Staff Data Product Manager (Machine Learning) - Canada

The role

You will own the ML product roadmap across NerdWallet. You will work with business verticals, Data Scientists, and Engineering teams to take predictive models from idea to production and adoption.

What you will do

• Partner with Data Science and ML Engineering on modeling trade-offs and infrastructure decisions
• Turn ambiguous business problems into clear model objectives and technical requirements
• Own and prioritize the ML roadmap across verticals
• Work across teams to get model predictions into consumer experiences and business workflows
• Ensure every launch is production-ready
• Work with Data Science and Analytics on experiments and A/B tests
• Define and monitor success criteria for predictive performance and business outcomes
• Explain model performance and revenue impact to senior stakeholders
• Set the long-term vision for ML products
• Mentor other product managers and partners

Required qualifications

• 7+ years in Data Product Management, Data Science, Machine Learning, or a related technical field
• Track record of shipping production ML or data products
• Deep fluency in applied ML: training data, ground truth, loss functions, precision/recall, overfitting, and model evaluation
• Strong understanding of ML platforms and infrastructure: model serving, feature pipelines, batch vs. real-time inference, latency trade-offs, and deployment workflows
• Experience partnering directly with Data Scientists and ML Engineers
• Experience with modern data and ML tools such as Databricks, Snowflake, AWS, or similar
• Strong business sense to connect ML work to revenue growth, customer lifetime value, conversion, and marketing efficiency
• Excellent communication and cross-functional leadership
• Bachelor’s or advanced degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Statistics, Mathematics, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience

Benefits

• Monthly Healthcare Stipend
• Rejuvenation Policy – Vacation Time Off plus official public holidays in your province
• Paid sabbatical
• Monthly Wellness Stipend
• Wifi Stipend
• Cell Phone Stipend
• Work from home equipment stipend
• Employee Resource Groups
• Hackathons and team events
• Company-wide events like NerdLove and annual Charity Auction
• RRSP with a 4% match, eligible one month after hire
• Financial wellness, guidance, and unlimited access to a Certified Financial Planner (CFP)

Before you apply

• Person can be located anywhere in Canada with the exception of Quebec

About the company

NerdWallet's mission is to provide clarity for all of life's financial decisions. Machine learning helps them understand consumers, personalize experiences, and connect them with financial products.