Hybrid Principal Product Manager, Claims

at EMIL Group

• Job title: Principal Product Manager, Claims
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Lead
• Salary: €90,000 - €110,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Berlin, Germany

About the role

• Principal Product Manager Claims overseeing product strategy and architecture for insurance processes at a rapidly growing SaaS company in Berlin. Engage with engineering and stakeholders to drive product excellence and decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of the product and strategic direction for one of the most business-critical areas of our platform: claims processes.
• Develop a sustainable product strategy for the Claims domain, lead major product initiatives end-to-end and make long-term architecture and process decisions.
• Prioritize strategic topics across multiple quarters and apply product management methods intentionally and data-driven.
• Independently run complex discovery processes – including user research with claims experts and business stakeholders.
• Work closely with Engineering on architecture, system design, interfaces, data models and workflows.

Requirements

• At least 8 years of experience in product management, with a significant portion in the insurance industry, preferably with a clear focus on claims / claims handling processes.
• Solid understanding of claims processes, claims handling, automation, validation rules, exceptions and the operational realities of day-to-day insurance operations.
• Proven experience in long-term product planning, making difficult prioritization decisions and deliberately accepting trade-offs, ideally for products with at least €1M ARR.
• Strong understanding of modern software architectures, APIs, workflows and data models; ability to evaluate technical concepts and discuss them with Engineering as an equal partner.
• Excellent German and English skills (at least C1) both written and spoken.

Benefits

• 30 days of paid vacation, plus a half day off on December 24th and 31st
• A personal learning & development budget of at least €500 (potentially more) that we invest in together for your growth
• Exciting internal development opportunities thanks to a defined role-development model, regular feedback cycles and performance reviews
• Company subsidy for Urban Sports Club membership to support your work-life balance
• A highly subsidized occupational pension plan to help us secure your future together
• A VSOP program so employees can additionally benefit from the company’s success
• We provide modern hardware — you choose Windows or macOS
• Weekly company lunches and a well-stocked snack bar to cover small hunger pangs during the day
• Three times a year we invite you to a Homecoming Week, either in Berlin or at off-sites in nature / in warmer locations
• As part of a dynamic and motivated team of domain experts you’ll benefit directly from colleagues’ knowledge; teamwork and mutual support are an essential part of our culture