Product Manager

GreatAmerica; Northbrook (IL); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Parking

Service Awards

Hybrid work arrangements

Business casual environment

Culture focused on you

Job summary

GreatAmerica is seeking a Product Manager to own the end-to-end lifecycle of a product, collaborating with stakeholders and agile teams to execute the strategy, roadmap, and go-to-market initiatives.

You will gather customer insights, define outcomes, manage backlog, and drive ROI through data-driven prioritization while partnering across functions to deliver measurable business results.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• Experience guiding product-led transformations and stakeholder influence.
• Strong communication and analytical thinking.

Responsibilities

• Define product strategy and roadmap aligned to OKRs.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and agile teams in Jira to prioritize work.
• Lead backlog planning, refinements, and release planning.
• Capture customer needs through discovery and feedback to inform priorities.

Skills

Initiative

Competitive mindset

Achievement oriented

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Admin, Computer Science, Engineering, or Information Systems

Tools

Aha

ProductBoard

Jira

Microsoft Office

Job description

GreatAmerica is a highly successful entrepreneurial company providing equipment financing to businesses across the United States. Our exemplary customer service, our principle-centered business philosophy and our team-based operating approach are key to our success and growth. We have also recently become a bank!

We are Looking to Add a Key Member to our Product Management Team!

As a member of the Product Management team, the Product Manager manages the end-to-end product life cycle of a single product or feature set. This role will collaborate with stakeholders and agile teams to provide execution and implementation of the product strategy roadmap. This role is critical in acting as the voice of the customer to understand the customer pain points, feature new opportunity and showcase product and to go to market strategies.

As a Product Manager, You Will

• Product Strategy & Roadmap
• Define product outcomes and Objectives and Key Results (OKRs), break down work into actionable steps to facilitate product discovery, design, development, and delivery.
• Manage an end-to-end product lifecycle by implementing a Now, Next, and Later framework that captures a rolling 12-month product roadmap.
• Stay abreast of industry trends, competitive landscape changes, recommend new technological trends, and innovative products/features to the teams.
• Stakeholder Management & Collaboration
• Partner with key stakeholders to identify and prioritize new features and enhancements and record them in Jira.
• Influence product decisions by providing consultation and direction to stakeholders.
• Manage a room with various stakeholders and drive ROI discussions to justify work.
• Product Discovery & Customer Insights
• Identify, analyze, and interpret new requests using various kinds of techniques to meet customer and internal stakeholder needs and requirements.
• Talk to customers to understand pain points, new feature opportunities, showcase product capabilities, and go-to-market strategies.
• Acts as the voice of the customer.
• Design & Prototyping
• Work with various partners to create screen prototypes/wireframes, gather feedback, and adjust to optimize performance.
• Agile Delivery & Backlog Management
• Work with the Agile Development Team and Scrum Master, lead backlog planning and grooming, and support Release planning.
• Maintain the sprint backlog: refine, estimate, and prioritize work.
• Collaborate with BSAs, developers, testers, and UX to clarify requirements.
• Participate in daily standups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
• Use tools such as AHA, ProductBoard, or Jira Aligned to manage product backlog.

To Be Successful In This Role You Will Need

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related disciplines.

Experience

• Someone who has led or been part of changing a company to a product-led organization.
• Comfortable in dealing with abstract concepts, systems, and ideas, all while being organized and self-disciplined.
• Success depends on the person’s ability to influence stakeholders and produce measurable business outcomes.
• Job centers around producing timely, accurate, and high-quality results, and benefits from an analytical, inquiring, and critical mind.
• Must be an excellent communicator and have intellectual confidence.

Skills And Abilities

• Takes initiative
• Competitive
• Achievement-oriented
• Impatient with routine

Computer Skills

• Advanced knowledge of the Microsoft Office Suite

Financial Benefits

Sharing rewards is an integral part of our culture. We believe in the value of hard work and reward our employees beyond the paycheck. Our total rewards package is based on eligibility and includes:

• Competitive Compensation
• Monthly Bonuses for Eligible Employees
• 401(k) and Company Match
• Annual Profit Sharing
• Paid Time Off

Health, Wellbeing, And Family Planning Benefits

• Paid Vacation
• Paid Sick Days
• Paid Holidays
• Gym Reimbursement
• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• Company Paid Life Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Health Savings Accounts (HSA)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Parental Leave

Education And Career Planning Benefits

• Tuition Assistance
• Networking Opportunities
• Leadership Development Opportunities

Perks

• Paid Parking
• Service Awards
• Hybrid work arrangements
• Business casual environment
• A strong organizational culture focused on our greatest asset: you!

Please note, applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa.