Health Product Strategy Mgr.

Washington, DC, United States

Overview

AARP Services, Inc., founded in 1999, is a wholly-owned taxable subsidiary of AARP. AARP Services manages the provider relationships for and performs quality control oversight of the wide range of products and services that carry the AARP name and are made available by independent providers as benefits to AARP's millions of members. The provider offers currently span health products, financial products, travel and leisure products, and life event services. Specific products include Medicare supplemental insurance; credit cards, auto and home, mobile home and motorcycle insurance, life insurance and annuities; member discounts on rental cars, cruises, vacation packages and lodging; special offers on technology and gifts; pharmacy services and legal services. AARP Services also engages in new product development activities for AARP and provides certain consulting services to outside companies.

Exciting Opportunity: Portfolio Strategy Manager - Health Products & Services Team at AARP Services, Inc.

As the Portfolio Strategy Manager within our Health Products & Services Team, you play a pivotal role in leading initiatives to enhance AARP's membership benefits programs by driving expansion and diversification of existing offerings and identifying new, B2BC relationships for health related products, services, and discounts. Oversee the entire new product development process for internally developed products, from origination through development to successful launch. In addition, you will be responsible for the timely advancement of opportunities through the New Product Development pipeline stages. Manage performance reporting for both new product pipeline opportunities and products in the market, ensuring informed decision-making and continuous improvement. Develop and leverage relationships with key matrix partners, stakeholders, and management that includes obtaining critical inputs from these individuals that influence decisions.

Join us at AARP Services, Inc. in shaping the future of AARP's offerings and making a meaningful impact on our members' lives!

Responsibilities

Develop and implement growth plans for existing and new B2B2C corporate relationships to create new AARP membership benefits within new product and services, increase revenue, and increase AARP member engagement.

Conduct assessments at the portfolio level that include analysis of markets, products, consumers, etc., identifying new business-driven opportunities for member benefit expansion through B2B2C partnerships in new or existing markets.

Perform product development to create new or spin-off products focused on older Americans that augment AARP's membership benefit portfolio; product development tasks are comprehensive from identification of the opportunity through execution, and include market research as well as design, build, test, and launch activities.

Design and build new portfolio-level reporting that summarizes business KPIs; perform analyses that support strategic decision making at the portfolio level.

Support business development and strategic relationship negotiations by creating analytically driven MS PPT presentations and pitch materials; PPT will be used extensively, and candidate's PPT skill set is expected to be best in class.

Collaborate cross-functionally with internal teams, including marketing, finance, account management, strategy, and legal to execute expansion initiatives seamlessly.

Conduct project management including scope identification and schedule planning, progress reporting, dependency management, and identification and resolution of risks, issues, and blockers; create progress reports summarizing accomplishments.

Qualifications Bachelor's degree or equivalent years of experience.

3+ years of experience in executing new product/program development plans while ensuring alignment with organizational goals and strategy, relationship/account management and development, and project management.

Expert in conducting research, analyzing data sets, synthesizing information, and developing reports and data visualizations, extracting relevant insights, and making recommendations from primary and secondary market intelligence (research) to solve complex business challenges.

Advanced skills in Excel and PowerPoint required; Tableau certified or database development/management experience preferred.

Experience in developing and delivering business communications.

Experience building relationships and influencing others to achieve business goals, even without decision-making authority. Ability to ensure key stakeholders are informed of project statuses and results.

Must be detail-oriented and have a sense of urgency.

Experience working in Medicare and/or experience in consumer healthcare markets and understanding of major health systems preferred.

AARP will not sponsor an employment visa for this position at this time.

Additional Requirements Ability to travel up to 15% of the time.

Regular and reliable job attendance.

Effective verbal and written communication skill.s

Exhibit respect and understanding of others to maintain professional relationships.

Independent judgement in evaluation options to make sound decisions.

In office/open office environment with the ability to work effectively surrounded by moderate noise.

Flexible Work Arrangement (FWA)

AARP observes Mondays and Fridays as telecommuting workdays, except for essential functions. Remote work and telecommuting can only be done within the United States and its territories.

Compensation and Benefits

AARP offers a competitive compensation and benefits package including a 401(k); 100% company-funded pension plan; health, dental, and vision plans; life insurance; paid time off to include company and individual holidays, vacation, sick, caregiving, and parental leave; performance-based and peer-based recognition and tuition reimbursement.

Equal Employment Opportunity

AARP is an equal opportunity employer committed to hiring a diverse workforce and sustaining an inclusive culture. AARP does not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, sex, color, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, mental or physical disability, genetic information, veteran status, or on any other basis prohibited by applicable law.

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