Staff Product Manager, NerdWallet Native App

About the role

NerdWallet is seeking a Staff Product Manager to lead the transformation of our Native App team towards a fully AI-native workflow. The ideal candidate will define a long-term vision, shape product strategy, and partner across various teams to deliver trusted and scalable financial experiences.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve a multi-year vision for how people get value from NerdWallet by connecting accounts, analyzing and monitoring their data, and making smart and timely recommendations to drive positive outcomes in a customer's financial life.
• Turn ambiguity into clear, impactful products. Identify high-impact opportunities, translate them into actionable product strategies, and guide teams from discovery through launch and iteration.
• Deliver meaningful customer and business outcomes. Use data, experimentation, and customer insights to improve activation, engagement, retention, and long-term value, while maintaining a strong focus on trust.
• Build and scale reliable financial systems. Partner with engineering, compliance, risk, and operations teams to develop secure, scalable, and compliant account capabilities.
• Collaborate across teams and partners. Work closely with internal stakeholders and external financial partners to navigate tradeoffs across speed, reliability, and risk.
• Raise the bar for product thinking and execution. Mentor and influence product managers and cross-functional partners, helping teams make stronger decisions and deliver higher-quality outcomes.
• Leverage AI thoughtfully to improve team efficiency at scale and enhance consumer personalization, recommendations, and decision-making.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience leading complex, cross-functional product initiatives and driving them from concept to measurable impact.
• Ability to define product vision and strategy, and connect it to execution through clear priorities and outcomes.
• Strong decision-making skills in ambiguous or constraint-heavy environments (such as regulated industries or large-scale systems).
• Experience building or contributing to financial products, platforms, or systems involving money movement, accounts, or similar capabilities.
• Comfort working across disciplines, including engineering, design, data, and business teams.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain complex ideas clearly and bring others along.
• An analytical thinking and a data-informed approach to product decisions, including experimentation and performance tracking.
• A sense of ownership and accountability for outcomes, paired with resilience and adaptability.

Qualifications

• Comfortable working remotely (based in the U.S.)
• Industry-leading medical, dental, and vision health care plans for employees and their dependents
• Rejuvenation Policy – Flexible Vacation Time Off + 11 holidays + holiday company shutdown
• New Parent Leave for employees with a newborn child or a child placed with them for adoption or foster care
• Mental health support
• Paid sabbatical after 5 years for Nerds to recharge, gain knowledge, and pursue their interests
• Health and Dependent Care FSA and HSA Plan with monthly NerdWallet contribution
• Monthly Wellness Stipend, Cell Phone Stipend, and Wifi Stipend (Only remote Nerds are eligible for the Wifi Stipend)
• Work from home equipment stipend and co-working space subsidy (Only remote Nerds are eligible for these stipends)

Skills

• Curiosity and adaptability
• Passion for improving financial outcomes for consumers

Benefits

• Work Hard, Stay Balanced
• Healthcare plans
• Parent leave
• Mental health support
• Volunteer time off
• Wellness stipend
• Remote work benefits
• Disability and Life Insurance
• 401K with 4% company match
• Financial wellness and guidance
• Access to a Certified Financial Planner (CFP)

Pay

Competitive compensation package based on experience and qualifications.

Schedule

The role is remote (based in the U.S.).