Digital Strategy Product Manager

Hancock Whitney Corp.; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Hancock Whitney Corp. is seeking a Digital Strategy Product Manager to oversee end-to-end management of digital value streams, client journeys, or platforms, from strategy and roadmap development through implementation and continuous optimization.

You will own the product roadmap, identify growth opportunities, translate strategy into prioritized initiatives, and collaborate with Technology and cross-functional teams to deliver products successfully while ensuring regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 4 years of experience in digital product management, digital strategy, or related technology roles.
• 1 year of financial services or other highly regulated industry experience required.
• Experience managing products through the software development lifecycle.
• Experience writing business requirements and/or user stories.

Responsibilities

• Own and execute the product roadmap for an assigned digital value stream.
• Identify and deliver opportunities that drive digital growth, client acquisition, adoption, retention, revenue generation, and operational efficiency.
• Translate product strategy into prioritized initiatives, business requirements, and user stories while managing the product backlog to maximize value delivery.
• Partner with Technology and cross-functional teams throughout the product lifecycle, from concept and design through implementation, launch, and ongoing optimization.
• Define, monitor, and communicate key performance indicators and business outcomes, using data and analytics to inform decisions and measure success.
• Leverage customer insights, market research, competitive benchmarking, and industry trends to identify product enhancements and emerging opportunities.
• Evaluate digital experiences, processes, and technology capabilities to identify and remove barriers, inefficiencies, and gaps that impact client experience or business performance.
• Lead and influence cross-functional stakeholders, including Marketing, Retail Banking, Technology, Compliance, Legal, Risk, and vendors, to ensure successful product delivery and regulatory compliance.
• Provide product expertise and strategic guidance during planning, design, solutioning, and prioritization activities to support enterprise digital objectives.
• Support a culture of continuous improvement by mentoring less experienced associates (junior product managers) and promoting best practices in product management, analytics, and digital strategy.

Skills

Digital product management

Digital strategy

Business requirements

User stories

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

JOB FUNCTION / SUMMARY

The Digital Strategy Product Manager is responsible for the end-to-end management of assigned digital value streams, client journeys or platforms, overseeing strategy and roadmap development through implementation, launch, and continuous optimization.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Own and execute the product roadmap for an assigned digital value stream, ensuring alignment with enterprise strategy, client needs, and business objectives.
• Identify and deliver opportunities that drive digital growth, client acquisition, adoption, retention, revenue generation, and operational efficiency.
• Translate product strategy into prioritized initiatives, business requirements, and user stories while managing the product backlog to maximize value delivery.
• Partner with Technology and cross-functional teams throughout the product lifecycle, from concept and design through implementation, launch, and ongoing optimization.
• Define, monitor, and communicate key performance indicators and business outcomes, using data and analytics to inform decisions and measure success.
• Leverage customer insights, market research, competitive benchmarking, and industry trends to identify product enhancements and emerging opportunities.
• Evaluate digital experiences, processes, and technology capabilities to identify and remove barriers, inefficiencies, and gaps that impact client experience or business performance.
• Lead and influence cross-functional stakeholders, including Marketing, Retail Banking, Technology, Compliance, Legal, Risk, and vendors, to ensure successful product delivery and regulatory compliance.
• Provide product expertise and strategic guidance during planning, design, solutioning, and prioritization activities to support enterprise digital objectives.
• Support a culture of continuous improvement by mentoring less experienced associates (junior product managers) and promoting best practices in product management, analytics, and digital strategy.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

None

MINIMUM REQUIRED EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE & KNOWLEDGE

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 4 years of experience in digital product management, digital strategy, or related technology roles.
• 1 year of financial services or other highly regulated industry experience required.
• Experience managing products through the software development lifecycle.
• Experience writing business requirements and/or user stories.

ESSENTIAL MENTAL & PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Ability to travel if required to perform the essential job functions.; Ability to work under stress and meet deadlines.; Ability to operate related equipment to perform the essential job functions.; Ability to read and interpret a document if required to perform the essential job functions.; Ability to lift/move/carry approximately 10 pounds if required to perform the essential job functions. If the employee is unable to lift/move/carry this weight and can be accommodated without causing the department/division an “undue hardship” then the employee must be accommodated; hence omitting lifting/moving/carrying as a physical requirement.

Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious beliefs, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, age, physical or mental disability or history of disability, genetic information, status as a protected veteran, disabled veteran, or other protected characteristics as required by federal, state and local laws.

Company Culture

When you choose a career with Hancock Whitney (Nasdaq: HWC), we pledge a heartfelt promise: You can grow. You have a voice. You are important. You also share in a rich regional heritage and embrace core values—timeless ideals vital to our culture since the 1800s—that inspire how we serve clients, communities, and each other: Honor & Integrity, Strength & Stability, Commitment to Service, Teamwork, and Personal Responsibility. A fast-growing organization consistently rated among America’s strongest, safest financial services institutions, our company is based in Gulfport, Mississippi. Our bank and subsidiaries provide contemporary, comprehensive consumer, commercial, and wealth financial products and services at regional headquarters and 200-plus financial centers across a vibrant Southeast corridor including Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Texas. Each day, our nearly 4,000 associates carry on a mission to help people achieve their financial goals and dreams. We come to work to create opportunities for the people we serve in the communities we call home. Together, we continue building a company solidly focused on being better, going beyond, and doing more to secure success for the people and businesses depending on us.

Let our legacy lead to your future.