About the role

Role overview

Senior Product Manager (Platform) — individual contributor responsible for evolving Kin’s core platform. Own multi-year platform strategy, partner with engineering and business leadership, and mentor other product managers.

Key responsibilities

Define and drive long-term platform strategy for policy administration, billing systems, and payments; translate business goals into a clear, sequenced roadmap.
Act as the primary product voice for the platform with engineering, architecture, and senior leadership.
Lead discovery and solve complex, ambiguous platform problems by defining the right problem and validating decisions with data and user research.
Own the platform API strategy.
Drive solutions from early prototype through full production rollout.
Lead platform modernization/re-platforming initiatives, including sequencing migrations without disrupting dependent teams.
Manage key vendor relationships (e.g., payment processors, policy administration vendors, third-party data providers).
Mentor and elevate other product managers on the team.

Requirements

Proven ownership of platform or infrastructure products in a fintech/insurtech (or similarly regulated) financial services company.
Vendor management experience with payment processors, policy administration vendors, or third-party data providers.
Strong written and verbal communication for both technical and executive audiences.
Technical fluency to participate effectively in architecture discussions and understand implications for reliability, scalability, and security.
Experience leading platform modernization/re-platforming with careful migration sequencing.
10+ years professional experience, including 7+ years in software product management.
Exposure to regulatory and compliance frameworks in financial services.
Experience in homeowners/property & casualty/specialty insurance.
Deep familiarity with insurance policy administration, billing platforms, or payment infrastructure.

Nice-to-haves (examples explicitly mentioned)

Experience with Guidewire, Duck Creek, Stripe, Braintree, or equivalent platforms and tools.

About Kin Insurance

Kin Insurance is a fast-growing insurtech company building and evolving insurance platforms and related infrastructure. The role focuses on core platform capabilities such as policy administration, billing, and payments within a regulated financial services environment.