Senior Product Manager - Marine Insurance
About the role
exposure screening product for insured fleets
Key Responsibilities
- Own the
Marine Insurance product strategy, vision, and roadmap
, defining what gets built and in what order while balancing customer value, commercial opportunity, technical feasibility, and time to market.
- Lead the development and delivery of the
first Marine Insurance product release
, focused on exposure screening across the live global fleet and enabling customers to monitor exposure and accumulation continuously.
- Lead
market and customer discovery
with hull and cargo underwriters, war-risk underwriters, P&I clubs, brokers, claims, and exposure-management teams to understand customer needs and translate insights into product direction.
- Define and refine the
product proposition and customer experience
, ensuring Kpler's data and intelligence are translated into clear, actionable outcomes for insurance professionals.
- Establish the
exposure and accumulation methodology
underpinning the product, working with data and domain experts to ensure the methodology is credible, transparent, and trusted by underwriters and brokers.
- Own
positioning and competitive strategy
, monitoring the marine insurance analytics landscape and clearly defining Kpler's differentiation and value proposition.
- Lead the
go-to-market strategy
for the product, working with Sales and Marketing on positioning, packaging, pricing input, launch planning, and early customer adoption.
- Identify and develop
strategic partnerships
across the insurance ecosystem that can accelerate adoption or strengthen the underlying data proposition.
- Act as the key link between
Product, Engineering, Data, Sales, and Marketing
, creating alignment around product strategy, priorities, launch plans, and customer outcomes.
- Track product performance, customer feedback, delivery progress, and key risks, using evidence and market insight to continuously refine the roadmap and maximise product impact.
Skills and Experience
5–7 years of Product Management or senior commercial experience
, ideally within maritime data, shipping intelligence, marine insurance, or a closely related B2B data/SaaS environment.
- Proven track record of
owning products end-to-end
, from strategy and customer discovery through to delivery, launch, and customer adoption.
- Strong track record of translating complex customer needs into
clear product strategy, roadmap priorities, and product requirements
, working closely with Product and Engineering teams.
- Strong understanding of the
marine insurance data landscape
, including exposure, accumulation, sanctions, and war-risk screening, as well as the wider competitive environment.
- Experience operating in
ambiguous, early-stage environments
, with a pragmatic and iterative approach to building, launching, learning, and improving products.
- Strong
commercial and go-to-market experience
, including product positioning, packaging, pricing input, launch planning, and working closely with Sales and Marketing.
- Strong data and analytical literacy, with the ability to work effectively with data and engineering teams and understand maritime and trade data concepts such as
AIS, ownership, and trade flows
.
- Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships across technical, commercial, and senior external audiences.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate complex concepts clearly and influence stakeholders across different levels and functions.
- Strong ownership mindset and a
bias to action
Nice to have
- Direct experience within
marine insurance
, particularly hull and machinery, cargo, war risk, or P&I.
- Experience
building and launching a new product line
rather than managing an established product.
- An established network across
underwriters, brokers, and P&I clubs
.
- Understanding of the regulatory environment affecting marine insurance, including
sanctions regimes and war-risk designations
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