Product Manager, Partnerships at Root Insurance
United States
$116k - $139.56k
<meta><p style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;"><b><strong style="white-space:pre-wrap;">The Opportunity</strong></b></p><p style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;"><br></p><p style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">At Root, we’re reimagining car insurance by building a smarter, more equitable system from the ground up. </span></p><p style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:10.5pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">As the Product Manager for Partnerships, you will drive execution across our embedded and distribution partnerships by translating business opportunities into clear, build-ready product work. You’ll sit at the intersection of Business Development, Engineering, and Operations – ensuring that partner-driven initiatives ship with speed, clarity, and quality.</span></p><p style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;"><br></p><p style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:10.5pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">This is an operationally focused product role. You will own the execution layer of partnerships – gathering requirements, defining the solution, driving prioritization and scope conversations, and ensuring delivery across multiple active integrations.</span></p><p style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;"><br></p><p style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:10.5pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">That said, this role may require up to </span><b><strong style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:10.5pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">30% travel</strong></b><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:10.5pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">, including in-person collaboration with cross-functional teams, meetings with partners, and key company events.</span></p><p style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;"><br></p><p style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;text-align:left;"><b><strong style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Salary Range</strong></b><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">: </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:10.5pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">$116,000 - $139,560 (Also eligible for competitive bonus and equity offering)</span><br><br><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Root is a “work where it works best” company. Meaning we will support you working in whatever location that works best for you across the US. We will continue to have our headquarters in Columbus, Ohio.</span></p><p style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;"><br></p><p style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;text-align:left;"><b><strong style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Who You Are</strong></b></p><ul data-pattern="discCircleSquare" data-depth="1" style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;margin:8px 0px;line-height:1.6;padding:0px 0px 0px 32px;list-style-type:disc;"><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><b><strong style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:10.5pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Client-facing product experience: </strong></b><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:10.5pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">You have experience working on products that serve business customers or partners (B2B or B2B2C) and have directly interacted with client organizations to gather requirements, conduct discovery, or present product solutions.</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><b><strong style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:10.5pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Execution-oriented product operator: </strong></b><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:10.5pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">You thrive in environments where clarity, decisiveness, and follow-through matter more than big vision decks.</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><b><strong style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:10.5pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Partner-minded: </strong></b><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:10.5pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">You understand that building product solutions for external partners requires precision, responsiveness, and strong cross-functional coordination.</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><b><strong style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:10.5pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Requirements-driven: </strong></b><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:10.5pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">You turn ambiguous partner asks into structured requirements, define multiple viable solution options, and clearly articulate tradeoffs to drive decisions internally.</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><b><strong style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:10.5pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Structured communicator: </strong></b><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:10.5pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">You can document workflows, edge cases, dependencies, and tradeoffs clearly and concisely.</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><b><strong style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:10.5pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Detail-obsessed: </strong></b><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:10.5pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">You catch gaps in logic, misaligned assumptions, and unclear handoffs before they become production issues.</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><b><strong style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:10.5pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Calm under pressure: </strong></b><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:10.5pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">You can manage multiple inbound partner requests without losing prioritization discipline.</span></li><li style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><b><strong style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:10.5pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Product management experience:</strong></b><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:10.5pt;white-space:pre-wrap;"> You have 2–4 years of experience in a Product Manager or Associate Product Manager role, building and supporting software products.</span></li></ul><p style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;text-align:left;"><br><b><strong style="white-space:pre-wrap;">What You'll Do</strong></b></p><p style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;"><b><strong style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:10.5pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Roadmap Prioritization (25%)</strong></b></p><ul data-pattern="discCircleSquare" data-depth="1" style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;margin:8px 0px;line-height:1.6;padding:0px 0px 0px 32px;list-style-type:disc;"><li style="color:rgb(74,74,74);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:10.5pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Partner with Product and Business Development leadership to maintain a clear, prioritized partnerships roadmap.</span></li><li style="color:rgb(74,74,74);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:10.5pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Evaluate inbound partner asks against capacity and strategic alignment.</span></li><li style="color:rgb(74,74,74);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:10.5pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Improve intake processes and create repeatable frameworks for evaluating new partnership opportunities.</span></li></ul><p style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;"><b><strong style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:10.5pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Requirements & Execution (50%)</strong></b></p><ul data-pattern="discCircleSquare" data-depth="1" style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;margin:8px 0px;line-height:1.6;padding:0px 0px 0px 32px;list-style-type:disc;"><li style="color:rgb(74,74,74);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:10.5pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Own product requirements for active and near-term partnership opportunities.</span></li><li style="color:rgb(74,74,74);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:10.5pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Facilitate structured workshops and conversations (internal and external) to extract requirements, clarify constraints, and generate multiple solution paths with clear tradeoffs.</span></li><li style="color:rgb(74,74,74);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:10.5pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Represent the end user and partner experience in internal trade-off discussions, ensuring solution design balances customer impact, operational complexity, and technical feasibility.</span></li><li style="color:rgb(74,74,74);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:10.5pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Ensure integrations are high quality, production-ready, scalable, and aligned with Root’s unique right to win.</span></li><li style="color:rgb(74,74,74);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:10.5pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Monitor post-launch performance signals and coordinate follow-up iterations where needed.</span></li></ul><p style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;"><b><strong style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:10.5pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Cross-functional Alignment & Operations (25%)</strong></b></p><ul data-pattern="discCircleSquare" data-depth="1" style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;margin:8px 0px;line-height:1.6;padding:0px 0px 0px 32px;list-style-type:disc;"><li style="color:rgb(74,74,74);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:10.5pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Act as the product point of contact for Business Development and Partner Activation teams.</span></li><li style="color:rgb(74,74,74);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:10.5pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Ensure alignment and dependency commitment across product domains (pricing, underwriting, billing and payments, claims, etc) for complex integrations.</span></li><li style="color:rgb(74,74,74);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:10.5pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Build and refine systems that improve how partners are onboarded, scoped, tracked, and delivered.</span></li><li style="color:rgb(74,74,74);font-size:11pt;margin:3px 0px;letter-spacing:0.25px;line-height:1.6;"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-size:10.5pt;white-space:pre-wrap;">Develop documentation standards and workflows that reduce ambiguity, rework, and handoff friction.</span></li></ul><p style="font-family:"Basel Grotesk",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;font-weight:400;line-height:1.6;letter-spacing:0.25px;margin:4px 0px;padding:0px;text-align:left;"><br><span style="color:rgb(29,28,29);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);white-space:pre-wrap;">As part of Root's interview process, we kindly ask that all candidates be on camera 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