Director, Product Management (New Business Experience)

Bestow, Inc

$150K — $180K *
US-AnywhereRemote in United States
Finance & Insurance
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of product management experience, including at least 5 years leading product managers.
  • Experience in building customer acquisition and third-party distribution at a carrier, insurtech, or fintech.
  • Strong understanding of insurance distribution channels, including agents/brokers and direct-to-consumer flows.
  • Proven success in owning and scaling significant functional areas from strategy through execution.
  • Expertise in product discovery and market research, translating insights into strategies.
  • Proficient in using AI tools for product management tasks and insights synthesis.
  • Strong analytical skills with a track record of defining and using metrics for decision-making.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and develop a team of product managers, setting priorities for exceptional results.
  • Own product strategy and vision for the entire enrollment funnel, aligning objectives with business and user needs.
  • Leverage AI tools to enhance product management processes and team operations.
  • Model AI-native practices and influence product management methodologies at Bestow.
  • Conduct market research and customer discovery to identify strategic opportunities.
  • Maintain backlog hygiene, ensuring engineering capacity is matched with ready-to-develop work.
  • Develop roadmaps that strategically balance immediate wins with long-term innovations.

Benefits

  • 100% paid-premium option for medical, dental, and vision insurance.
  • Flexible paid time off and parental leave programs supporting work/life balance.
  • Lifestyle stipend promoting overall well-being of employees.
  • Flexible remote work policy with options for office work in Dallas.
  • Employee-led diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.
Full Job Description
ABOUT THE TEAM

The Bestow Product organization is responsible for defining, designing, and delivering exceptional digital experiences that solve real problems. Our team collaborates across Engineering, Revenue and Ops teams to transform ideas into intuitive, valuable solutions that delight our users. We believe in evidence-based decision making and maintaining a relentless focus on customer outcomes to drive product excellence.

This role reports into the VP, Product Management and is open to Remote (US). #LIRemote

ABOUT THE ROLE

Bestow is looking for an exceptional Director of Product Management to lead New Business Experience: the full acquisition journey from marketing handoff through policy bind, spanning Presales, Application, and Checkout. This is product leadership where strategic vision meets operational rigor: owning the strategy, roadmap, and execution for how prospects become policyholders on our platform.

You'll lead and develop a team of product managers across three surfaces, set the bar for discovery and delivery, and partner with senior leadership across Bestow to translate complex regulated-industry challenges into elegant, AI-native solutions. You'll be both a strategist and an operator, comfortable shaping company-level direction with executives and equally comfortable in the details of backlog hygiene, customer research, and roadmap trade-offs.

WHAT YOU'LL DO
  • Lead a high-performing team of product managers, setting clear priorities and empowering them to deliver exceptional results
  • Own product strategy and vision for the full enrollment funnel, aligning business objectives with carrier priorities, agent needs, and customer experience
  • Leverage AI tools and agentic workflows as a core part of how you and your team operate - from discovery and synthesis to roadmap communication, stakeholder prep, and team coaching
  • Model AI-native working habits and help define what product management looks like at an AI-native insurance platform
  • Own the cross-module surface area with clear accountability across the funnel
  • Lead market research, competitive analysis, and customer discovery to identify high-impact opportunities and inform strategic decisions
  • Run rigorous discovery and backlog hygiene so engineering capacity is matched by a deep pipeline of ready-for-dev work
  • Own the cross-module surface area with clear accountability across the funnel
  • Lead partner-facing product strategy for third-party distribution channels (agents, agencies, and integrated distribution partners)
  • Develop and communicate compelling roadmaps that balance immediate wins with transformative long-term bets
  • Define success metrics and establish data-driven feedback loops to measure impact and guide continuous improvement
  • Build persuasive business cases and influence senior stakeholders - Bestow executives, carrier-side executives, and cross-functional partners
  • Partner with Engineering, Design, Marketing, and Operations to ship products our carriers and their customers depend on
  • Coach and mentor product managers while modeling Bestow's operating principles, and help recruit world-class talent that raises the bar
WHO YOU ARE
  • 10+ years of product management experience, with at least 5 years of leading and developing product managers.
  • Direct experience building customer acquisition, third-party distribution integrations, application product at a carrier, insurtech, or fintech
  • Strong understanding of insurance distribution (both agent/broker channels and direct-to-consumer flows) and the integration surface that connects them
  • Proven success owning and scaling a significant functional area or business domain from strategy through execution
  • Deep expertise in product discovery, market research, and translating customer insights into winning strategies
  • Actively uses AI tools (e.g., Claude, Cursor, Lovable, Replit, or equivalent) as a daily working accelerant - not just for writing, but for synthesis, research, and structured thinking
  • Has a point of view on how AI changes the PM role and the PM org - and is excited to help define what that looks like at Bestow
  • Strong analytical mindset with experience defining metrics that matter and using data to drive decisions
  • Demonstrated ability to influence and align senior stakeholders-from enterprise customers to C-suite executives to cross-functional partners
  • Experience establishing product methodologies, frameworks, and best practices that elevate team performance
  • Track record of strategic planning that balances ambitious vision with pragmatic execution
  • Experience in insurance, financial services, or highly regulated industries is a strong plus
TOTAL REWARDS

At Bestow, we're proud to be awarded for our team members, innovative products, and culture. Our standard benefits include:
  • Competitive salary and equity based on role
  • Policies and managers that support work/life balance, like our flexible paid time off and parental leave programs
  • 100% paid-premium option for medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Lifestyle stipend to support your physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing
  • Flexible work-from-home policy and open to remote
  • Remote and WFH options, as well as a beautiful, state-of-the-art office in Dallas' Deep Ellum, for those who prefer an office setting
  • Employee-led diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives

Recent Employer Awards include:
  • Best Place for Working Parents 2023 + 2024 + 2025
  • Great Place to Work Certified, 2022 + 2023 + 2024 + 2025
  • Built In Best Places to Work, 2022 + 2023 + 2025
  • Fortune's Best Workplaces in Texas 2022 + 2023
  • Fortune's Best Workplaces in Financial Services and Insurance 2022 + 2023 + 2024

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