Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Nelnet Business Solutions provides payment technology and education services to higher education and K-12 institutions, students, families, and supporters. The Senior Product Manager identifies and validates market problems, develops strategic product roadmaps and business plans, manages product launches and performance, and collaborates with executive stakeholders, clients, marketing, sales, and development teams.
Responsibilities
- Develops industry relationships to identify market opportunities, define market problems, and advance Nelnet as a thought leader
- Works with marketing and sales to provide specific guidance on competitive advantages and market growth strategies
- Completes profiles on each of our competitors, identifies competitive and alternative product enhancement offerings and develops a strategy for winning against the competition with planned execution in 1-3 years
- Utilizes roadmap tools like Jira to maintain product roadmaps, define features for engineering, and ensures they are tied to strategic vision and yearly goals
- Conducts client win/loss analyses and shares results with the organization
- Develops, manages, and measures product launch processes and communication for effectiveness, speed, and client satisfaction
- Monitors and analyzes key performance indicators to determine how successful the product is performing in the market, how it impacts Nelnet operations and NPS scores, and ultimately, how it contributes to revenue goals
- Manages ROI models for product portfolio and identifies opportunities to expand revenue and market share through collaboration with clients and stakeholders
- Researches market pricing and recommends pricing strategies based on competitive strengths and market adoption
- Develops business plans
Skills
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
- 5+ years of product or product management experience or product knowledge
- Ability to drill into discussions to identify market opportunity
- Ability to work independently and use a variety of research methods
- Demonstrated respect, collaboration, and pride in ownership
- Ability to adapt to change
- Focus on delivering value
- SaaS based Product Development
- Software engineering design technical expertise
Benefits
- This position offers a hybrid work option.
- Medical
- Dental
- Vision
- HSA and FSA
- Generous earned time off
- 401K/student loan repayment
- Life insurance & AD&D insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Employee stock purchase program
- Tuition reimbursement
- Performance-based incentive pay
- Short- and long-term disability
- A robust wellness program
Company Overview
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