JOB DESCRIPTION

Technical Product Manager

Counterpart believes in small businesses and is dedicated to helping them do more with less risk. By pairing leading insurance experts with cutting-edge technology, Counterpart empowers small business owners to grow with confidence. Exceptional underwriters, trusted insurance brokers, and prominent insurance carriers come together on the Counterpart platform to support small businesses by providing AI-driven management and professional liability underwriting and claims services. That’s where you come in.

As a Technical Product Manager at Counterpart, you will play a lead role in planning, sequencing, and development of the future of the Company. You will be a primary stakeholder in the company’s product roadmap and crafting the vision of what will be valuable for the company to work on. You will help coordinate the needs of our Product, Insurance, and Engineering teams while helping to design the systems and features that shape the future of insurance. In addition, you will help evolve and better culture, rituals, and processes that underpin a high functioning engineering team and the organization more broadly.

 

YOU WILL

• Design and execute launch plans for new products and integrations in collaboration with insurance, field, data, and engineering teams. 
• Develop a deep understanding of existing user pain points and current systems and data flows. Use this knowledge to design practical and technically sound solutions to address user needs. 
• Drive product adoption through clear documentation, training, and iterative improvements based on product usage and feedback.
• Monitor and analyze product usage to identify trends, opportunities, and areas for improvement. Use these insights to inform future product development.
• Conduct user feedback sessions when necessary to validate key assumptions and refine use cases.
• Collaborate with business and engineering leads to define quarterly goals and objectives that align with the company’s vision and strategy..
• Work cross-functionally with  engineering, design, marketing, data science, and operations, to deliver products that meet insurance market demands and business goals.
• Ensure transparency and collaboration with internal and external stakeholders at every step of the product development process.
• Effectively collaborate and communicate results and insights with cross-functional teams & external partners.

YOU HAVE

• 5+ years experience working in operations or product management at an insure-tech or B2B SaaS  startup company
• Highly effective communication skills with the ability to convey technical challenges between engineering and the various product stakeholders
• History of managing successful product and feature launches from the idea to development stages
• Past experience building in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to inspire action and drive decision making with team members
• Excitement for building and experimenting with new technologies and systems
• Highly organized and detail oriented to maintain complex documentation and systems 
• Solid understanding of modern technologies used by engineers
• Experience working with remote team members consisting of both full-time teammates and third party contractors.
• Bonus if you have a strong understanding of the insurance industry, particularly in areas like underwriting workflows, claims management, or policy administration.

 

WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH:

• Tanner Hackett, CEO & Founder: Having founded two other major startups, including Button and Lazada, Tanner now spends his time focused on mental health through his philanthropy, Openminded.org, in addition to reading, surfing, yoga, and enjoying the outdoors. 
• Chris Shafer, Chief of Staff: Chris is a published scientific author, having studied the neural correlates of gratitude at the lauded Brain and Creativity Institute. He has since helped to launch numerous businesses in which he held a variety of critical roles from product management to business operations to strategic partnerships. Chris received his bachelor’s degree in Biological Sciences from the University of Southern California.
• Mike Levins, Head of Insurance: Mike previously was the Head of Broker Relations and US MGA Operations at Hiscox. Mike oversaw the Midwest region with ~20 underwriters offering 13 different product lines, the primary lines being management liability, professional liability, and cyber/technology. His extensive insurance career has afforded Mike strong relationships across hundreds of retail and wholesale brokers. Mike received his BS from Marquette University and MBA from Benedictine University.
• Tobias Schuler, Head of Data Analytics: After becoming a Fellow of the Casualty Actuarial Society & working as a consultant actuary at EY for several years, Tobias went on to drive the actuarial data & systems teams at QBE. He further leveraged his deep insurance & technical expertise at Munich Re Digital Partners in North America, where he headed data & analytics & oversaw the data infrastructure behind some of their largest programs.
• Dave Lin, Head of Product and Engineering: Dave has built and scaled B2B platforms at Yext, Apple, Amazon, and Hookit. He received his MS and BS in Electrical Engineering from University of California, San Diego. 

 

WHAT WE OFFER:

Fully remote workplace

• Flexible Time Off: We offer flexible time off, allowing you to take time when you need it.
• Work from Anywhere: Counterpart is a fully distributed company, meaning there is no office. We allow employees to work from wherever they do their best work, and invite the team to meet in person a couple of times per year.
• Stock Options
• Wellness Stipend
• Health, Dental, and Vision Coverage
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Parental Leave
• Home Office Allowance: to set up your home office with the necessary equipment and accessories
• Book stipend
• Wellness stipend
• Professional Development Reimbursement
• No working birthdays: Take your birthday off, giving you the opportunity to relax, enjoy your special day, and spend time with loved ones
• Charitable Contribution Matching

 

COUNTERPART'S VALUES:

• Conjoin Expectations - it is the cornerstone of autonomy. Ensure you are aware of what is expected of you and clearly articulate what you expect of others. 
• Speak Boldly & Honestly - the only failure is not learning from mistakes. Don’t cheat yourself and your colleagues of the feedback needed when  expectations aren’t being met. 
• Be Entrepreneurial - control your own destiny.  Embrace action over perfection while navigating any obstacles that stand in the way of your ultimate goal. 
• Practice Omotenashi (“selfless hospitality”) - trust will follow.  Consider every interaction with internal and external partners an opportunity to develop trust by going above and beyond what is expected. 
• Hold Nothing As Sacred - create routines but modify them routinely.  Take the time to reflect on where the business is today, where it needs to  go, and what you have to change in order to get there. 
• Prioritize Wellness - some things should never be sacrificed. We create an environment that stretches everyone to grow and improve, which is fulfilling, but is only one part of a meaningful life.

 

Our estimated pay range for this role is $150,000 to $190,000. Base salary is determined by a variety of factors, including but not limited to, market data, location, internal equitability, and experience. 

We are committed to being a welcoming and inclusive workplace for everyone, and we are intentional about making sure people feel respected, supported and connected at work—regardless of who you are or where you come from. We value and celebrate our differences and we believe being open about who we are allows us to do the best work of our lives.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate against qualified applicants or employees on the basis of race, color, religion, gender identity, sex, sexual preference, sexual identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital status, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, military status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law, rule, or regulation.