Staff Product Manager, Native App

NerdWallet

Staff Product Manager at NerdWallet evolving from traditional to AI-native product development. Driving product strategy and collaborating for comprehensive financial tools.

Posted 5/16/2026full-timeRemote • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $140,000 - $246,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Help shape the next generation of smart financial tools at NerdWallet. 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.
Use AI to drive smarter, more personalized experiences. Leverage AI thoughtfully to improve team efficiency at scale and enhance consumer personalization, recommendations, and decision-making.

Requirements

What you’ll need

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
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

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

product visionproduct strategydata analysisexperimentationperformance trackingfinancial productsmoney movementaccount capabilitiesAI utilizationcross-functional product initiatives

Soft Skills

decision-makingcommunicationanalytical thinkingownershipaccountabilityresilienceadaptabilitycollaborationmentoringinfluencing