Earnest San Francisco , CA 94118
Posted 2 months ago
Earnest's mission is to make higher education accessible and affordable for everyone. We empower past, present, and soon-to-be students to maximize their financial futures through thoughtful guidance and impactful products.
We build tools that help people feel in control of their financial future, including:
Private student loans - low rates, people-first service, and flexible payments.
Student loan refinancing - break free from high interest rates or monthly payments.
Scholarships - access to thousands of scholarships to help students pay less.
The Principal Product Manager of New Products position will report to the Chief Product Officer.
As a Principal Product Manager of New Products, you will:
Play a key role in advancing our mission. At Earnest, we have invested in empowering students with financial support and supercharging their ability to pay down their debt so they can get on the right financial track fast. We already help our customers pay down their student debt with our simple and flexible student loan refi product, and we are looking to take the next step in our mission by building out our next product line for those customers.
Take on the exciting and challenging goal of bringing this next product line to market. You will partner with our research and design team to understand the problems that our customers face, define the strategy for a product that will solve those problems, lead initial experimentation to validate that solution, and then grow the product from there. This is a 0-1 role with a great deal of autonomy and responsibility for outcomes, but you won't be tackling this problem alone - you will work closely with other leaders across Engineering, Design, Marketing, Operations, and Data to define the strategy, build the roadmap, test hypotheses, and ultimately bring an amazing solution to market for our customers.
Your Impact:
About You:
7+ years of experience at leading technology companies in Product Management or other roles bridging business and technology
Experience working on 0-1 products, including customer discovery, MVP definition, feature testing and taking this new product to market
Experience setting success metrics, and using analytical tools to dig into product data and customer feedback to see what to build next
Experience building consumer products
Willing to travel to the Oakland office monthly to collaborate with other Earnies
Even Better:
Experience in the Fintech space, or similar industries where the software product is not the sole product (e.g. healthcare)
Experience building products with predictive models driving parts of the customer experience - this could included personalization, algorithmic recommendations, or use of emerging AI tech to solve a customer problem.
Experience leading a small team, and the ability to flex from player to coach when needed.
Where:
This role will be based in the San Francisco Bay Area, CA.
While you'll enjoy the flexibility of remote work, we also love to see our Earnies face-to-face! We ask you to join us at our Oakland office for 3 consecutive days a month for team collaboration and some fun. It's a chance to connect, share ideas, and maybe even grab some coffee together!
About Us:
What makes an "Earnie" culture:
Earnies are committed to helping students live their best lives, free from the stress of student debt. If you're as passionate as we are about our mission, read more below, and let's build something great together!
Earnest believes in enabling our employees to live their best lives. We offer a variety of perks and competitive benefits, including:
Health, Dental, & Vision benefits plus savings plans
Mac computers + work from home stipend to set up your home office
Monthly internet and phone reimbursement
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
RSUs
401(k) plan to help you save for retirement plus a company match
Robust tuition reimbursement program
$1,000 travel perk on each Earnie-versary to anywhere in the world
Competitive days of annual PTO
Annual "my day"
Pet insurance!
Competitive parental leave
Plenty of Earnest swag, optional in person team gatherings, picnics, celebrations, and plenty of fun virtual events
At Earnest, we are committed to building an environment where our employees feel included, valued, and heard. Our belief is that a strong commitment to diversity, inclusion, equity, and belonging enables us to move forward with our mission. We are dedicated to adding new perspectives to the team and encourage anyone to apply if your experience is close to what we are looking for.
Earnest provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status disability or genetics. Qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for the position in a manner consistent with the Fair Chance Ordinance.
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A little about our pay philosophy: We take pride in compensating our employees fairly and equitably. We are showcasing a range of your potential base salary. The successful candidate's starting pay will also be determined based on job-related qualifications, internal compensation, and budget. This range may be modified in the future.
Pay Range
$248,000-$281,200 USD
Earnest