Lead Product Manager

Job ID: 1406371433Location: Diegem, BE, 1831Job Function: Business ConsultingEmployer: EY Global ServicesApply by: 2026-09-28Company: EYEY Consulting is a fast-moving, high-growth area within EY, and this with a huge potential for you. It offers variety, challenge, responsibility and the opportunity to realize your leadership potential. Our competency teams are focused on helping our clients to improve their business performance and operational efficiency, whilst managing risk. We help clients by delivering assessment, transformation and assurance solutions in specialty areas, like finance, supply chain, strategic choices, risk management, cyber security and technology.
Shape the future with confidence. The Opportunity: Your Next Adventure Awaits? Are you passionate about shaping insurance products that deliver real value to customers and the business? Do you combine strong product management expertise with a deep understanding of digital innovation and customer experience?We are looking for a Senior Product Manager / Product Lead (Insurance) to strengthen our EY Studio+ Financial Services practice, with a focus on insurance product strategy, digital enablement, and customer-centric product development.
In this role, you will support leading insurers in designing and managing their product portfolios, leveraging digital capabilities and design thinking approaches to deliver innovative, compliant, and customer-relevant solutions.
As a Senior Product Manager, you take ownership of the end-to-end lifecycle of insurance products, from strategy and design to implementation, monitoring, and continuous improvement.
You combine strong product governance and business expertise with a digital mindset, ensuring that products are not only operationally sound and compliant, but also intuitive, customer-centric, and future-proof.
You actively apply design thinking methodologies to co-create new products and improve existing ones, translating customer insights into tangible product innovations.
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Key Responsibilities
Insurance Product Strategy & Portfolio ManagementDefine and drive the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for insurance productsManage the full product lifecycle: design, development, launch, monitoring, and optimizationTranslate strategic objectives into business cases, product roadmaps, and action plansIntegrate digital capabilities and innovation opportunities into product strategiesCustomer-Centric Product Development (Design Thinking)Apply design thinking principles to structure product development: from problem framing and ideation to prototyping and validationLead workshops with business and customer stakeholders to co-create solutionsTranslate customer insights, behavioral data, and market signals into innovative product propositionsEnsure products and services are designed with a strong focus on customer journeys and value creationDigital Enablement & Customer ExperienceDrive the digital enablement of insurance products (e.g. customer portals, servicing flows, onboarding journeys) as part of the overall product offeringEnsure alignment between product design and digital touchpoints across channelsLeverage data and analytics to continuously improve product performance and customer experienceGovernance, Risk & ComplianceEstablish and maintain a robust product governance framework (incl. compliance, POG, financial and actuarial alignment)Safeguard regulatory compliance and product integrity across the portfolioMonitor product performance, profitability, risk exposure, and customer valueDelivery & Operational ExcellenceEnsure structured and efficient product development and implementation processesDrive alignment between business, IT, and operational teams to ensure successful deliveryBring clarity in priorities, roles, and processes within the product organizationStakeholder Management & LeadershipLead, coach, and develop product managers and product ownersAct as a trusted partner for senior stakeholders across business, compliance, actuarial, IT, and digital teamsFacilitate decision-making in complex environments with multiple dependenciesStrengthen product management maturity, ways of working, and governance modelsYour Profile You have:A Master degree in Business, Engineering, Design;7–10+ years of experience in product management, ideally within insurance or other regulated industriesExperience in roles such as Senior Product Manager, Product Lead, or Head of ProductProven track record in managing product portfolios and lifecycle managementStrong understanding of insurance products, pricing, governance, and regulatory frameworksExperience in customer-centric product development using design thinking methodologiesExperience integrating digital touchpoints and channels into product offeringsComfortable working with customer insights, analytics, and experimentationStrong people leadership and coaching experienceExcellent stakeholder management and facilitation skillsExperience with business cases, data an