Guardian Life

Indexed Annuity Product Lead

Guardian Life
Posted 10/21/2026full-timeUnited StatesSenior💰 $132,420 - $217,545 per yearWebsite
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Demonstrates expertise in indexed annuity product development, including financial analysis, regulatory compliance, and market strategy. Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and manage product roadmaps while effectively communicating insights and updates across the organization.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Indexed Annuity ExperienceAnnuity Product DevelopmentFinancial AcumenRegulatory KnowledgeStrong Communication Skills

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Own the development, implementation, and management of a portfolio of indexed annuity solutions
  • Build and maintain near-term and long-term product development roadmaps
  • Maintain a pipeline of concepts, enhancements, and in-force initiatives aligned to strategy
  • Establish business cases for new products and enhancements, including market opportunity, competitive positioning, financial rationale, and risk considerations
  • Coordinate R&D across Pricing/Actuarial, Competitive Intelligence, Distribution/Sales, and senior leadership
  • Identify emerging market opportunities, consumer needs, and industry trends
  • Translate insights into differentiated product solutions
  • Lead cross-functional working sessions driving design and pricing decisions from concept to launch
  • Partner with implementation teams to develop and maintain detailed product specifications and supporting documentation
  • Serve as subject matter expert for indexed annuity products and riders
  • Manage day-to-day new product and enhancement issues and the existing in-force indexed annuity business
  • Manage ad-hoc product requests and sale exceptions
  • Participate in contract and form drafting
  • Partner with Contracts, State Filings, and Compliance on filings and approvals
  • Support marketing collateral, training, and field enablement during implementation
  • Contribute to product governance and risk processes
  • Communicate product updates clearly across the organization
  • Report to the Head of Indexed Annuities

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • A bachelor’s degree, or equivalent related work experience
  • 5+ years of annuity product development experience or closely related annuity experience
  • Indexed annuity (FIA/RILA) experience required
  • Working knowledge of annuity product mechanics, pricing concepts, the regulatory and filing environment, and distribution dynamics
  • Strong executive and technical communication skills
  • Excellent influencing, organizational, facilitation, and communication skills
  • Strong analytical capability, financial acumen, and sound business judgment
  • Ability to manage several dissimilar projects concurrently and prioritize appropriately in a fast-paced, matrixed environment
  • Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship now or in the future

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Skill-building opportunities
  • Leadership development
  • Philanthropic opportunities
  • Contemporary, supportive, flexible, and inclusive benefits and resources
  • Benefits for full-time eligible employees
  • Reasonable accommodations for disabilities, pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions
  • Potential eligibility for annual, sales, or other incentive compensation

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Hard Skills
Product DevelopmentFinancial AnalysisMarket Opportunity AssessmentRisk ManagementPricing ConceptsProject ManagementProduct SpecificationsContract DraftingRegulatory FilingsCompetitive Positioning
Soft Skills
Influencing SkillsOrganizational SkillsFacilitation SkillsAnalytical CapabilitySound Business Judgment
Industry Keywords
Indexed AnnuitiesFixed Indexed AnnuitiesRegistered Index-Linked AnnuitiesDistribution DynamicsConsumer NeedsEmerging Market OpportunitiesProduct GovernanceField EnablementCross-Functional CollaborationMatrixed Environment