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About the Role

We are seeking a Tech Product & Delivery Lead for Insurance Commercial and Risk to own the end-to-end strategy, roadmap, and delivery of technology solutions that power KKR's insurance commercial and risk operating model. This role will shape the multi-year vision for Insurance Commercial and Risk technology, build and lead a team of product managers and delivery leads, and drive complex programs. The role acts as the senior bridge between Insurance Commercial and Risk stakeholders and engineering, ensuring deep understanding of business priorities to drive prioritization, modernization, and AI-enabled transformation.

Responsibilities

Define and own the multi-year technology strategy and roadmap for the end-to-end Insurance Commercial and Risk technology stack.
Drive prioritization and governance of the Insurance Commercial and Risk technology portfolio.
Stay current on emerging trends across insurance pricing technology, actuarial and reserve modeling, product design tools, and capital markets analytics, and AI-driven risk solutions.
Partner with Commercial / Business Development, Actuarial Pricing, Product Development, Capital Markets, and Enterprise Risk Management teams to understand business requirements.
Collaborate closely with engineering leads to design scalable, secure, and efficient solutions.
Serve as the senior technology partner to the Insurance Commercial and Risk function.
Lead a team of product managers and delivery leads, setting standards for discovery, requirements management, delivery cadence, and adoption.
Oversee end-to-end product lifecycle for all Insurance Commercial and Risk platforms.
Drive the development and implementation of platforms supporting the full pricing, product, and risk lifecycle.
Ensure Insurance Commercial and Risk technology solutions deliver an integrated, modern pricing and risk management experience.
Own delivery accountability for the portfolio – including budget, vendor relationships, SOWs, milestones, risks, and stakeholder communication.
Champion the modernization and automation of the Insurance Commercial and Risk technology stack.
Evaluate and integrate best-of-breed Insurance Commercial and Risk technology solutions.
Lead the responsible adoption of AI-enabled capabilities across the insurance pricing and risk lifecycle.
Drive adoption of new solutions and embed them into the day-to-day workflows of actuaries, pricing, product, and risk teams.
Ensure all Insurance Commercial and Risk technology platforms meet global regulatory expectations.
Partner with Legal, Compliance, Information Security, and Risk Operations to align solutions with enterprise risk management frameworks.
Implement controls, access models, and risk mitigation protocols aligned with enterprise technology policies.
Monitor adoption and performance of deployed Insurance Commercial and Risk platforms.
Lead continuous improvement initiatives to enhance system performance, user experience, process efficiency, and business value delivery.
Define, measure, and report on key product and delivery metrics.

Requirements

12+ years of experience in system implementations, product management, technology delivery, or transformation roles, with meaningful time spent leading Insurance Commercial and Risk technology programs, ideally within life insurance, annuities, reinsurance, or large insurance enterprise environments.
Proven track record of building and leading product and delivery teams, and of personally delivering enterprise insurance risk technology programs at scale across multiple geographies.
Experience partnering with engineering teams, vendors, and systems integrators, and leading complex, cross-functional initiatives in a matrixed environment with executive stakeholders.
Deep understanding of the end-to-end block acquisition, pricing, and product development cycle and the operating model of a modern insurance commercial and risk function.
Hands-on familiarity with leading Insurance Commercial and Risk technology platforms across the stack.
Knowledge of GAAP, statutory accounting principles, NAIC / state insurance regulatory requirements, and capital / solvency regulations and their implications on insurance pricing and risk technology and data architecture.
Technical fluency with enterprise insurance pricing and risk platforms, identity and access management, data governance, workflow automation, and emerging AI/ML tools applied to pricing, product design, and risk use cases.
Experience designing and implementing workflow automation platforms, integration architectures (APIs, event streams, iPaaS), and insurance pricing / risk data models across multiple best-of-breed vendor systems.
Familiarity with cloud architecture, modern data management, and analytics tools.
Understanding of enterprise DevOps, CI/CD practices, and modern SDLC frameworks.
Ability to design and communicate a long-term vision for the Insurance Commercial and Risk technology stack while delivering incremental business value each cycle.
Strategic thinking with the ability to align product and delivery initiatives with broader enterprise technology vision, the firm's insurance commercial and risk strategy, and business objectives.
Strong ability to engage, influence, and align diverse stakeholders across Commercial, Actuarial Pricing, Product Development, Legal, Compliance, and Technology functions globally.
Excellent articulation and executive presence to engage Commercial and Risk leadership, and Technology leadership, as well as to coach and mentor product and delivery teams.
Ability to build consensus and drive execution in a complex, fast-moving, and highly confidential environment.
Skilled at prioritization, governance, and managing delivery timelines across a multi-workstream portfolio without compromising quality.
Strong program management capabilities to drive execution discipline across multiple technology teams, vendors, and concurrent insurance pricing and risk calendar events.
Strong skills in problem-solving, data analysis, and translating insights into product and delivery decisions.
Ability to balance technical feasibility, vendor capabilities, business needs, and end-user experience.
Able to drive adoption of new solutions and embed them into business and risk processes.
Passion for innovation and for driving transformational change in how Insurance Commercial and Risk operates.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to translate complex technical concepts for non-technical audiences.
Strong collaboration skills to work effectively across global, cross-functional teams and to lead distributed product and delivery teams.

Skills

Insurance Commercial and Risk technology programs
Life insurance, annuities, reinsurance, or large insurance enterprise environments
Product and delivery teams
Enterprise insurance risk technology programs
Engineering teams, vendors, and systems integrators
Insurance Commercial and Risk technology platforms
GAAP, statutory accounting principles, NAIC / state insurance regulatory requirements, and capital / solvency regulations
Enterprise insurance pricing and risk platforms
Identity and access management
Data governance
Workflow automation
AI/ML tools
Workflow automation platforms
Integration architectures (APIs, event streams, iPaaS)
Insurance pricing / risk data models
Cloud architecture
Modern data management
Analytics tools (Python, SQL, Power BI, Sigma, Tableau, or equivalent)
Risk data and analytics layer
Enterprise DevOps
CI/CD practices
Modern SDLC frameworks
Strategic Mindset
Strategic thinking
Stakeholder Management
Execution Discipline
Analytical & Problem-Solving
Change Leadership
Communication

Location

Global

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Principal
12+ years of experience

Education Level

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Business, Risk Management, Actuarial Science, or Finance, or a related field
MBA or advanced degree preferred

About the Company

KKR is a leading global investment firm that offers alternative asset management as well as capital markets and insurance solutions.
KKR aims to generate attractive investment returns by following a patient and disciplined investment approach, employing world-class people, and supporting growth in its portfolio companies and communities.
KKR sponsors investment funds that invest in private equity, credit and real assets and has strategic partners that manage hedge funds.
KKR’s insurance subsidiaries offer retirement, life and reinsurance products under the management of Global Atlantic Financial Group.
References to KKR’s investments may include the activities of its sponsored funds and insurance subsidiaries.
KKR's Technology team is responsible for building and supporting the firm's technological foundation including a globally distributed infrastructure, information security, and the application and data platforms.
The team drives a culture of technology excellence across the firm through efficient workflow automation, democratization of data through modern data and collaboration platforms, and more recently through research and development of Generative AI based tools and services.
Technology is regarded as a key business enabler at KKR and is an important accelerator to drive towards global scale creation and business process transformation.
The Technology team consists of highly technical and business-centric technologists with the ability to form strong partnerships across all of our businesses.
Our dedicated Product & Delivery function drives execution discipline across multiple technology teams with a goal to consistently deliver excellence serving our business needs.
The Product & Delivery leads are responsible for defining the technology strategy, understanding the required capabilities, and delivery on the technology priorities for the business areas and functions they are partnered with.

Equal Opportunity

KKR is an equal opportunity employer. Individuals seeking employment are considered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other category protected by applicable law.
KKR will provide reasonable accommodations as required by applicable federal, state, and/or local laws.
Massachusetts Applicants: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.