Head, Product Development and Channel Innovation in a Leading Insurance Company - Kendor Consulting

Kendor Consulting - Dedicated to supporting the management and development of people and organisations. We are passionate about people and understand their importance to achieving business success. Kendor Consulting is currently sourcing the right candidates to take up strategic roles in her client organizations.

Our client is a leading Insurance Corporation with a twenty three year track record in General and Life businesses, requires the services of:

Job Title: Head, Product Development and Channel Innovation

Location: Victoria Island, Lagos
Job Reference Number: HPDC1

Job Description

• To identify and commercially develop innovative business ideas across different market segments including Retail (especially the mass market), SME and Corporate.
• Internal Interface: Sales Business Units, Brand Unit, All Employees
• External Interface: Customers

Responsibilities

• Identify clients, understand their needs and preferences, design new products and/or enhance existing ones according to customer needs, develop costing and pricing, conduct pilot tests, develop a product launch strategy, and provide marketing support.
• Designing innovative delivery channels for current and new products and services through identifying, developing, and monitoring the product channel mix.
• Working collaboratively with our technology, underwriting, claims and actuarial functions to develop new strategies and products by providing valuable new insights into customer needs, new technologies or business partners.
• Managing a research programme to keep abreast of new and emerging trends and technologies.
• Defining, building and delivering concepts for new value creation through innovation in channels, products and services.
• Collaborating with internal and external partners to drive innovation initiatives through full process from idea to commercialization.
• Managing the Innovation team and budgets to demonstrate return on investment within a reasonable time-frame.
• Carrying out other assignments delegated by the Group Managing Director from time to time.

Education Requirements

• B.Sc in related field, M.Sc
• Professional Qualification

Experience:

• Ten years' experience in similar role.
• Experience in the financial services sector.
• Flair for Marketing and Product Development.
• Experience in Strategic Planning.

Application Closing Date
5th September, 2014.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should forward their CV's to: [email protected] indicating the reference number.

Note: Applications without reference will not be processed.