Product Manager

GreatAmerica Financial Services offers a benefits-forward, people-first culture with a hybrid work model in Cedar Rapids, IA. In this Product Manager role, you will lead the end-to-end lifecycle of a product or feature set, collaborating with stakeholders and agile teams to execute the strategy roadmap while championing the voice of the customer.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Monthly bonuses for eligible employees
• 401(k) and company match
• Annual profit sharing
• Paid time off
• Paid vacation starting at 80 hours annually for employees in their first year of service
• Paid sick days—ten per year with a conversion option for unused time
• Ten paid holidays per year
• Gym reimbursement
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Company paid life insurance
• Flexible spending accounts
• Health savings accounts
• Employee assistance program
• Parental leave
• Tuition assistance
• Networking opportunities
• Leadership development opportunities
• Paid parking
• Service awards
• Hybrid work arrangements
• Business casual environment
• A strong organizational culture focused on our greatest asset: you

Location: Cedar Rapids, IA, with a hybrid work setup. Requirements include a Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of four years of product management or ownership experience. Experience in financial services is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Define product outcomes and OKRs, translating strategy into actionable steps to support discovery, design, development, and delivery.
• Oversee the full product lifecycle using a Now, Next, Later framework to maintain a rolling 12-month roadmap.
• Keep informed about industry trends and competitive shifts; propose new technologies and features for teams to consider.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to identify and prioritize new features and enhancements, capturing them in Jira.
• Provide guidance to stakeholders to influence product decisions and direction.
• Lead cross-functional discussions and ROI-focused conversations to justify initiatives.
• Assess new requests using diverse techniques to meet customer and internal needs.
• Engage with customers to uncover pain points, feature opportunities, showcase capabilities, and outline go-to-market strategies.
• Act as the voice of the customer in decision-making.
• Partner with others to create screen prototypes and wireframes, gather feedback, and refine for performance.
• Collaborate with the Agile Development Team and Scrum Master to lead backlog planning and support release planning.
• Maintain the sprint backlog by refining, estimating, and prioritizing work.
• Work with BSAs, developers, testers, and UX to clarify requirements.
• Participate in daily standups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
• Utilize AHA, ProductBoard, or Jira Aligned to manage the product backlog.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related disciplines
• 4+ years of experience as a product manager or product owner
• Experience in the financial services or banking industry is a plus
• Experience with Agile and/or SAFe in a product owner role
• Proven creative problem-solving skills and ability to thrive in cross-functional and virtual environments
• Can-do attitude, high energy, self-motivation, and strategic thinking
• Strong customer centricity to design strategies that deliver positive experiences across touchpoints with GreatAmerica products and services
• Ability to anticipate shifting market priorities and evolving customer needs to drive value
• Ability to lead deep-dive product discovery, requirements gathering, and design sessions
• Skill in planning and sequencing work to manage dependencies and optimize resource use toward KPI-driven results
• Strong presentation and written communication skills
• Passion for learning about new technologies and driving innovation
• Advanced knowledge of the Microsoft Office Suite

Technologies

• AHA
• ProductBoard
• Jira Aligned
• Microsoft Office Suite
• Now, Next, Later framework