Senior Product Manager

Nelnet•Remote - Nebraska, NE

3d•$140,000 - $150,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Nelnet Business Services (NBS), a division of Nelnet, Inc., provides payment technology and education services to more than 1,200 higher education institutions, nearly 12,000 K-12 schools, and millions of individual students, families, and supporters across the globe. Our culture of service enables us to form long-lasting and trusted partnerships, while our focus on creativity and innovative solutions empowers our customer communities to thrive. The Senior Product Manager discovers and validates market problems, identifies new business opportunities, and measures and manages product performance. Develops strategic vision and product roadmaps with executive stakeholders, and works with product owners and development teams to deliver exceptional results. This positions focuses on discovering and validating market problems and identifying and developing business plans for new opportunities. This position offers a hybrid work option. Nelnet values flexibility and understands the importance of work-life integration. Our hybrid work environment allows associates within 30 miles of an office to work remotely for part of the week, while also fostering collaboration and team connection through in-office presence.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
5+ years of product or product management experience or product knowledge.
Ability to drill into discussions to identify market opportunity.
Ability to work independently and use a variety of research methods.
Demonstrated respect, collaboration, and pride in ownership.
Ability to adapt to change.
Focus on delivering value.
SaaS based Product Development
Software engineering design technical expertise

Responsibilities

Develops industry relationships to identify market opportunities, define market problems, and advance Nelnet as a thought leader.
Works with marketing and sales to provide specific guidance on competitive advantages and market growth strategies.
Completes profiles on each of our competitors, identifies competitive and alternative product enhancement offerings and develops a strategy for winning against the competition with planned execution in 1-3 years.
Utilizes roadmap tools like Jira to maintain product roadmaps, define features for engineering, and ensures they are tied to strategic vision and yearly goals.
Conducts client win/loss analyses and shares results with the organization.
Develops, manages, and measures product launch processes and communication for effectiveness, speed, and client satisfaction.
Monitors and analyzes key performance indicators to determine how successful the product is performing in the market, how it impacts Nelnet operations and NPS scores, and ultimately, how it contributes to revenue goals.
Manages ROI models for product portfolio and identifies opportunities to expand revenue and market share through collaboration with clients and stakeholders.
Researches market pricing and recommends pricing strategies based on competitive strengths and market adoption.
Develops business plans.