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Core Competencies
Role fitCore Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in product management with a focus on AI-enabled solutions, data-driven decision-making, and stakeholder alignment. Proven ability to lead teams, mentor product managers, and drive successful product launches in higher education technology and fintech.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Product Management ExperienceAI-Enabled Software ProductsStakeholder AlignmentTeam LeadershipHigher Education Technology
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Hard Skills
Product DiscoveryData AnalysisPrototypingSaaS Product LaunchPortfolio Success MetricsCompliance StandardsRisk ManagementWorkflow IntegrationProduct Roadmap DevelopmentDecision-Making Practices
Soft Skills
Clear CommunicationCustomer ObsessionAgility in AmbiguityCoachingOwnership of Outcomes
Tools & Technologies
WorkdayBannerPeopleSoftColleagueAI Applications
Industry Keywords
Higher Education TechnologyFintechB2B2C PlatformsPCI Level 1 CompliancePayment Processing Workflows
Tech Stack
Tools & technologiesERPGo
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Personally own one or more NextGen solutions end to end, including discovery, requirements, prioritization, and shipping with engineering and design
- Analyze data, prototype and pressure-test ideas, review designs, and validate solutions with financial aid, student employment, and campus administrators
- Model strong product discovery, writing, and decision-making practices
- Lead, mentor, and grow a small team of Product Managers
- Set expectations, develop PM craft, and help recruit future team members
- Foster a high-agency, outcome-oriented product culture
- Balance coaching with autonomy and intervene when needed
- Own product vision, strategy, and roadmap across the NextGen portfolio
- Identify shared workflows, integrations, and data opportunities across the portfolio
- Build practical AI applications that eliminate manual work and simplify student experiences
- Monitor higher education policy, competitive developments, and institutional needs
- Partner with sales, marketing, implementation, and client support on market-ready launches
- Collaborate with engineering on architecture, delivery cadence, trade-offs, quality, reliability, and timelines
- Define and track portfolio success metrics including adoption, retention, workflow completion, time saved, and institutional satisfaction
- Collaborate with compliance, security, and risk teams to meet SOC audit standards, FERPA, accessibility requirements, and applicable regulations
Requirements
What you’ll need- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Computer Science, Finance, or a related field
- 6+ years of product management experience
- Strong track record of shipping products yourself
- 1+ years mentoring or directly managing other Product Managers
- Experience partnering with go-to-market teams to launch complex SaaS or platform products
- Track record of personally shipping AI-enabled or data-driven software products with measurable business impact
- Proven ability to align and influence stakeholders across engineering, design, and commercial functions
- Must already be authorized to work in the United States without current or future sponsorship
- Preferred: Advanced degree with emphasis on strategy, technology, or leadership
- Preferred: Experience in higher education technology, fintech, payments, or B2B2C platform businesses
- Preferred: Experience contributing to or leading platform modernization, replatforming, or migration work
- Preferred: Familiarity with PCI Level 1 compliance, payment processing workflows, or ERP integrations (Workday, Banner, PeopleSoft, Colleague)
- Player-coach mindset
- High agency and ownership of outcomes
- Builder’s instinct and product prioritization judgment
- Go-to-market fluency
- People leadership
- Clear communication
- Customer obsession
- Agility in ambiguity
Benefits
Comp & perks- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- HSA and FSA
- Generous earned time off
- 401K/student loan repayment
- Life insurance and AD&D insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Employee stock purchase program
- Tuition reimbursement
- Performance-based incentive pay
- Short- and long-term disability
- Wellness program
- Remote work option for candidates who live more than 30 miles from a Nelnet office location
- Hybrid schedule for candidates within 30 miles of a Nelnet office, working in office at least three days per week