Xactware, a Verisk business, specializes in technologies for the property insurance, remodeling, restoration, and mortgage and lending industries. Xactware’s tools provide claims estimating, contents replacement, claims management, and property maintenance solutions for desktop, mobile, and online platforms. Xactware’s services include repair cost research and reports, aerial imagery, and real-time business intelligence. Xactware has been providing cloud services for customers since 1995. To learn more about Xactware please visit us at: Xactware.com. We are proud to be a part of the Verisk family of companies!

With a history of impressive growth, an innovative culture, and offering industry-leading solutions, Verisk Analytics is an amazing place to work and make a difference. In 2018, Forbes magazine named Verisk to its World’s Best Employers list and, in 2017, to its World’s Most Innovative Companies list for the third consecutive year. We also earned the Great Place to Work® Certification for the third consecutive year in recognition of our outstanding workplace culture.

Verisk is a leading data analytics provider serving customers in insurance, energy and specialized markets, and financial services. Using advanced technologies to collect and analyze billions of records, Verisk draws on unique data assets and deep domain expertise to provide first-to-market innovations integrated into customer workflows. We’ve been delivering predictive analytics and decision support solutions to our customers for nearly 50 years, helping them protect people, property, and financial assets. At Verisk, you’ll be part of an organization that’s committed to serving the long-term interests of our stakeholders, including the communities where we operate.

At Verisk, you can build an exciting career with meaningful work; create a positive and lasting impact on the business; and find the support, coaching, and training you need to advance your career. Our culture of innovation means your ideas on how to improve our business will be heard. As key contributors to our success, our team members enjoy working in a business-casual, collaborative environment that offers state-of-the-art resources, advanced technologies, and an excellent benefits package.

Summary of Responsibilities:

Plans, organizes, and controls an assigned product line from conceptual stages through product life cycles to optimize profit and meet marketing, financial, and corporate growth objectives by performing the following duties.

Essential functions:

1.       Effectively and professionally interact with customers, clients and other employees of Xactware.

2.       Participates in overall product strategy, research and development requirements, development, and manufacturing coordination for new and emerging products.

3.       Coordinates technical product development, estimates of potential profits, and release to production.

4.       Manages day-to-day progress of product.

5.       Provides technical expertise and training to other departments in support of product development.

6.       Conducts marketing analysis to develop product definitions.

7.       Collaborates with a wide variety of functional areas such as sales, support, marketing, documentation, and operations to develop and provide product definitions responsive to customer needs and market opportunities.

8.       Develops and maintains a prioritized list of customer and market requirements for product.

9.       Coordinates and develops marketing, sales, engineering, and financial plans for product line.

10.    Provides financial and technical justification for product selection and definition.

11.    Prepares product development objectives and schedules for all phases of product development and introduction to market.

12.    Conducts market research and identifies and tracks market trends in company's industry.

13.    Produces competitive analysis materials comparing product with its key competitors.

14.    Identifies partnering opportunities for complementary third-party products to broaden company's product line.

15.    Participates in key sales situations for the product.

16.    Maintains communications and contacts to collect and analyze technical, financial, schedule, and sales information for product line

Job Qualifications:

1.       BA/BS in Business or related field

2.       Minimum of 4-5 years of project management and/or software coding experience

3.       Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

4.       Strong organizational, planning, and coordination skills

5.       Strong communication and interpersonal skills

6.       Able to work well within tight deadlines

7.       Ability to prioritize

8.       Proficient in:

a.        MS Office

b.       MS Project

c.        Visio

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