Job Description
Your role in our mission
The Product Manager is responsible for the strategy, product planning and execution throughout the product lifecycle, including: defining the product vision, gathering and prioritizing product requirements, and working closely with engineering, design, marketing, and operations to ensure revenue and customer satisfaction goals are met.
How you'll make an impact
- Partner with product leadership to build a vision, strategy, and multi-year product roadmap
- Break vision into phases, prioritize and drive backlogs for launch with your dedicated engineering teams
- Develop a deep understanding of our customers’ & partners’ problems
- Use data and analysis to drive your understanding of customers and to build and iterate on products
- Drive disruptive innovative solutions in a customer-centric environment
- Establish product delivery timelines in close collaboration with the development team, leading in a fast-paced agile environment
- Work with internal stakeholders from technology, marketing, legal, operations, and executive management to translate business needs into product requirements
- Work with a distributed team of designers, researchers, engineers, testers and subject matter experts to scope, design, test and build new products and product features
- Monitor and understand the key metrics governing your product area, with an eye toward continuously improving them through ongoing product innovation
- Work with engineering and data science to analyze data and conduct experiments (A/B tests) in order to optimize the product in pursuit of an improved customer experience and business metrics
- Lead and resolve questions and conflicts across organizational stakeholders, keeping stakeholders updated on project progress and trade-offs
Skills that will help you thrive
- 3-5 years of relevant product management experience, financial services and credit card product experience is a plus
- Bachelor’s degree is required
- Demonstrated success defining and launching excellent consumer facing products
- Ability to keep in mind the strategic big picture while maintaining a grasp on the details of your product
- Proven ability to dive deeply into specific functional areas and learn a domain
- Proven ability to innovate and come up with ideas to help drive the product forward
- Proven ability to understand the business and engineering sides and get into technical detail
- Ability to assume a strong sense of responsibility and ownership in a fast-paced environment
- Excellent project management skills - delivery and action oriented with the ability to handle changing tasks, priorities, and adapt quickly
- Superior communication skills, able to adapt style and collaborate well with diverse stakeholders and team members
What we offer
- The opportunity to collaborate with a team of creative, fun, and driven colleagues on products that have an immediate and significant impact on people's lives
- The opportunity to work in a fast-paced environment with experienced industry leaders
- Flexible time off, comprehensive health coverage, competitive salary, paid parental leave
- Wellness benefits including access to mental health resources, virtual HIIT and yoga workouts
- A bevy of other perks including Udemy access, childcare assistance, pet insurance discounts, legal assistance, and additional discounts
Interview process
- Recruiter Call: A brief screening to discuss your experience and initial questions
- Department Interview: Deeper dive into technical skills and project alignment with the Hiring Manager or team member
- Team/Virtual Interview: Meet team members for collaborative discussions, problem-solving, or technical exercises
- Case Study Round: Analyze a real-world problem, propose solutions, and present findings, evaluating analytical, strategic thinking, and presentation skills
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About Us
Prosper introduced U.S. consumers to an innovative approach to personal finance as the first peer-to-peer lending platform in the country. Since 2005, Prosper has helped over 2 million customers achieve financial well-being through a comprehensive suite of digital personal finance products.
Prosper’s flagship personal loan* marketplace continues to offer unique value for both borrowers and investors, while the Prosper® Card¹ provides essential access to credit and flexibility for those managing their financial journey. Guided by its mission to advance financial well-being, Prosper is dedicated to helping people thrive by meeting people where they are with simple, trusted, and affordable financial solutions. Learn more at www.prosper.com.
We’re on a mission to hire the very best, and we are committed to creating exceptional employee experiences where everyone is respected and has access to equal opportunity. We realize that new ideas can come from everywhere. It is important to us that every hire connects with our vision, mission, and core values. Join a leading fintech company that’s democratizing finance for all!
Our Values
- Diversity expands opportunities
- Collaboration creates better solutions
- Curiosity fuels our innovation
- Integrity defines all our relationships
- Excellence leads to longevity
- Simplicity guides our user experience
- Accountability at all levels drives results
Applicants have rights under Federal Employment Laws.
California applicants: please click here to view our California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) Notice for Applicants, which describes your rights under the CCPA. Illinois applicants: please click here to view our Artificial Intelligence Notice for Applicants. At Prosper, we're looking for people with passion, integrity, and a hunger to learn. We encourage you to apply even if your experience doesn't precisely match the job description. Your unique skill set and diverse perspective will stand out and set you apart from other candidates. Prosper thrives with people who think outside of the box and aren't afraid to challenge the status quo. We invite you to join us on our mission to advance financial well-being.
Prosper is committed to an inclusive and diverse workplace. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law, including the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. Prosper will consider for employment qualified applicants who are non-US citizens and will provide green card sponsorship.
*All personal loans are made by WebBank.
¹The Prosper® Card is an unsecured credit card issued by Coastal Community Bank, Member FDIC, pursuant to license by Mastercard® International.
