Product Manager – Benefit Plan & Prod Management

Alberta Blue Cross® is an Alberta based organization dedicated to delivering exceptional customer experience and community leadership. We’re committed to providing the best health coverage to over 1.8 million members and take an active role in promoting wellness. We believe in what we do—and place trust in our employees to deliver our vision.

Working at Alberta Blue Cross® means having a career where you’ll be recognized for your contributions. We value diversity, encourage our employees to maintain a healthy work-life balance and provide opportunities for career growth.

OVERVIEW:

As a key player in our product management team, you will shape the future of our products and services, driving discovery, development, and continuous improvement. Your work will ensure that we not only meet the evolving needs of our customers but also position Alberta Blue Cross® as a competitive force in the market.

This is a high-visibility, high-impact role where you will leverage your strategic thinking, business acumen, and product expertise. You will collaborate closely with senior leaders and an outstanding team of experts, providing leadership over strategic initiatives that create value for our customers and drive the organization toward its vision.

WHO YOU ARE:

• A consumer-centric, creative problem solver with a talent for storytelling and an eye for business.

• A strategic thinker who sees the big picture and can drive initiatives from concept to execution.

• Endlessly curious, challenging the status quo and bringing forward innovative solutions to overcome challenges.

• Self-driven, with a commitment to staying ahead of industry trends, tools, and technologies.

• Comfortable navigating change, simplifying complexity, and leading teams through uncertainty.

• A critical thinker with strong problem-solving skills, capable of working both independently and collaboratively.

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

• Product Development: Lead the creation and evolution of products that align with market needs, driving profitable growth, capturing market share, and enhancing our brand equity.

• Market Alignment: Leverage data-driven insights to identify high-potential opportunities and ensure product offerings resonate with customer needs and market trends.

• Collaboration and Influence: Foster cross-functional collaboration, aligning teams and leveraging influence to move initiatives forward cohesively and effectively.

• Strategic Product Partnerships: Lead and contribute to the maturation of our product partnership practices, managing outsourcing relationships, and ensuring that product performance is strategically aligned with our vision.

• Go-to-Market and Commercialization: Lead the development of comprehensive product go-to-market strategies, encompassing marketing, sales, fulfillment, and post-launch performance monitoring. Act as the driving force, empowering stakeholders to create and execute go-to-market plans that ensure successful product rollouts and sustained long-term stability.

• Drive Product Success: Oversee the commercial performance of products, focusing on revenue growth, retention, and overall market relevance, while maintaining a strategic roadmap aligned with corporate objectives.

WHAT YOU WILL HAVE:

• A Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline and a minimum of five years of relevant experience.

• Strong product management or project management experience is a significant asset.

• Demonstrated ability to learn quickly and stay on top of industry trends, competitive landscapes, and market dynamics.

• Flexibility to adapt to rapidly evolving environments, competing priorities, and changing requirements.

• Proven ability to build positive, productive, and trusted relationships across diverse teams, with an appreciation for process, change management, and organizational culture.

• A leader with an innovative mindset, capable of applying design and systems thinking to solve problems and unite cross-functional teams.

• Skilled facilitator with exceptional communication skills, adept at translating complex ideas into clear, actionable insights.

• Highly proficient in collaboration, with the ability to build trust and exert influence across the organization.

This position will remain open until a suitable candidate is selected.

Alberta Blue Cross® is an inclusive employer committed to a workplace that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve. We empower and are advocates for our employees by welcoming, respecting and valuing their unique perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences.

We offer a competitive salary and benefits package and the opportunity to work in an innovative, high-energy team-focused environment. If you have the qualifications we are looking for, please apply.