Senior Technical Product Manager
Sallie Mae
**When you join Sallie Mae, you become a champion for all students.**
We’re on a mission to power confidence as students begin their unique journey. To help them plan their higher education, successfully finish, and prepare for life after school. To help them Start smart. Learn big.
Students need guidance navigating this important time in their life. They need someone who acknowledges that their education path is unique. They need a partner willing to evolve and not only meet but surpass their expectations. We’re changing. Because students need a better way.
We’re looking for people who are excited to drive this transformation. To break barriers and think of new ways to adapt, help, and create better experiences for students—and for each other.
This is where diverse backgrounds, beliefs, and perspectives matter. It’s where you’re empowered to bring your authentic self to work.
Feeling your best allows you to do your best. Our benefits take care of the whole you—from physical and mental to financial and professional. You’ll get opportunities to further your education and career, support for you and your family (including your pets!), paid time off to volunteer for the things that matter to you, and more.
We’re obsessed with impact and making a real difference. For us, that means putting relationships first, asking “why not?” when tackling challenges, and continuously learning new skills.
Come do more than join something, change something. For students, for future generations, for the future of education.
**What You'll Contribute**
Would you like to work in an exciting fast-paced start-up place with the backing of a household name company like Sallie Mae to help millions of people meet their educational needs every day? Together, we’re connected by the same drive—to be a champion for all students and help them make smart decisions with confidence. Do more than join something—change something…for students, for future generations, and for the future of education.
Our new venture, Sallie.com, is looking for people like you to be the founding members who will define the future of education services for students and their families in the US. As the first education solutions company, we’re creating products and experiences that help students when they need it most. We’re connecting students to free money for school, providing tools and resources to plan for college, sharing inside advice on campus life, and so much more. Visit https://www.sallie.com/about to learn more about us.
**What You'll Do**
We are looking for a strong product manager who has experience in bringing product from ideation to launch, building seamless customer experience, is comfortable with technical and business complexity, and partner closely with both internal and external stakeholders. This position is also responsible for defining the product roadmap, tracking the product performance, setting strategic business goals and priorities, and executing business plans to deliver results.
You must be able to thrive and succeed in an entrepreneurial, cross-functional, and fast-moving environment. This role offers an exciting opportunity to work with a diverse set of team members, stakeholders and senior leaders across the company to create and drive towards the strategic vision at Sallie.
_The above information is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this job; it is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees in this role._
**What You Have**
Minimum education, skills and experience required.
+ 5+ years of product or program management, or technology experience
+ Bachelor's degree
+ Experience owning/driving roadmap definition and strategy
+ Experience contributing to engineering discussions around technology decisions
+ Experience with product development lifecycle
+ Experience with building customer facing experiences and collaborating with designers
Preferred education, skills, and experience.
+ Experience performing statistical analysis of data
+ Experience partnering with finance team to build forecast models and financial analysis
+ Experience working with user research team to gather insights for decision making
The Americans with Disabilities Act
_The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) prohibits discrimination by employers, in compensation and employment opportunities, against qualified individuals with disabilities who, with or without reasonable accommodation, can perform the “essential functions” of a job. A function may be essential for any of several reasons, including: the job exists to perform that function, the employee holding the job was hired for his/her expertise in performing the function, or only a limited number of employees are available to perform that function._
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**Feeling your best helps you do your best:**
**Our benefits take care of the whole you—so you can build your work around your life (not the other way around!).**
+ Competitive base salaries
+ Bonus incentives
+ Generous PTO, Floating Holidays and 12 Federal Holidays observed
+ Support for financial-well-being and retirement 401k with employer match
+ Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, hospital indemnity, critical illness, pet insurance and more
+ Employer paid short-term/long-term disability and basic life insurance
+ Flexible hybrid working arrangements.
+ Paid parental leave and adoption reimbursement programs
+ Free access to on-site staffed fitness centers (in Delaware) and gym subsidy (for locations outside Delaware)
+ Confidential counseling support (EAP), Health Advocacy services and Wellness program with financial incentives
+ Tuition Reimbursement and Family Scholarship Programs
+ Career development and training opportunities
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Sallie Mae is proud to be an equal opportunity (EEO) employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, genetic information, gender identity, disability, Veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. If you'd like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant, please click https://https/www.eeoc.gov/employees-job-applicants. https://https/www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/OFCCP_EEO_Supplement_Final_JRF_QA_508c.pdf. Click https://https/www.salliemae.com/legal/pay-transparency-policy/ to view the U.S. Pay Transparency Policy.
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