Senior Product Manager, Government Savings

The role

You will own complex functional areas of a greenfield build for a prepaid tuition 529 program. You will manage the process from discovery and requirements through testing and launch.

What you will do

• Own complex functional areas from discovery and requirements through testing and launch
• Translate program goals and stakeholder needs into buildable features
• Own discovery and requirements including business requirements, functional requirements, and use cases
• Partner with engineering to break down requirements into stories with acceptance criteria
• Provide iterative feedback to the development team and identify bugs
• Complete functional testing and provide product sign-off
• Work with the delivery lead PM to manage scope, dependencies, and risks
• Partner with operations, client teams, and external partners
• Use data to validate assumptions and inform product decisions
• Lead discovery for ambiguous, high-risk areas

Required qualifications

• 5+ years of Product Management experience, including owning a large, cross-functional initiative end to end
• Experience building complex financial or transaction-based systems (e.g., recordkeeping, payments, ledgers)
• Exceptional business and systems analysis skills
• Ability to thoroughly understand and document business/functional requirements and business use cases
• Experience driving the software development lifecycle in an Agile environment
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, project-oriented environment and meet deadlines under tight time constraints
• Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively across Product, Engineering, QA, and Operations
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to interface with internal stakeholders, executives, and external clients
• Experience with SQL and data integrations (e.g., APIs, JSON, XML, file-based integrations)

Nice to have

• Experience mentoring or guiding other PMs
• 529, ABLE, or other government savings program experience
• Experience with a data conversion or platform migration
• Comfort using AI tools in your day-to-day PM workflow

Benefits

• Comprehensive health benefits
• Generous time off
• Employee Wellbeing Committee
• Hybrid work model
• Competitive 401(k) plan

Before you apply

• Interview process includes 1-2 introductory conversations
• Process typically includes a skills or experience-based assessment
• Successful candidates move to a virtual or in-person interview panel
• Reference check with a current or former manager and a peer is completed before an offer

About the company

Vestwell is a financial technology company powering the new savings economy. The New York City-based fintech platform redefines how people save for retirement, education, and healthcare savings needs.