Senior Vice President, Product | Bankrate

Bankrate is seeking a visionary Head of Product to build and lead a world-class product organization from the ground up. This is a rare opportunity to define the product discipline for a portfolio that has historically lacked a dedicated high-functioning product function. You will be responsible for shaping the vision structure and processes that drive product excellence across our consumer experiences financial institution partner solutions and internal platforms.

Youll work closely with the CTPO engineering design marketing sales and external partners to deliver innovative scalable products that advance Bankrates mission accelerate growth and create industry-leading user experiences.

This role is open to remote or hybrid candidates (East coast preference) with hybrid being central to our New York NY or Charlotte area offices. Must be able to work Eastern Standard Time hours.

What Youll Do:

1. Build the Product Function

• Establish a modern product management practice frameworks rituals tools and metrics aligned with Bankrates strategic goals.
• Define product team structure hiring plan and career paths to attract and retain top-tier PM talent.
• Instill a culture of data-driven decision-making rapid iteration and customer obsession.
  
  

2. Product Vision & Strategy

• Partner with the CTPO and executive leadership to create a clear compelling product vision that aligns with Bankrates strategic plan.
• Translate strategy into a measurable roadmap balancing short-term wins with long-term innovation.
• Identify market opportunities through competitive analysis customer research and financial modeling.

3. Execution & Delivery

• Drive cross-functional alignment with engineering design and marketing to ensure timely delivery of high-quality products.
• Implement best practices for discovery prioritization and release management.
• Set clear success metrics (OKRs KPIs) and monitor product performance post-launch.

4. Customer & Partner Focus

• Serve as a product ambassador externally with financial institutions affiliates and strategic partners shaping offerings to meet partner needs and passing security compliance and technical reviews.
  
  
• Deeply understand the needs of both sides of our two-sided marketplace: consumers and financial institutions.
  
  

What Were Looking For:

• 10 years of experience in product management with at least 5 in senior leadership roles.
• Proven success building and scaling product organizations from early-stage or low-maturity environments.
• Strong understanding of platform businesses marketplaces and partner-integrated products ideally in fintech financial services or related sectors.
• Exceptional communication skills with the ability to inspire teams and influence executives.
• Comfort operating in both strategic and hands-on modes.
• Experience managing external-facing product relationships and navigating enterprise-level partner security/compliance reviews.

Compensation:

• Total Cash Compensation Range: $275000 - $460000 per year equity
• Total Cash Compensation Range New York NY: $343750 - $575000 per year equity

*Note actual salary is based on geographic location qualifications and experience

Additionally the following benefits are provided by Red Ventures subject to eligibility requirements.

• Health Insurance Coverage (medical dental and vision)
• Life Insurance
• Short and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Holiday Pay
• 401(k) with match
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Parental Bonding Benefit Program
• Flexible Paid Time Off (PTO): We believe time to rest and recharge is essential. Thats why we offer a generous and flexible PTO policy. Full-time employees accrue 20 days of PTO for a full calendar year annually with an increase to 25 days after five years of service

Who We Are:

Bankrate is redefining the future of financial decision-making. For nearly five decades weve empowered tens of millions of consumers to make smarter financial choices and helped hundreds of leading financial institutions grow. Today were evolving from a marketplace into a next-generation technology platformunderpinned by proprietary data AI-driven innovation and deep enterprise integrations. With our track record of delivering consumers quantifiably better offersfor example on home loans where we lead the marketBankrate stands at the center of the $60B U.S. financial services acquisition opportunity. As we expand through omnichannel marketing and strategic partnerships and launch unique consumer product applications were building a more efficient personalized and connected financial ecosystemone grounded in trust. Join us as we transform five decades of credibility into the next era of financial technology.

Red Ventures is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race creed color religion gender sexual orientation gender identity/expression national origin disability age genetic information veteran status marital status pregnancy or any other basis protected by law. Employment at Red Ventures is based solely on a persons merit and qualifications.

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to qualified individuals with disabilities. This includes providing reasonable accommodation where appropriate. Should you require a reasonable accommodation to apply or participate in the job application or interview process please contact

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

#li-ac2

#li-hybrid

#li-remote

#br