Product Manager - Student Loans

Credible

Durham, NC

$125,000 to $140,000 Yearly
Vision , Medical , Dental , Paid Time Off , Retirement
Full-Time

Job Description

Who is Credible?

We are a marketplace where users can compare personalized, prequalified rates and quotes from multiple lenders and carriers, for student loans, mortgages, personal loans, and insurance.

We're challenging the status quo by giving power to the consumer. We believe in a world where 'ethical', 'lending', and 'insurance' can coexist, so we set out to build innovative platforms that actually work for customers. Our mission is to help people find the best loan or insurance policy possible.

We believe researching and buying loans or insurance shouldn't be confusing or complex, so we've focused on simplicity. We've created the only unbiased loan and insurance buying process out there, which makes finding options straightforward and clear.

About the Role:

Credible is looking for a strategic and experienced Product Manager to join our team and take ownership of our student loan lending marketplace, our flagship product. As the Product Manager, you will be responsible for owning and delivering new features from ideation to launch with the help of design, engineering, and data teams. Primarily, you'll focus on the front-end user experience to help students and parents discover and compare options across multiple lenders. Teams will look to you and your product leadership to guide the vision and direction of the product and achieve team OKRs.

Responsibilities:

Think Strategically and Creatively: Deliver new front-end features for growing the student loan marketplace and align these features with Credible's long-term vision. Synthesize market trends, user needs, and technological advancements to innovate the platform continually.
Own the Roadmap: Manage roadmaps for both private student loans and student loan refinance products by effectively identifying opportunities, contemplating tradeoffs, and prioritizing team resources.
Make Data-Driven Decisions: Utilize data analysis, A/B testing, and user research to validate assumptions, uncover new insights, and drive meaningful improvements to the business.
Lead and Collaborate Across Functions: Proactively engage cross functional teams to brainstorm innovative solutions, and lead their implementation. Collaborate with engineering, design, data, partnerships, and operations teams to deliver product enhancements and achieve team OKRs.

Education and Experience:

At least 3+ years of experience in a Product Management role for web-based consumer Internet products
Bachelor's Degree
Ability to use data, your experience and product instincts to identify the most impactful areas of focus
Strong analytical abilities, including experience with Excel and other analytics tools
Exceptional problem solving and communication skills
Strong project management skills, and willingness/ability to own critical parts of the product, end-to-end
Thrive on collaboration with other teams to accomplish shared goals
Technical aptitude - whether through education or experience, it's important that you can work closely with engineers to evaluate different approaches to implementing product features, weighing cost/benefit tradeoffs

Pursuant to state and local pay disclosure requirements, the pay ranges for this role, with final offer amount dependent on education, skills, experience, and location, are listed below. This role is also eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, various benefits, including medical/dental/vision, insurance, a 401(k) plan, paid time off, and other benefits in accordance with applicable plan documents.

View more details about Credible Benefits

California, New York City, and Westchester County, NY Pay Range:

$125,000—$140,000 USD

Colorado and Washington Pay Range:

$100,000—$125,000 USD

Why work at Credible?

We combine the intelligence, expertise, and confidence of a financial advisor with the approachability and honesty of a friend. In other words, we're the friend you always wish you had in finance.

We are optimistic, challengers, trustworthy, clever, and smart. We are open and transparent. We strive to act as advisors by being friendly, objective, and open in our communication. We use language that is intelligent yet approachable. When appropriate, we'll drop in a bit of wit to position ourselves as a fresh, reliable voice in the financial world.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable law.