Product Manager

About Provide:

Powered by Fifth Third Bank, Provide empowers entrepreneurs to build their legacies. As the leader in tech-enabled financial services for aspiring and established small business owners, Provide offers an unmatched combination of industry expertise, personalized service, and customized financial products — enabling entrepreneurs to achieve their ownership dreams, realize financial independence, and strengthen their communities. Founded in a one-bedroom San Francisco apartment in 2013, Provide was acquired by Fifth Third in 2021, and in 2023, was named one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies. Learn more at getprovide.com, and join the conversation on LinkedIn, Instagram, and TikTok.

Our team is growing:

Provide’s Product team is looking for a bold, compassionate, and focused Product Manager to design, develop, and market products for Small Business and Provide. In this role, you will focus on translating complex processes into simple, straightforward, and delightful online experiences, executing on defined product strategy to maximize profitability and meet customer needs, and setting strategic direction for the product, acting as a champion and advocate internally on the value proposition and impact to the business.

As a Provide and Fifth Third Bank team member, you will be responsible and accountable for risk by openly exchanging ideas and opinions, elevating concerns, and personally following policies and procedures as defined. You will be accountable for always doing the right thing for customers and colleagues and ensuring that actions and behaviors drive a positive customer experience. While operating within the risk appetites of Provide and Fifth Third Bank, you will be expected to achieve results by consistently identifying, assessing, managing, monitoring, and reporting risks of all types.

Position not available for immigration sponsorship

A day in the life:

• Identify opportunities to broaden product feature/functionality and drive product development based on market and competitive intelligence
• Build business cases for strategic investment and manage the ready-to-launch process, including legal, risk, and marketing plans
• Define the scope and goals of projects, coordinating seamlessly with business partners, designers, and engineers throughout the product lifecycle
• Connect with customer segments directly — using the Sales team as a liaison — to gather quantitative and qualitative insights regularly
• Develop and maintain strong working relationships with internal teams in Sales, Credit, Loan Operations, Capital Markets, and Finance, as well as external partners in the practice finance community
• Identify opportunities to expand product reach vertically (deeper penetration) or horizontally (expanded value proposition) by working with Business Development
• Manage execution of product strategic initiatives — translating business requirements into functional specifications, conducting ongoing project meetings with technology teams, and providing thorough documentation
• Develop product training materials for technical products, including detailed information to train the sales force and customers
• Conduct sales training and support technical sales for new product enhancements
• Compile financial data and analysis for the product line manager
• Gather market and client data through daily activities, direct client contact, and industry conferences
• Advise data analysts and software engineers on data architecture and infrastructure projects
• Support sales on non-standard RFPs; document responses to questions not found in the RFP database or as required for large strategic deals
• Document all setup and operational requirements for new products and services
• Develop a stronger presence and deeper product knowledge

Our newest teammate will have:

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (e.g., business, marketing, computer science, or related discipline)
• Five (5) or more years of experience in product management, preferably in fintech, banking, or other regulated industries
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams through the full product lifecycle — from ideation to launch and iteration
• Experience working with Agile development teams and tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence, Figma)
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to use data to inform decisions and prioritize roadmap items
• Familiarity with web technologies and software development concepts (e.g., APIs, databases, cloud infrastructure)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex ideas into clear, actionable plans
• Proven ability to manage multiple stakeholders and balance competing priorities across business, technical, and compliance needs
• Comfort working in a fast-paced, execution-focused environment with a high bar for quality and attention to detail

Bonus points for:

• Experience in compliance-aware product development or working within regulated environments
• Startup or high-growth company experience

Product Manager

Total Base Pay Range 80,500.00 - 169,100.00 USD Annual

At Fifth Third, we understand the importance of recognizing our employees for the role they play in improving the lives of our customers, communities and each other. Our Total Rewards include comprehensive benefits and differentiated compensation offerings to give each employee the opportunity to be their best every day.

The base salary for this position is reflective of the range of salary levels for all roles within this pay grade across the U.S. Individual salaries within this range will vary based on factors such as role, relevant skillset, relevant experience, education and geographic location. In addition to the base salary, this role is eligible to participate in an incentive compensation plan, with any such payment based upon company, line of business and/or individual performance.

Our extensive benefits programs are designed to support the individual needs of our employees and their families, encompassing physical, financial, emotional and social well-being. You can learn more about those programs on our 53.com Careers page at: https://www.53.com/content/fifth-third/en/careers/benefits.html or by consulting with your talent acquisition partner. 

LOCATION -- Virtual, Ohio 00000

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