equal opportunity employer.
Verisk invests in a benefits package for all employees that includes the following: Health Insurance, a Retirement Plan, Disability benefits, and a Paid Time Off program. We offer a competitive total rewards package that includes base salary determined based on role, experience, skill set, and location.
All members of the Verisk Analytics family of companies are equal opportunity employers. We consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, veteran's status, age or disability. Verisk’s minimum hiring age is 18 except in countries with a higher age limit subject to applicable law.
https://www.verisk.com/company/careers/
Unsolicited resumes sent to Verisk, including unsolicited resumes sent to a Verisk business mailing address, fax machine or email address, or directly to Verisk employees, will be considered Verisk property. Verisk will NOT pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume.
Verisk Employee Privacy Notice
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