Product Manager - Investment Products

Our vision for the future is based on the idea that transforming financial lives starts by giving our people the freedom to transform their own. We have a flexible work environment, and fluid career paths. We not only encourage but celebrate internal mobility. We also recognize the importance of purpose, well-being, and work-life balance. Within Empower and our communities, we work hard to create a welcoming and inclusive environment, and our associates dedicate thousands of hours to volunteering for causes that matter most to them.

Chart your own path and grow your career while helping more customers achieve financial freedom. Empower Yourself.

As a Product Manager on our Wealth Products Solutions team, you will help shape digital experiences that give Empower customers greater clarity, confidence, and trust in their financial decisions. This role will focus on financial planning, investing, and guidance experiences used across retail and workplace channels, helping customers understand where they stand, evaluate their options, and take informed next steps.  

The right individual will bring a strong track record in product management, sound product judgement, analytical rigor, creativity, leadership, and the ability to collaborate across design, engineering, research, compliance, and business partners. 

What you will do 

• Influence product strategy by identifying opportunities to create meaningful impact for Empower customers, helping them build confidence and make progress toward their financial goals 

• Define and improve digital experiences that help customers understand their retirement readiness, investment picture, available investment options, and next steps 

• Own and update key investment portfolio analysis tools 

• Own the product roadmap for assigned product areas, balancing short-term delivery, long-term opportunities, customer needs, and broader organizational strategy and goals 

• Bring clarity and structure to ambiguous opportunities 

• Obsess about product design, partnering closely with designers to simplify complex retirement, investing, and financial guidance concepts into intuitive, accessible, and actionable digital experiences 

• Leverage customer research, usability testing, behavioral analytics, and market research to inform strategy and improve product outcomes and user satisfaction 

• Partner closely with engineering and design teams to increase team velocity, cohesiveness, and productivity 

• Inspire and influence leadership, peers, and cross-functional partners to drive buy-in and consensus 

• Work closely with cross-functional teams to define product requirements, manage resources and dependencies, gain approvals from legal, compliance, and business stakeholders, and lead the team through key milestones 

• Understand Empower’s business goals, the competitive landscape, and design products that align with our mission and vision 

• Define, analyze, and track key performance metrics across engagement, comprehension, completion, conversion to next steps, user satisfaction, and business outcomes 

• Drive decision-making through customer insights, agile methods to validate hypotheses, quantitative analysis, and experimentation 

• Execute at a fast pace with a focus on customer outcomes, the user experience, and learning with limited oversight 

• Constantly challenge the status quo and identify opportunities to move faster and more efficiently 

 What you will bring 

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience 

• 3+ years of experience leading customer-facing digital products, ideally in fintech, financial services, retirement, investing, workplace benefits, digital advice, or other regulated environments, while working collaboratively with engineering, design, and research teams 

• Exceptional prioritization and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to balance customer needs, business goals, legal and compliance requirements, and delivery constraints in a highly regulated industry 

• Excellent communication skills, storytelling, and organizational skills, with the ability to create clarity and instill confidence among senior leaders, cross-functional partners, and peers 

• Relentless follow-through, strong ownership, and commitment to doing the right thing for our customers and the busi