Sr. Product Manager - Card

EMPOWER OVERVIEW

Empower is shaking up an outdated financial system by providing real opportunity for our customers: the opportunity to get the cash they need, to access fair credit, and to change their financial story. Today, we’re helping millions of people find financial security through machine learning models that evaluate creditworthiness using a more inclusive lens and mobile-first products: Cash Advance, Thrive line of credit, and Petal credit cards. Tomorrow? Creating even more financial paths for our customers (and their wallets) to succeed.

This year, Empower ranked #65 on Inc. 5000’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies list — our third year in a row cracking the top 100 — and was named by Forbes as one of the 25 Next Billion-Dollar Startups for 2024. Empower was also featured by Forbes on America’s Best Startup Employers list in 2023, and our Thrive line of credit product was named by Fast Company as one of 2022’s Next Big Things in Tech.

Empower is backed by Sequoia Capital, Blisce, and Icon Ventures. Ready to grow your impact and accelerate your career? Take a look at our open roles — we can’t wait to meet you.

JOB DESCRIPTION

We’re looking for extraordinary people to help lead product development as Empower continues to scale. Our product leaders are customer-centric, collaborate intensely with other key disciplines, and make decisions with an eye towards Empower’s business. Successful product managers are ambitious and resourceful -- willing to do whatever it takes to deliver value to our customers.

Members of the product team drive the strategy, tactics, and delivery timelines for all Empower features and products. They identify opportunities and develop perspectives on the most impactful things we should be building for our customers, and then they go do the work required to build those experiences by getting cross-functional support, designing specs, overseeing development and measuring outcomes. If you’re looking for a role where you can have massive impact and a wide scope, you’ll find this role compelling, challenging, and rewarding.

More specifically, this role will focus on developing and launching Empower’s first credit card product. You will play a critical role in bringing the product to market, designing and executing a robust testing agenda, and analyzing user data to identify areas of opportunity. You will focus on day-to-day execution in partnership with Engineering, Design, Operations, Marketing, Compliance, and Customer Support. You will also shape the longer-term strategy of the product and roadmap.

Empower is a remote-first company. We drive connectivity through regular company offsites. Travel for company offsites is expected at a minimum 2 times a year.

Candidate Qualifications

• We are looking for product managers and product leaders with 5+ years product management or management consulting/investment banking, with a preference for experience in technology start ups and/or financial services companies)

• Bachelor’s degree (or greater) in an analytical or technical discipline (e.g., Engineering, Computer Science, Economics)

• Strong analytical abilities and are comfortable defining and measuring goals consistently, with a preference for experience with SQL, Python, and/or analytical tools such as Amplitude and Tableau

• Strong customer empathy and experience shaping product direction and execution based on customer needs

• A get-it-done mindset; you’re resourceful and happy to be hands on and in the weeds

• An interest in addressing complicated and impactful product & business problems

• Experience delivering complex, cross-functional product initiatives

• Strong strategic thinking, problem solving, and logical structuring abilities

• Comfort with ambiguity; the ability to independently lay out and test clear hypotheses, and solve problems without well-defined direction

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Don't meet every qualification? If you're excited about this challenge and driven to innovate, we still want to hear from you!

What You'll Get at Empower

• Meaningful Ownership: Competitive salary and generous equity in a profitable, fast growing company.

• Complete Support: 100% coverage for medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, plus a generous WFH reimbursement.

• High-Impact Teams: The chance to thrive in a small, focused team where your contributions directly shape outcomes for our business and customers.

• Remote First: A virtual first environment built on trust and outcomes.

• Team Connection: Twice-yearly company onsites where we come together to connect, learn, and build for the future (our last few have been in San Diego, Vail, and Flagstaff)!

• Growth Path: Ongoing opportunities for development in a dynamic, supportive, and creative environment.

The Empower Way

The Empower Way is one where bold ambition meets an owner mindset, where open dialogue and spirited debate are encouraged, and where everyone works together to put our customers first. We believe diverse voices lead to the best ideas, and we foster an environment where every individual is valued, heard, and supported as part of one unified team working to change lives and build a more inclusive future.

If that sounds like you, join us and be part of a team that's helping millions of people reshape their financial futures.