Propositions Director ANZ

Why work with Assurant?

Everyone at Assurant, no matter their role, their skills, or where they're located around the world is united by our uncompromising values and culture. You'll bring innovative thought, and a passion for exceptional customer & client partnering to everything you do.

With more than 100 years industry expertise, we are trusted by over 300 million consumers worldwide and, Assurant supports global businesses that are advancing the connected world for their customers, making technology more accessible and eco-friendly.

Some of the benefits you'll get working at Assurant include:

• A cultural day off to celebrate what's important to you
• International and Local mentoring programs
• Discounted Employee Share Purchase Program
• Diversity panels and employee resource groups
• 6 weeks company paid parental leave including superannuation contributions while on unpaid leave
• Development programs and support for higher education
• Novated vehicle leasing
• Volunteering leave to give back to the communities we serve

What's the role about?

The ANZ Propositions Director drives incremental value through the creation of best-in-class innovative propositions that increase the distribution of our products and services across our chosen markets resulting in growth in the Connected Living P&L across Australia and New Zealand.

Working with the country and global teams, the individual will lead Proposition development (Product, Process, Promotion and Pricing), and the associated strategic initiatives, with the objective of optimising commercial relationships with our Client and Partner brands.

• Identify market drivers and customer needs to define the value proposition with the Country; be seen as the market expert with respect to our chosen Products internally and externally.
• Drive, advocate, and promote a customer first mindset in all we do.
• Engage with the Global Product Teams to understand Global insights/capabilities and ensure that all new propositions that are deployed in APAC are viable and the relevant employees have a clear understanding of our "go to market" strategy.
• Drive and deliver proposition development and strategic initiatives to deliver our strategic growth/account plans by creating sustainable customer and client value propositions.
• Improve commercial return on propositions for existing clients, including through 3D strategy of Defend, Develop and Disruption (including continuous improvement and cost reduction initiatives).
• Ensuring the ANZ proposition roadmaps are collaborative and actively maintained to meet internal and external needs; lead project resources and influence functional leaders to embrace change and align resources to those proposition roadmaps.
• Ensure consumer and client marketing accurately reflect Assurant's current and future capabilities; establish robust Go to Market plans for existing and new propositions.
• Collaborate and align with client management and business development teams to ensure we are executing on identified Proposition development objectives.
• Represent ANZ in the global product quarterly sessions and sponsor inclusion of our initiatives in product roadmaps. Establishes and engages strategic supply side partnerships with "key" partners that are critical in supporting Proposition development.
• Fosters and promotes an internal personal network of both peers and others (including the ANZ & APAC President) to gain their input and support on their objectives.

Does this sound like you?

• Bachelor of Business, Marketing, Finance or related fields
• 8 years experience in product management and development in industry related to Assurant Connected Living such as, but not limited to, financial services, insurance, telecommunication, retail, OEM or related / relevant industries
• Extensive experience developing and managing partnerships, ideally in the mobile, insurance or technology sector
• A solid and proven track record of initiating, leading, and implementing partnership development strategies
• Ability to understand Assurant's core service products and capabilities and be able to create new propositions for our clients and their customers
• Understand the mobile device / lifestyle markets in order to anticipate future customer needs
• Understanding of market research techniques and methodologies including how to co-ordinate a campaign, report on the results and make recommendations for future activity
• Comfortable working in a very fast-paced, dynamic, and evolving culture and passionate about achieving results for the team, not the individual
• Developed commercial acumen in order to build profitable propositions for Assurant and key clients
• Proven experience in developing and delivering strategic roadmaps for service products
• Experience of plans, budget forecasting and reporting
• Proven ability to interact with a wide network, with strong advocacy skills
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and engagement skills
• Creativity and perseverance

Interested? We'd love to talk more...

Submit your resume and cover letter detailing your experiences and suitability for the role. The successful applicant will be subject to relevant background checks such as reference checks and a police check.

At Assurant, we celebrate the differences that make us who we are. By assembling extraordinary teams from a variety of races, religions, sexual orientations, gender identities, ages, experiences, and abilities, we're able to better reflect the global communities where we live and work. By working to remove barriers, we ensure equity for everyone. The pursuit of inclusion rests with each of us. Because it's only by listening to and representing the unique voices of every individual that we can innovate for all.