📅 About SmartAsset SmartAsset is a top online hub for financial advice and information, powering the SmartAsset Advisor Marketing Platform (AMP), a nationwide marketplace connecting consumers with financial advisors. Reaching about 69 million individuals monthly (as of January 2024), SmartAsset's mission is to help people make smart financial choices. In 2021, SmartAsset made the Inc. 5000 (#561) and Deloitte Technology Fast 500™ (#160) lists for fastest-growing companies, and also secured $110 million in Series D funding, valuing the company at over $1 billion. Currently, SmartAsset is on Y Combinator's Top 100 Companies list of all time.
🤝 About the Team This is a great chance to build data product experiences that address a fundamental human need: achieving financial security and freedom. We create products and services that build trust and provide accurate, interactive solutions to important personal finance questions.
🎯 About the Job We're searching for an outstanding Product Manager to join our team and help shape the future of financial products. This role will help drive the growth of SmartAdvisor, the largest Financial Advisor marketplace in the U.S.
💼 Responsibilities
- Lead the development of a product strategy and roadmap that aligns with our company goals and is based on market research and feedback from users.
- Work closely with data science, application engineering, and concierge teams to define product requirements, prioritize features, and ensure timely delivery of top-notch solutions that meet user needs.
- Be the main contact for internal stakeholders, including executives, product teams, and cross-functional teams, providing regular project status updates, getting feedback, and addressing concerns.
- Define KPIs and set up ways to track and analyze product performance. Use data-driven insights to find areas for improvement and drive continuous optimization.
🔎 Skills/Experience You Have
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Minimum 3 years of product management experience: Proven track record of successfully leading, delivering, and expanding product development initiatives, ideally in the technology or financial services industry.
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Experience in managing delivery with cross-functional teams: Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with data science, application engineering, and customer service teams to deliver complex projects on schedule and within budget.
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Strong understanding of user experience principles: Experience conducting user research, gathering feedback, and transforming insights into actionable product improvements that enhance the overall user experience.
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Analytical skills and data-driven decision-making: Skilled in analyzing data metrics, defining key performance indicators (KPIs), and using quantitative insights to guide product strategy and achieve business results.
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Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills: Ability to effectively communicate product vision, priorities, and progress to internal and external stakeholders, reach agreement, and manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
➕ Skills/Experience Preferred
- Experience working with Salesforce platforms and development teams.
- Proven track record defining and delivering data products (e.g., algorithms, XaaS).
- Proficiency in SQL (Structured Query Language) for data analysis and manipulation, allowing you to query databases, extract insights, and inform product decisions.
- Experience designing and implementing A/B tests using platforms like Google Optimize, Optimizely, or similar tools, to optimize product features and user experiences through iterative experimentation.
- Familiarity with Agile principles and practices, like Scrum or Kanban, and experience working in Agile development environments, facilitating sprint planning, backlog grooming, and cross-functional collaboration to deliver iterative product enhancements.
🏋️ Physical Requirements
- Spending extended periods sitting at a desk and using a computer.
- Ability to communicate through phone calls and/or video conferences (primarily for concierge and sales roles).
🎁 Available Benefits and Perks
- All roles at SmartAsset are and will remain remote – flexibility to work from anywhere in the Contiguous US.
- Medical, Dental, and Vision – various plans available based on your needs.
- Life/AD&D Insurance – basic coverage fully paid by the company, with additional supplemental coverage available.
- Supplemental Short-term and Long-term Disability.
- FSA: Medical and Dependent Care.
- 401K.
- Equity packages for each role.
- Time Off: Vacation, Sick, and Parental Leave.
- EAP (Employee Assistance Program).
- Financial Literacy Mentoring Program.
- Pet Insurance.
- Home Office Stipend.
🤝 Equal Opportunity Employer SmartAsset is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to building an inclusive, innovative environment with the best talent. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please contact us at Recruiting@smartasset.com.
📍 Location & Salary California, Colorado, Connecticut, Maryland, Nevada, Rhode Island, Washington, and New York City residents: $99k - $150k base salary + RSUs + benefits.
Salary at SmartAsset is determined based on permissible, non-discriminatory factors such as skills, experience, and geographic location within the contiguous United States.
Job Category: Product Management