Product Manager (Senior or Lead) - Financial Workflows & Consumer Experience

Odyssey • New York, NY

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About The Position

Odyssey partners with state agencies to design, launch, and operate Education Savings Account (ESA) and grant programs, providing technology, program operations, a vendor ecosystem, and family experience. These programs put education funding directly into the hands of families, allowing them to choose learning experiences for their children. Odyssey's platform currently operates across 6 states, serving over 200,000 students and managing over $1B in education funding, including the recent launch of the Texas Education Savings Account (EFA) program. The company is backed by investors like a16z and Tusk Venture Partners and operates at the intersection of GovTech, EdTech, and FinTech, building civic infrastructure. The work involves turning ambiguous policy into real systems that families depend on, requiring the building of a flexible platform that meets various state configuration needs. Odyssey is hiring Product Managers (Senior or Lead level) to scale its platform as it expands into new states and deepens impact. These roles are split across two product squads: Parent & School Experience (focused on external user journeys for families and education providers) and Growth & Program Operations (focused on internal platform capabilities for program configuration, financial workflows, and compliance). Product Managers will operate with a high degree of ownership and autonomy, translating policy and operational requirements into scalable, configurable software systems.

Requirements

• 4+ years of Product Management experience for Senior level candidates; 6+ years for Lead level candidates, ideally in platform, marketplace, fintech, govtech, or B2B2C environments.
• Track record of owning complex product areas and delivering measurable outcomes.
• Experience working in ambiguous environments where requirements evolve quickly.
• Strong systems thinking and ability to design scalable solutions across multi-stakeholder ecosystems.
• Ability to translate complex regulatory, operational, or financial requirements into intuitive product experiences.
• Strong collaboration skills and ability to align cross-functional partners around shared goals.
• Experience partnering closely with engineering and design teams to ship high-quality products.
• Analytical and data-informed, with comfort defining success metrics and measuring impact.
• Strong customer empathy — whether designing for families, schools, internal operators, or state partners.
• Mission-driven mindset — motivated by expanding access to educational opportunity.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in payments, financial systems, marketplaces, or internal tooling is a plus.
• Prior startup experience or strong interest in working in a fast-paced, evolving environment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own product areas end-to-end — from identifying problems through shipping scalable solutions and iterating based on customer feedback and data.
• Drive 0→1 product development in ambiguous environments, bringing structure to complex policy, operational, and user experience challenges.
• Partner cross-functionally with Engineering, Design, Operations, Implementation, and Policy teams to deliver high-impact product outcomes.
• Translate evolving state requirements into flexible platform capabilities that scale across multiple programs.
• Develop deep empathy for customers and stakeholders, ensuring the platform delivers intuitive, reliable experiences for families, schools, and program administrators.
• Use qualitative insights and quantitative data to inform prioritization and measure success.
• Balance speed and quality in a fast-moving startup environment, making thoughtful tradeoffs when needed.
• Contribute to product strategy and roadmap development in close partnership with leadership.
• Operate with a high level of ownership, accountability, and bias toward action.
• Design intuitive onboarding and participation journeys for families and education providers navigating ESA programs.
• Partner closely with Product Design to create clear, trustworthy user experiences across application flows, funding visibility, payments, and communication touchpoints.
• Simplify complex financial and compliance concepts into understandable workflows for everyday users.
• Improve engagement and retention by making program participation seamless and transparent.
• Identify opportunities to reduce friction across onboarding, funding, and ongoing usage of ESA programs.
• Ensure product experiences build confidence and trust for families managing critical education decisions.
• Build scalable internal systems that enable Odyssey to efficiently launch and operate ESA programs across multiple states.
• Design configurable workflows that support payments, ledgering, reconciliation, compliance tracking, and reporting requirements.
• Partner closely with Implementation, Operations, and Finance teams to streamline program delivery and reduce operational overhead.
• Improve tooling that supports program configuration, vendor management, and state-specific policy requirements.
• Identify opportunities to increase automation, improve data visibility, and reduce manual processes.
• Develop systems that balance flexibility with consistency across diverse program requirements.

Benefits

• Make meaningful impact: Help families across the country access education that fits their needs.
• Solve complex problems: Work at the intersection of government, finance, and education.
• Ownership and autonomy: Operate with trust and responsibility in a fast-moving environment.
• Collaborative environment: Partner with mission-driven teammates across engineering, policy, operations, and implementation.
• Mission-backed and well-funded: Supported by top investors including Andreessen Horowitz and Tusk Venture Partners.
• Compensation range: As we are open to hiring at both Sr. PM and Lead PM levels, we have intentionally set a broad range. Compensation determinations will be made based on level of experience.
• Odyssey is an equal opportunity employer.
• Reasonable accommodations are available upon request.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed