Digital Product & Channel Manager

Fifth Third; Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Fifth Third is seeking a Digital Product & Channel Manager in Cincinnati, OH to lead digital product experiences across mobile apps and web. You will partner with design, technology, and analytics teams to ideate, prioritize, and release features in an Agile environment while focusing on customer value and risk management.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree and 5–7 years in digital banking product management, with strong collaboration, analytics, and stakeholder influence skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required with 5–7 years of related experience.
• Strong track record in strategic development and program execution for digital banking products.

Responsibilities

• Drive strategy and roadmap to improve digital product experiences across mobile apps and browser.
• Prioritize stories, epics and themes aligned with product strategy to maximize value.
• Collaborate with Agile Scrum team on feature development, backlog, user stories and QA testing.
• Lead usability testing, concept validation, and co-creation studies to identify customer needs.
• Partner with design and UX to ensure intuitive, research-led UX/UI.
• Manage cross-functional teams across lines of business, operations, legal, compliance, and information security to gain buy-in and deliver value.
• Track KPIs, establish product goals, and maintain communications with stakeholders.
• Provide product information to servicing partners for training documentation.
• Monitor industry trends and participate in relevant forums.

Skills

Strategic development

Agile development

Cross-functional collaboration

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Digital Product & Channel Manager

At Fifth Third, we understand the importance of recognizing our employees for the role they play in improving the lives of our customers, communities and each other. Our Total Rewards include comprehensive benefits and differentiated compensation offerings to give each employee the opportunity to be their best every day. The base salary for this position is reflective of the range of salary levels for all roles within this pay grade across the U.S. Individual salaries within this range will vary based on factors such as role, relevant skillset, relevant experience, education and geographic location. In addition to the base salary, this role is eligible to participate in an incentive compensation plan, with any such payment based upon company, line of business and/or individual performance. Our extensive benefits programs are designed to support the individual needs of our employees and their families, encompassing physical, financial, emotional and social well-being.

GENERAL FUNCTION

The Digital Product and Channel Manager will be responsible for: 1) collaborating with design, technology, and analytics partners to manage new features from ideation through production release in Agile development, 2) ensuring key metrics are being met, and 3) pushing boundaries to introduce new and innovative digital solutions to build trust and exceed customer expectations. Will work closely with line of business partners to understand business goals and objectives and ensure our efforts are adding business and customer value. Responsible and accountable for risk by openly exchanging ideas and opinions, elevating concerns, and personally following policies and procedures as defined. Accountable for always doing the right thing for customers and colleagues, and ensures that actions and behaviors drive a positive customer experience. While operating within the Bank's risk appetite, achieves results by consistently identifying, assessing, managing, monitoring, and reporting risks of all types.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Driving the strategy and roadmap to improve your digital product experiences across mobile apps and browser.
• Assess value, develop cases, and prioritize stories, epics and themes to ensure work focuses on those with maximum value that are aligned with product strategy.
• Collaborating with Agile Scrum team on all new feature development, including building backlog, contributing to/reviewing/approving user stories, sprint support, and QA testing; including participating in agile team ceremonies such as print reviews/demos.
• Engaging with research team to define and implement customer usability testing, concept validation, and co‑creation studies to gain insights and identify customer needs and solutions.
• Partnering with design and user experience colleagues to ensure an intuitive customer‑research‑led UX/UI that meets customer needs.
• Lead and manage cross‑functional teams to get buy‑in/approval/guidance, including lines of business, operations, legal, compliance, information security, fraud, and related functions.
• Track and monitor key performance indicators.
• Establish annual goals and objectives for products.
• Provide transparency and ongoing communications with line of business partners/key stakeholders.
• Maintain and provide product information to Servicing partners for contact center training documentation.
• Actively monitor industry trends; participate in industry forums, professional associations, conferences, etc.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsible for providing employees timely, candid and constructive performance feedback.
• Developing employees to their fullest potential.
• Developing the appropriate talent pool to ensure adequate bench strength and succession planning.
• Recognizing and rewarding employees for accomplishments.
• Assist in the development of appropriate talent pool to ensure adequate bench strength and succession planning.

MINIMUM KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED

• Bachelor's Degree required 5- 7 years of related experience
• Demonstrated success in strategic development and program execution with Consumer and Business banking digital products such as: Money Movement Online Bill Payment Transfers Payments Credit/Debit Card Self Service features Authentication Alerts Solid digital product management background
• Experience working in Agile development preferred
• Ability to have fun and a willingness to try new things and challenge the status quo
• Effortlessly collaborative with strong intellectual curiosity and creative problem solving
• Strong analytical skills with ability to work through complex concepts/data and present well thought‑out, simple solutions
• Ability to self‑motivate and work well independently and with different teams
• Strong presence with ability to interact with and influence all levels of the organization
• Travel approximately 25% (domestic).

WORKING CONDITIONS

Normal office environment with little exposure to dust, noise, temperature and the like. Extended viewing of CRT screen.

LOCATION

Cincinnati, Ohio 45202

Attention search firms and staffing agencies: do not submit unsolicited resumes for this posting. Fifth Third does not accept resumes from any agency that does not have an active agreement with Fifth Third. Any unsolicited resumes – no matter how they are submitted – will be considered the property of Fifth Third and Fifth Third will not be responsible for any associated fee.

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