Strategic Product Lead (Remote)

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Join us on our journey as we work together to take on the complex and the everyday--turning collective effort into life-changing impact that enriches lives and helps build a better future. Learn more at inspirafinancial.com.
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Employees within a 90-minute radius of our Oak Brook, IL headquarters are required to adhere to the company in-office work guidelines of 4 days per month minimum from 10 am to 2 pm (1 of the 4 days must be a Monday or Friday). This requirement does not apply to support specialist positions.
Don't meet every single requirement? That's okay. At Inspira Financial, we know growth comes from people who are willing to learn, challenge themselves, and aim higher. We value individuals who lead with heart, cultivate trust, and collaborate to win together. If you're energized by meaningful work, continuous development, and being part of a team that turns collective effort into real impact, Inspira Financial could be the right next step in your journey. We look forward to receiving your application.
Inspira Financial provides health, wealth, retirement, and benefits solutions that strengthen and simplify the health and wealth journey. With more than 7 million clients, representing over $62 billion in assets, Inspira works with thousands of employers, plan sponsors, recordkeepers, TPAs, and other institutional partners -- helping the people they care about plan, save, and invest for a brighter future. Inspira relentlessly pursues better outcomes for all with our automatic rollover services, health savings accounts, emergency savings funds, custody services, and more. Learn more at inspirafinancial.com .
We have been recognized for our remarkable growth on lists such as Crain's Fast 50 and Inc. 5000, and for our outstanding workplace culture and benefits with Built In's 2025 Best Places to Work and Gallagher's 2022 Best-In-Class Employer awards.
Job Summary & Responsibilities
The Strategic Product Lead oversees all the products in their assigned portfolio and ensures alignment with Inspira's overall strategy. This individual evangelizes a solution story to the market that explains what each product offers and the combined value proposition of the entire product suite. They ensure consistency among products and deliverables across their entire portfolio and collaborate with execution teams to prioritize development and resources accordingly. They will identify market opportunities as well as areas of improvement and work with product, design, dev, and service leadership to execute a strategy that meets overall business objectives. This role requires extremely strong communication skills both in presentation and written form. This individual will be interacting with our clients continuously and, at a high level, translating complex business, market, and compliance needs to technology teams who will be responsible for delivering solutions to market that delight our customers while also tying needs to overall product messaging, collaborating closely with the Director of Product Marketing on GTM.

• Develop and maintain the overall product portfolio strategy in alignment with Inspira's business goals.
• Conduct market research, competitive analysis, and customer insights to inform portfolio decisions.
• Evaluate and prioritize opportunities across products to optimize resources and ROI.
• Lead portfolio planning sessions and coordinate cross-functional roadmaps.
• Habitually conduct and/or participate in end user interviews, focus groups, and development of surveys to ensure solutions are meeting needs of our users.
• Monitor usage and engagement metrics and make data-driven decisions to optimize user experience and business outcomes.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to elicit, analyze and understand needs, constraints, risks and alignment with organizational strategy and priorities.
• Oversee product lifecycles, including launch, growth, maturity, and end-of-life stages.
• Monitor portfolio performance metrics such as revenue, profitability, and market share.
• Identify underperforming products and recommend actions to address gaps.
• Stay abreast of trends, technology advancements, and industry disruptions to guide portfolio innovation.
• Champion initiatives to introduce new products or enhance existing ones to maintain competitive advantage.
• Be the ultimate subject matter expert on assigned products for internal and external stakeholders.
• Attend key industry events, network with other industry experts, speak at conferences and oversee client ideation events.

Preferred Qualifications
Education & Experience:

• 7+ years of experience in product management, portfolio management, or a similar role
• Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Economics, Business, Marketing, Design, Psychology or related field; Master's Degree preferred
• Proven track record in strategic planning and managing multiple products or business units.

Skills & Abilities:

• Deep understanding of consumer driven benefits and regulatory environment surrounding them
• Strong strategic thinking and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management abilities.
• Experience with financial modeling, forecasting, and ROI analysis.
• Familiarity with product development methodologies, such as Agile or Lean.
• Ability to navigate complex organizational structures and drive alignment
• Ability to work with minimal direction, and flexibility to adapt to shifting priorities and schedules
• Proven leadership skills to gain credibility, garner respect, and guide the creation of self-organizing teams
• Ability to handle multiple issues simultaneously and manage stressful situations
• Ability to provide and accept guidance and constructive feedback
• Desire for continuous improvement through learning and study
• Eagerness to teach and help develop others professionally, and exhibit passion and excitement about work to inspire others

Other Requirements:

• Ability to work occasional overtime
• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer
• May travel up to once a month, once a quarter is more likely

Compensation & Benefits
$140,000-$160,000 per year