Senior Manager - Product, AI & Tech Platforms

Bread Financial•Columbus, OH

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Manager, Product will lead a team of technical product owners responsible for bringing product management discipline to technology and platform teams. This role will drive the creation of scalable platform capabilities, cross-functional prioritization frameworks, and roadmap-driven delivery in partnership with technology leadership. A key mandate is the modernization of the SDLC through AI, intelligent automation, and modern engineering practices, spanning ideation through production. This position will serve as a critical bridge between technology teams and the enterprise operating model, ensuring technology-driven work is visible, governed, and strategically aligned.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED.
8+ years of experience in product management, or related field such as business analysis or project management.
3+ years leadership experience.
3+ years of experience working directly with or embedded within technology/engineering organizations on platform, tooling, or infrastructure products.
Agile Product Development
Digital Product Management
Product Roadmapping
Financial Acumen
People Leadership
Strategy Execution
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Change Management Strategies
Managing Stakeholder Expectations
Enterprise Agile Transformation
Work authorized in the United States on a full time basis without the need for any sponsorship now or in the future from any employer or organization.
Cannot offer employment to F-1 (student) visa holders.

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, payment, or online and mobile platforms.
Experience bringing product management discipline to technology or platform teams that historically operated without formal product ownership
Hands-on familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and modern engineering delivery models
Experience with AI/ML technologies, intelligent automation, or generative AI use cases applied to engineering or operational workflows

Responsibilities

Define capability roadmaps to move from current state to scalable platform services.
Build maturity models to identify gaps and guide investment.
Shift from point solutions to standardized platforms with structured releases.
Embed AI, automation, and agentic workflows across processes and the SDLC.
Ensure initiatives are submitted, prioritized, and visible across intake and planning cycles.
Partner with engineering and DevOps to optimize the SDLC with automation and AI.
Enforce delivery discipline with proactive management of timelines and dependencies.
Drive structured feedback loops for continuous improvement.
Lead and develop technical product owners to translate capabilities into business value.
Build cross-functional prioritization for transparent tradeoffs.
Align backlogs to enterprise goals with clear outcomes.
Manage tech debt as a product with defined roadmaps, visibility, and measurable impact.
Communicate transformation progress, adoption metrics, and SDLC outcomes to leadership.
Champion AI-driven delivery, platform models, and product-led practices.
Act as a change agent for new ways of working.
Connect technology teams to the broader organization to ensure alignment with strategy and planning.

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
401(k) plan
11 paid holidays
Flexible Time Off (FTO) program
80 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time (“PSST”)
40 hours of Illinois PSST
40 hours of Illinois Paid Leave
purchase company stock
annual incentive bonus