Product Manager - NDS

Nelnet•Lincoln, NE

1d•$90,000 - $120,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Nelnet is a diversified and innovative company committed to enriching lives through the power of service as a student loan servicer, professional services company, consumer loan originator and servicer, payments processor, renewable energy solutions, and K-12 and higher education expert. For over 40 years, Nelnet has been serving its customers, associates, and communities. The perks of working at Nelnet go beyond our benefits package. When you join the Nelnet team, you're part of a community invested in the success of each individual. That support comes through in our work, as we are united by our mission of creating opportunities for people where they live, learn, and work. Create a collaborative and transparent environment that helps deliver business value in a quick and interactive fashion. Collaboration, relationship-building, communication, and leadership are key aspects of the Product Manager role. The ultimate purpose of the Product Manager is to develop strategic vision and product roadmaps with internal and external stakeholders, prioritize needs based on business value, and work with stakeholders and development teams to deliver on individual initiatives within the product, working with others to coordinate timelines, budget, and resources to complete work within program guidelines.

Requirements

4+ years’ agile experience
2+ years’ experience as a Product Owner or Product Manager required.
Proven experience working with Senior Executives required.
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
Ability to conceptualize and analyze complex business processes.
Strong motivation, negotiation, facilitation, and presentation skills
Ability to define and achieve business goals and meet deadlines while working both independently & collaboratively.
Proven leadership and employee development capabilities
Strong customer service focus
Exceptional organizational skills
Experience developing and implementing processes and procedures.
Exceptional oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills
Solid financial and budgetary skills
Ability to successfully manage multiple, simultaneous initiatives and conflicting priorities.
Demonstrated skills in project management techniques, methods, processes, and practices.
Ability to meet and manage customer expectations in a professional and timely manner.
United States citizenship

Nice To Haves

2+ years’ student loan experience preferred.
Master’s degree beneficial.

Responsibilities

Work with stakeholders to develop product strategies that support the company’s strategic goals. Ensure the strategy is visible and transparent to all parties.
Facilitate collaboration with stakeholders to identify and plan the delivery key initiatives that align with the overall product strategy. Collaborate with the teams to develop budget and investment needs to support the delivery of these key initiatives.
Work with all areas of the organization to understand customer opportunities, compliance, regulations, market trends and customer behaviors.
Own prioritization, preparing and communicating product roadmaps. Ensure the roadmap is shared and understood by product owners, stakeholders and the teams.
Work with product owners to ensure a common understanding of projects goals and desired outcomes and work together to ensure the projects meet those goals.
Acts as a stakeholder in all release planning meetings to ensure that release plans fit into the overall product vision and meet required deliverable dates.
Responsible for maintaining a product level backlog including milestones, epics, user stories and acceptance criteria. Work with teams to ensure they understand the business needs outlined in the stories
Responsible for final signoff that solutions produce the desired outcomes.
Monitor delivery progress to ensure appropriate return on investments will be met.
Understand the overall cost of the product and how it contributes to overall cost