Director, Product Management – Data

NerdWallet

Director managing vision, strategy, and execution for data products and platform at NerdWallet. Fostering innovation and collaboration across product teams within the data domain.

Posted 5/12/2026full-timeRemote • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $200,000 - $366,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cloud

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Set the long-term vision and strategy for the company’s data platform and data products, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and customer needs.
Lead, mentor, and develop multiple product teams within the data domain, fostering collaboration, clarity, and ownership.
Build and scale data capabilities—including data pipelines, governance frameworks, metadata systems, and ML/AI platforms—that power fintech products and internal operations.
Collaborate with engineering, analytics, design, marketing, compliance, and executive leadership to drive data-led initiatives across the company.
Translate regulatory, privacy, and security requirements into scalable data solutions that meet fintech industry standards.
Champion responsible data practices, ensuring accuracy, quality, and ethical usage across the organization.
Partner with cross-functional teams to define data metrics, KPIs, and success outcomes for both platform and user-facing features.
Communicate product direction, roadmap progress, and key decisions to leadership, stakeholders, and company-wide forums.
Drive innovation and experimentation by encouraging rapid iteration, A/B testing, and model-driven product design.
Evaluate emerging technologies, vendors, and industry trends to guide long-term data strategy and investments.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Experience: 12+ years in product management, with at least 5 years leading product teams and 3+ years managing data-focused or platform product areas.
Proven success owning large-scale data platforms, data infrastructure, or ML/AI product roadmaps in fintech or technology organizations.
Deep understanding of data architecture, governance, pipelines, analytics workflows, and cloud-based data ecosystems.
Strong track record building and scaling teams, defining org structures, and mentoring senior PMs.
Exceptional communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills, including experience influencing at the executive level.
Demonstrated ability to set vision while driving clarity and execution across complex, cross-functional programs.
Expertise in data-driven decision-making, experimentation, and product analytics.
Solid understanding of regulatory requirements relevant to fintech data (e.g., privacy laws, security standards, data residency).

Benefits

Comp & perks

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)

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Hard Skills & Tools

data architecturedata governancedata pipelinesanalytics workflowscloud-based data ecosystemsML platformsAI platformsdata metricsKPI definitionproduct analytics

Soft Skills

leadershipcommunicationstakeholder managementmentoringcollaborationclarityownershipinnovationdecision-makinginfluencing