Product Manager Review

Item: Product Manager at The AA
Rating: 4.8
Author: Anonymous

at The AA

Higher Level Apprenticeship

Insurance and Risk Management

Newcastle upon Tyne

Review Submitted: March 2025

Overall Rating

4.8 /5

The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!

4.5/5 - Overview of Role

5/5 - Skills Development

4.4/5 - Structure and Support

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:

5/5

I manage Home Insurance and its ancillary Products ensuring they meet regulatory requirements and identifying opportunities for future improvements.
I work with various stakeholders and monitor the products regularly to ensure they provide fair value and keep up to date with market changes.

To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

4/5

I really enjoy my programme, i find it engaging and knowledgeable

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

5/5

I am only new in my apprenticeship and have used the information I have learned to enhance my role. I have developed my relationship skills, organisational skills and have learned a lot of background knowledge to insurance and how it works.

Structure and Support

How well organised/structured is your programme?

4/5

I feel the programme is well structured and organised

How much support do you receive from your employer?

4/5

I receive lots of support from my employer, in ensuring I have the time allocated to my studies, that I am coping well with my workload and feel that I can discuss my webinars and learnings as well as ask questions.

How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?

5/5

My coach is amazing, she is on hand with any queries and has been available to talk me off a ledge when I have had a panic about something

How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?

5/5

I feel that it is giving me more in depth knowledge within my role and is allowing me to look beyond my role as to what the capabilities would be upon completion

Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)

4/5

Yes, I network with external suppliers and the wider teams, I am chair of one of the employee network groups

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend The AA to a friend?

Yes

Why?

I feel that the positive cultures promotes teamwork and everyone works together to provide the best outcome. The company is customer focussed and takes pride in its heritage. It has a fantastic wellbeing programme and the company cares about its staff rather than just being a statistic