Senior Manager - Product Agentic AI

Bread Financial•Columbus, OH

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Product AI Agentic Senior Manager will lead a team of product owners and product managers focused on complex end-user experiences and emerging digital commerce capabilities. This role will help lead the development of new digital commerce capabilities from concept through pilot and scale, enabling AI-driven experiences that connect consumers, brands, and financing solutions within emerging commerce platforms. The Senior Manager will maintain clarity for the team to ensure successful delivery of new and existing digital capabilities and collaborate with stakeholders across technology, platform, and business teams to align product goals. This role will also manage the product lifecycle from ideation to launch, helping shape the company's strategy for AI-enabled commerce experiences. At Bread Financial, you'll have the opportunity to grow your career, give back to your community, and be part of our award-winning culture. We've been consistently recognized as a best place to work nationally and in many markets and we're proud to promote an environment where you feel appreciated, accepted, valued, and fulfilled—both personally and professionally. Bread Financial supports the overall wellness of our associates with a diverse suite of benefits and offers boundless opportunities for career development and non-traditional career progression. Bread Financial® (NYSE: BFH) is a tech-forward financial services company that provides simple, personalized payment, lending and saving solutions to millions of U.S. consumers. Our payment solutions deliver growth for some of the most recognized brands in travel & entertainment, health & beauty, technology, electronics, jewelry, home and specialty apparel through our co-brand and private label credit cards and pay-over-time products providing choice and value to our shared customers. Additionally, we offer Bread Financial general purpose credit cards and saving products that empower our customers and their passions for a better life. Bread Financial proudly marks 30 years of success in 2026.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED.
8+ years of experience in product management or related field such as business analysis or project management, including experience delivering digital platform capabilities or integrated technology solutions.
5+ years of direct leadership experience.
Agile Product Development
Product Management
Product Roadmapping
Financial Acumen
API Integration
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Strategy Execution
Agentic AI
Digital Commerce
Digital Product Strategy
Stakeholder Management
External Collaboration

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s Degree in Product Management, Business Analysis, or Information Technology or related field of study or equivalent, relevant work experience.
10+ years of experience in Product Management, Business Analysis, Information Technology, financial services, payments, or digital commerce platforms.
Experience defining product vision, strategy, and roadmaps supporting modern digital ecosystems such as AI platforms, conversational interfaces, marketplace integrations, or embedded commerce experiences.
Experience with Agentic Commerce frameworks and protocols (UPC, ACP, AP2, MCP) and operationalizing agent‑based AI systems built on platforms such as Gemini or ChatGPT.

Responsibilities

Develop and communicate the product vision and strategy for emerging digital commerce capabilities, including AI-enabled and agent-driven commerce experiences.
Align product goals with business objectives and oversee the creation and maintenance of product roadmaps supporting internal proofs of concept, brand pilots, and long-term platform development.
Ensure timely, high-quality delivery of product features that support AI-driven commerce capabilities such as product discovery within LLM platforms, offer and financing presentment, and headless checkout integrations.
Manage the product development lifecycle and coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure consistency and alignment across product initiatives.
Oversee the creation and maintenance of product roadmaps supporting internal proofs of concept, brand pilots, and scalable platform capabilities that enable AI-driven commerce experiences.
Ensure alignment of team activities to the overall product strategy and roadmap.
Communicate team progress, pilot outcomes, and strategic insights to senior leadership.
Act as a liaison between product, engineering, platform, and business teams to support alignment on emerging agentic commerce opportunities and long term scale & commercialization

Benefits

medical
prescription drug
dental
vision
other voluntary benefits (including basic and optional life insurance, supplemental medical plans, and short and long-term disability)
Six weeks of 100% paid parental leave for eligible parents
401(k) plan
11 paid holidays
Flexible Time Off (FTO) program
80 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time (“PSST”) upon hire and at the beginning of each subsequent calendar year (except those located in Illinois)
40 hours of Illinois PSST upon hire and at the beginning of each subsequent calendar year (Illinois associates)
40 hours of Illinois Paid Leave upon hire and at the beginning of each subsequent calendar year (Illinois associates)
elect the purchase company stock during offering periods in June and December
annual incentive bonus based on individual and company performance