Product Manager

Great America Financial Services is a highly successful entrepreneurial company providing equipment financing to businesses across the United States. Our exemplary customer service, principle‑centered business philosophy, and team‑based operating approach are key to our success and growth.

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 collaborates with stakeholders and agile teams to execute and implement the product strategy roadmap. The position is critical in acting as the voice of the customer to understand pain points, identify new opportunities, and showcase product strategies and go‑to‑market plans.

• Product Strategy &
  
  Roadmap:
  
  Define product outcomes and OKRs, break down work into actionable steps to facilitate 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 roadmap.
• Stay abreast of industry trends and competitive landscape changes, recommend new technological trends and innovative features.
• 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.
• Lead discussions to justify ROI for work.
• Product Discovery & Customer Insights:
  Identify, analyze, and interpret new requests using various techniques to meet customer and internal needs.
• Talk to customers to understand pain points, new feature opportunities, showcase product capabilities, and go‑to‑market strategies.
• Act as the voice of the customer.
• Design & Prototyping:
  Work with partners to create screen prototypes/wireframes, gather feedback, and adjust to optimize performance.
• Agile Delivery & Backlog Management:
  Lead backlog planning and grooming with the Agile Development Team and Scrum Master, support release planning, maintain the sprint backlog, refine, estimate, and prioritize work.
• Collaborate with BSAs, developers, testers, and UX to clarify requirements and participate in daily stand‑ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
• Use tools such as AHA, Product Board, or Jira to manage the product backlog.

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

• 4+ years of experience as a product manager/owner.
• Experience in the financial services or banking industry is a plus.
• Experience with Agile and/or SAFe in a product owner role.
• Track record of creative problem‑solving and ability to thrive in a cross‑functional and virtual environment.

• Can‑do attitude, high energy, self‑motivated, strategic thinker.
• Strong customer centricity to ensure positive experiences at every touchpoint.
• Ability to anticipate shifting market priorities and internal/external customer needs to consistently add value.
• Deep dive and lead complex product discovery, requirements gathering, and design sessions.
• Plan and sequence work that captures dependencies and synchronizes resources using key performance indicators.
• Strong presentation and communication skills (verbal and written).
• Passion for learning about new technologies and driving innovation.

• Advanced knowledge of the Microsoft Office Suite.

• Competitive compensation.
• Monthly bonuses for eligible employees.
• 401(k) and company match.
• Annual profit sharing.
• Paid time off.

• Paid vacation – starting at 80 hours annually for first‑year employees.
• Paid sick days – 10 per year with conversion option.
• Ten paid holidays per year.
• Gym reimbursement.
• Health, dental, and 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.

• Tuition assistance.
• Networking opportunities.
• Leadership development opportunities.

• Paid parking.
• Service awards.
• Hybrid work arrangements.
• Business casual environment.
• 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.