Hybrid Product Manager: Strategy, Roadmaps & Execution

Nelnet; Lincoln (AL); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

HSA/FSA

401K + loan repayment

Life insurance

AD&D insurance

Employee assistance program

Stock purchase plan

Tuition reimbursement

Incentive pay

Disability insurance

Wellness program

Job summary

Nelnet is seeking a skilled Product Manager to drive product strategy and roadmaps across business units in a hybrid role, located near one of our U.S. office hubs.

You will partner with stakeholders and executives to deliver valuable initiatives while balancing budgets and timelines. The role requires 4+ years of agile experience and 2+ years as a Product Owner or Manager, with a track record of collaborating with senior leaders and driving customer-focused results.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required or commensurate experience.
• Master’s degree beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Work with stakeholders to develop product strategies that support the company’s strategic goals. Ensure the strategy is visible and transparent to all parties.
• Facilitate collaboration with stakeholders to identify and plan the delivery key initiatives that align with the overall product strategy. Collaborate with the teams to develop budget and investment needs to support the delivery of these key initiatives.
• Work with all areas of the organization to understand customer opportunities, compliance, regulations, market trends and customer behaviors.
• Own prioritization, preparing and communicating product roadmaps. Ensure the roadmap is shared and understood by product owners, stakeholders and the teams.
• Work with product owners to ensure a common understanding of projects goals and desired outcomes and work together to ensure the projects meet those goals.
• Acts as a stakeholder in all release planning meetings to ensure that release plans fit into the overall product vision and meet required deliverable dates.
• Responsible for maintaining a product level backlog including milestones, epics, user stories and acceptance criteria. Work with teams to ensure they understand the business needs outlined in the stories
• Responsible for final signoff that solutions produce the desired outcomes.
• Monitor delivery progress to ensure appropriate return on investments will be met.
• Understand the overall cost of the product and how it contributes to overall cost.

Skills

Analytical skills

Business process analysis

Negotiation & facilitation

Goal setting & deadlines

Leadership & development

Customer service focus

Organizational skills

Process development

Communication skills

Financial & budgeting skills

Multitasking & priorities

Project management skills

Customer expectations management

Education

Bachelor’s degree or related fields

Master’s degree beneficial

Job description

Nelnet is seeking a skilled Product Manager to drive product strategy and roadmaps across business units in a hybrid role, located near one of our U.S. office hubs.

You will partner with stakeholders and executives to deliver valuable initiatives while balancing budgets and timelines. The role requires 4+ years of agile experience and 2+ years as a Product Owner or Manager, with a track record of collaborating with senior leaders and driving customer-focused results.