Principal Product Manager

The role

You will lead a strategic product area by setting vision, defining strategy, and driving execution. You will work cross-functionally with engineering, design, data science, and leadership to manage complex initiatives.

What you will do

• Own and evolve the product vision, strategy, and multi-year roadmap.
• Prioritize and drive backlogs for launch with engineering teams.
• Drive platform and product strategy for scalability, reliability, security, and compliance.
• Partner with engineering on architectural decisions and long-term investments.
• Align product capabilities with regulatory requirements alongside risk, compliance, legal, and security teams.
• Define success metrics and measure performance and business outcomes.
• Lead build-vs-buy evaluations and vendor assessments.
• Lead experiments to validate hypotheses and measure impact.
• Influence company strategy and mentor other product managers.
• Communicate vision and execution plans to stakeholders and leadership.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher, ideally in a technical, finance, or quantitative field.
• 8+ years of product management experience.
• Proven track record leading technically complex or highly strategic products at scale.
• Deep technical fluency to collaborate with engineers, data scientists, and architects.
• Ability to balance long-term platform investments with near-term delivery.
• Strong cross-functional leadership skills.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience owning end-to-end product delivery and P&L or key business outcomes.
• Comfort navigating ambiguity and evolving constraints.

Nice to have

• MBA or advanced degree in a technical, business, or quantitative field.
• Experience in fintech, financial services, payments, or other highly regulated industries.
• Experience with data-driven, personalized, or AI-powered consumer products.
• Experience building and mentoring high-performing product teams.
• Passion for helping members achieve financial independence and get their money right.

About the company

SoFi is a next-generation financial services company and national bank using mobile-first technology. They aim to help members reach their goals and change how people interact with personal finance.