Our vision for the future is based on the idea that transforming financial lives starts by giving our people the freedom to transform their own. We have a flexible work environment, and fluid career paths. We not only encourage but celebrate internal mobility. We also recognize the importance of purpose, well-being, and work-life balance.
Within Empower and our communities, we work hard to create a welcoming and inclusive environment, and our associates dedicate thousands of hours to volunteering for causes that matter most to them.
Chart your own path and grow your career while helping more customers achieve financial freedom. Empower Yourself.
Job Description
As a Senior Product Solutions Manager, you'll sit at the intersection of product strategy, client solutions, and risk evaluation. You'll lead cross-functional teams to assess large-scale opportunities, balance client needs with operational realities, and ensure Empower delivers profitable, innovative retirement plan solutions.
Responsibilities
- Lead large-scale business evaluations by reviewing RFPs, plan documents, and sales inputs to ensure alignment with segmentation strategy
- Drive cross-functional collaboration with technical experts to assess client exceptions, balancing innovation with operational feasibility
- Guide decision-making for cost, risk, and investment trade-offs, presenting clear recommendations to the Business Acceptance Committee
- Facilitate key underwriting and repricing meetings, ensuring decisions are documented, communicated, and tracked for accountability
- Partner with segment leaders on product development, annual planning, and trend analysis to inform strategy and future offerings
- Safeguard business alignment by monitoring new and repriced business against segmentation criteria, pricing models, and revenue expectations
- Escalate and resolve issues quickly, bringing together cross-functional teams to assess impacts of business changes
- Champion best practices while defining and managing approved business exceptions for clients and prospects
- Build and deliver insightful reporting on performance, exceptions, and process improvements, including monthly and quarterly reviews
- Lead post-implementation reviews of new and repriced business, recommending enhancements to process, roles, and responsibilities
Requirements
- 10+ years of experience in the retirement industry
- Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree a plus
- Deep expertise in qualified and nonqualified defined contribution plans
What will set you apart
- Proven leadership and collaboration skills, with the ability to influence across functions
- Exceptional communication abilities-verbal, written, presentation, and facilitation
What we offer
- Medical, dental, vision and life insurance
- Retirement savings - 401(k) plan with generous company matching contributions (up to 6%), financial advisory services, potential company discretionary contribution, and a broad investment lineup
- Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250/year
- Business-casual environment that includes the option to wear jeans
- Generous paid time off upon hire - including a paid time off program plus ten paid company holidays and three floating holidays each calendar year
- Paid volunteer time - 16 hours per calendar year
- Leave of absence programs - including paid parental leave, paid short- and long-term disability, and Family and Medical Leave (FMLA)
- Business Resource Groups (BRGs) - BRGs facilitate inclusion and collaboration across our business internally and throughout the communities where we live, work and play. BRGs are open to all.
Base Salary Range: $111,800.00 - $162,125.00
We are an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to diversity. All individuals, regardless of personal characteristics, are encouraged to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age (40 and over), race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, pregnancy, religion, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable state or local law.