Vice President of Product, Cover Genius
Travel
$297.5-350k
+ Equity/Stock Options
B2B insurance and warranty API
Open for applications
B2B insurance and warranty API
501-1000 employees
Open for applications
$297.5-350k
+ Equity/Stock Options
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To protect all the customers of the world’s largest digital companies.
Role
Who you are
- 12+ years of product management, data science or engineering experience, with experience in managing multiple product managers
- Advanced degree in Computer Science, Engineering or STEM field
- A track record of success in delivering products and driving strategy that meets customer needs
- Understanding and/or hands-on experience in software development and web technologiesSeasoned organizational design thinking on how to best structure a cross-functional product development group
- Excellent people management and engagement skillsExperience in a fast-paced environment, and deep experience with product development lifecycle, roadmap prioritization, customer-driven innovation in such an environment, ideally in both B2B and D2C
- Proven track record of increasing revenue through product innovation
What the job involves
- The Vice President of Product Management - Travel will report directly to the Chief Product Officer and will play a pivotal role in shaping the product strategy and execution within the travel domain
- This leader will own the end-to-end customer journey for our merchant partners, ensuring a seamless and impactful experience that drives value for both partners and end users
- The VP will be tasked with optimizing existing product offerings, identifying gaps, and launching innovative solutions that address the evolving needs of our travel-focused merchant partners
- By deeply understanding market trends, customer pain points, and partner requirements, this role will ensure the company remains a leader in delivering cutting-edge solutions tailored for the travel industry
- In addition, the VP will oversee a team of talented product managers, providing mentorship, guidance, and development opportunities to build a world-class product management organization
- This individual will be responsible for hiring, nurturing, and retaining top talent while fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and excellence
- Define and own the product vision and strategy for the travel domain, ensuring alignment with overall company objectives and the needs of merchant partners
- Oversee the design, development, launch, and optimization of products to deliver an exceptional end-to-end customer journey for travel merchant partners
- Build, lead, and mentor a high-performing team of product managers
- Foster a culture of innovation, accountability, and collaboration within the product management organization
- Collaborate closely with merchant partners and commercial teams to deeply understand their pain points and evolving needs
- Act as the primary product advocate in cross-functional discussions with engineering, sales, marketing, and customer success teams
- Stay ahead of market trends, competitive offerings, and emerging technologies to ensure the company’s products are innovative and market-leading
- Establish and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure product success, customer satisfaction, and business impact
- Identify opportunities for new products or features to address unmet needs in the travel space
- Drive ideation, prototyping, and execution of innovative solutions
Our take
Insurance plans and warranties are staples of a successful digital company, but setting them up is challenging. Businesses must compare and write contracts with insurance providers which require the expensive assistance of legal and financial teams, Add to this the cost of web designers who can embed the service online, and insurance and warranties quickly become unaffordable to smaller businesses.
Cover Genius provides end-to-end APIs called XCover and XClaim for embedding insurance and warranty plans onto online stores, preventing the business from having to compare, arrange and deploy insurance plans themselves. The company's policies are for any business, can be translated into over 40 languages, and are designed to be read easily without unnecessary jargon.
Whilst other insurtech companies offer similar services to Cover Genius, the company has uniquely focused on ensuring its plans are easily readable, translatable, and dynamically priced based on personal requirements. Although the company initially aimed to facilitate insurance and warranty plans for smaller businesses, it also partners with large enterprises such as Ryanair, Amazon, and eBay. In 2024 it secured impressive Series E funding off the back of a year where it achieved 107% year-on-year growth.
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Insights
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
30% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)
May 2024
$80m
SERIES E
Nov 2022
$70m
SERIES D
Total funding: $241.4m
Company benefits
- Flexible Working Conditions
- Employee Stock Options
- Ongoing Learning
- Paid Parental Leave
- Wellness Initiatives
- When From Home When You Want
- Peer Bonuses and Founder Awards Program
- International Working Opportunities
- GC Gives giveback program, led by the team
Company values
- We Make It Our Own - We’re proud of who we are and what we do. We bring our own way of doing things and we make it happen.
- We Make It Better - We bring new ideas, think differently and challenge the norm. We look for areas to improve and we own the changes that we desire.
- We Succeed Together - We’re better when we work together. When we need help we always say “yes”. And when we pull it off, we celebrate together.
- We Create Magic - We make hard things simple and old things novel. We’re making world firsts in one of the oldest industries.
Company HQ
Midtown South, New York, NY
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Leadership
Angus McDonald
(CEO)They were the General Manager of Emerge Digital. Formerly the VP of International Business Development for iClick Interactive Asia Limited.
Chris Bayley
(CIO)They were the former Business Development Manager for Google. Previously an Investor and Executive Director of Software.com from 2009 to 2019.
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