Base pay offered may vary within the posted range based on several factors, including but not limited to education, job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and location.

At NerdWallet, we’re on a mission to bring clarity to all of life’s financial decisions​ and every great mission needs a team of exceptional Nerds. We’ve built an inclusive, flexible, and candid culture where you’re empowered to grow, take smart risks, and be unapologetically yourself (cape optional). Whether remote or in-office, we support how you thrive best. We invest in your well-being, development, and ability to make an impact​ because when one Nerd levels up, we all do.

We’re looking for a Senior Product Manager to lead the Personal Loans vertical, one of NerdWallet’s fastest-growing businesses. You’ll drive strategy and execution across both organic and paid marketing channels, shaping the end-to-end user experience and making a tangible impact on millions of consumers navigating key financial decisions. You should be passionate about delivering meaningful, intuitive, and user-friendly product experiences that empower people to make confident financial choices.

You’ll combine strategic vision with hands-on execution, collaborating with cross-functional partners and third-party providers to integrate robust solutions that enhance our ecosystem. The ideal candidate has a strong background in fintech, consumer finance, or growth-focused product management and thrives in a fast-paced environment where experimentation and innovation drive measurable results. You’ll continuously monitor product performance metrics to optimize user engagement, conversion, and long-term value, ensuring that every enhancement moves both the customer and the business forward.

This role will report to the Senior Manager, Product Management for the Cards, Personal Loans, and Wealth teams.

Where you can make an impact:

• Own the Personal Loans Strategy: Lead the end-to-end vision and roadmap for the Personal Loans vertical, partnering with data, design, engineering, and marketing to drive growth across organic and paid funnels.

• Accelerate Growth: Build on the vertical’s momentum by launching and optimizing experiences that improve customer outcomes and scale the business.

• Collaborate on Paid Marketing: Partner with the Performance Marketing team to design, test, and refine paid channel experiences—balancing efficiency with a seamless user journey.

• Leverage Market Insights: Conduct market analysis and user research to uncover opportunities, inform strategy, and guide product decisions.

• Champion Customer-Centric Innovation: Deeply understand consumer behaviors and needs to deliver personalized, high-impact product experiences.

• Drive Execution: Partner cross-functionally to deliver new features and product enhancements on time and with measurable impact.

• Optimize Performance: Use data, A/B testing, and experimentation to improve engagement, conversion, and retention.

• Advocate for the Customer: Keep user needs and outcomes at the heart of every decision.

• Mentor and Collaborate: Support junior PMs, fostering growth, inclusion, and shared success.

Your experience:

• 7+ years of product management experience, ideally in fintech, consumer finance, or a related industry.

• Proven success leading products or experiences in performance/paid marketing, ideally within fintech or consumer lending.

• Experience scaling products in fast-growing businesses—balancing quick wins with long-term investments.

• Strong analytical skills and fluency with data tools to guide decisions and measure impact.

• Familiarity with A/B testing, user research, and data-driven product development.

• Ability to work closely with engineering teams; comfort with APIs and technical workflows.

• Exceptional communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to influence both technical and non-technical stakeholders without direct authority.

Where:

• This role will be remote (based in the U.S.).

• We believe great work can be done anywhere. No matter where you are based, NerdWallet offers benefits and perks to support the physical, financial, and emotional well being of you and your family.

What we offer:

Work Hard, Stay Balanced (Life’s a series of balancing acts, eh?)

• Industry-leading medical, dental, and vision health care plans for employees and their dependents

• Rejuvenation Policy – Vacation Time Off + 11 holidays + 4 Mental Health Days Off

• New Parent Leave for employees with a newborn child or a child placed with them for adoption or foster care

• Mental health support

• Paid sabbatical for Nerds to recharge, gain knowledge and pursue their interests

• Health and Dependent Care FSA and HSA Plan with monthly NerdWallet contribution

• Monthly Wellness Stipend, Cell Phone Stipend, and Wifi Stipend

• Work from home equipment stipend and co-working space subsidy

Have Some Fun! (Nerds are fun, too)

• Nerd-led group initiatives – Employee Resource Groups for Parents, Diversity, and Inclusion, Women, LGBTQIA, and other communities

• Hackathons and team events across all teams and departments

• Company-wide events like NerdLove (employee appreciation) and our annual Charity Auction

• Our Nerds love to make an impact by paying it forward – Take 8 hours of volunteer time off per quarter and donate to your favorite causes with a company match

Plan for your future (And when you retire on your island, remember the little people)

• 401K with company match

• Be the first to test and benefit from our new financial products and tools

• Financial wellness, guidance, and unlimited access to a Certified Financial Planner (CFP) through Northstar

• Disability and Life Insurance with employer-paid premiums

If you are based in California, we encourage you to read this important information for California residents linked here.

NerdWallet is committed to pursuing and hiring a diverse workforce and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We prohibit discrimination and harassment on the basis of any characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law, so all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment.

NerdWallet will consider qualified applicants with a criminal history pursuant to the California Fair Chance Act and the San Francisco Fair Chance Act, which requires this notice, as well as the Los Angeles Fair Chance Act, which requires this notice.

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• Right to Work Poster (English) / (Spanish/Español)

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Compensation Range: $124K - $222K