Hybrid Product Manager: Strategy, Roadmaps & Stakeholders

Nelnet; Oklahoma; Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401K and/or retirement plans

Student loan repayment

Wellness program

Job summary

Nelnet is seeking a Product Manager to develop strategic vision and roadmaps, prioritize needs, and work with stakeholders and development teams to deliver initiatives within program guidelines. This hybrid role requires proximity to Lincoln, NE; Centennial, CO; Madison, WI; or Brownsville, TX with 24 hours in-office weekly.

You will partner with executives, manage budgets, and drive cross-functional delivery while focusing on customer outcomes, compliance, and market trends.

Qualifications

• 4 years of Agile experience.
• 2 years product owner/manager experience.
• Experience working with senior executives.
• 2 years of student loan experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Work with stakeholders to develop product strategies that support the company's strategic goals.
• Facilitate collaboration with stakeholders to identify and plan the delivery key initiatives that align with the overall product strategy.
• 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.
• Work with product owners to ensure a common understanding of projects goals and desired outcomes.
• 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.
• 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

Agile experience

Product ownership

Stakeholder management

Budget planning

Cross-functional leadership

Business analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree beneficial

Job description

Nelnet is seeking a Product Manager to develop strategic vision and roadmaps, prioritize needs, and work with stakeholders and development teams to deliver initiatives within program guidelines. This hybrid role requires proximity to Lincoln, NE; Centennial, CO; Madison, WI; or Brownsville, TX with 24 hours in-office weekly.

You will partner with executives, manage budgets, and drive cross-functional delivery while focusing on customer outcomes, compliance, and market trends.