Director of Product Management

SWBC

. Define and own the strategic direction, vision, and multi-year roadmap for assigned product portfolios.

Posted 9/29/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesLead💰 $154,492 - $247,187 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in product management with a focus on strategic direction, market analysis, and financial outcomes. Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and drive product adoption in the financial services sector.

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Product Strategy DevelopmentMarket Analysis and Competitive IntelligenceRevenue Growth and Customer SatisfactionPeople Leadership in Product ManagementGo-To-Market Strategy Execution

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Hard Skills

Product Roadmap OwnershipPricing Models DevelopmentMonetization StrategiesCommercialization PlansMarket Validation ActivitiesFinancial AnalysisStrategic Decision-MakingProduct Lifecycle ManagementPerformance Metrics DefinitionBacklog Management

Soft Skills

Executive CommunicationInfluencing StakeholdersTeam LeadershipCross-Functional CollaborationContinuous Improvement Mindset

Tools & Technologies

Digital Banking SolutionsCore Banking SystemsPayment TechnologiesBanking APIsFinancial Services SaaS

Industry Keywords

Credit UnionsFinancial InstitutionsFintechCustomer Needs AnalysisCompetitive Pressures

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Define and own the strategic direction, vision, and multi-year roadmap for assigned product portfolios.
Identify market opportunities, competitive threats, customer needs, and emerging industry trends to inform investment decisions.
Align product strategy with company objectives, financial targets, and growth initiatives.
Establish portfolio priorities and make investment tradeoff decisions.
Own product business outcomes, including revenue growth, adoption, retention, customer satisfaction, profitability, and market share.
Develop and refine pricing, packaging, monetization, commercialization, and go-to-market strategies.
Partner with Finance and Executive Leadership on business cases, product investments, and return-on-investment analysis.
Define success metrics and review portfolio performance to identify growth and optimization opportunities.
Drive product lifecycle decisions, including launches, modernization, expansion, and retirement.
Oversee go-to-market strategy and launch readiness for major product initiatives.
Partner with Marketing, Sales, Customer Success, and Operations to drive product adoption and commercialization.
Support strategic customer engagements, executive briefings, and key client discussions.
Lead market research, competitive intelligence, and customer discovery efforts.
Monitor market trends, competitor activity, regulatory changes, and customer needs.
Lead, coach, develop, and evaluate a team of Product Managers and a Product Designer.
Create a high-performance culture focused on accountability, customer outcomes, continuous improvement, and professional growth.
Remain actively involved in product discovery, prioritization, roadmap decisions, and strategic initiatives.
Guide teams in developing features, epics, business cases, and requirements aligned with business and customer objectives.
Support complex initiatives requiring executive alignment, cross-functional coordination, or significant organizational change.
Remove organizational barriers and escalate issues affecting execution or business outcomes.
Ensure product teams maintain backlog discipline, strategic alignment, and execution excellence.
Influence and align stakeholders across Engineering, Architecture, Finance, Compliance, Operations, Marketing, Legal, Sales, and Customer Success.
Communicate strategy, priorities, tradeoffs, risks, and performance updates to executive and cross-functional audiences.
Represent Product Management in executive planning, strategic reviews, and company-wide initiatives.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's Degree in Business, Computer Science, Engineering, Marketing, or a related field.
Minimum ten (10) years of Product Management experience, including ownership of product strategy, roadmaps, and measurable business outcomes.
Minimum five (5) years of people leadership experience managing Product Managers or equivalent product organizations.
Demonstrated success leading product portfolios with measurable revenue, adoption, customer satisfaction, and commercial outcomes.
Experience developing product strategies, pricing models, monetization approaches, commercialization plans, and go-to-market initiatives.
Experience conducting market analysis, competitive intelligence, customer research, and market validation activities.
Proven ability to influence executive stakeholders and drive alignment across multiple business functions.
Strong analytical, financial, strategic thinking, prioritization, and decision-making skills.
Excellent written, verbal, presentation, and executive communication skills.
Minimum five (5) years of experience serving Credit Unions, Financial Institutions, Banks, Fintechs, or related financial services organizations.
Demonstrated understanding of the Credit Union and Financial Institution landscape, including customer needs, buying motions, competitive pressures, and industry trends.
Experience working directly with Credit Union or Financial Institution customers, partners, or executive stakeholders.
Experience delivering or managing products in one or more of the following areas: digital banking, Core Banking, loan payments and debt repayment, ACH, card processing, money movement, banking APIs and SDKs, white-label user experiences, or financial services SaaS solutions.
Broad working knowledge of payment technologies, digital banking ecosystems, and financial services product offerings. Deep technical subject matter expertise is not required.
Ability to travel locally and/or nationally.
SWBC is a Substance-Free Workplace and requires pre-employment drug testing.
SWBC does not hire tobacco users as allowed by law.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive overall compensation package
Work/Life balance
Employee engagement activities and recognition awards
Years of Service awards
Career enhancement and growth opportunities
Emerging Professionals and Mentor Program
Continuing education and career certifications
Variety of healthcare coverage options
Traditional and Roth 401(k) retirement plans
Lucrative Wellness Program