Lead Product Manager

Bread Financial

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profile Job Location:

Columbus, NE - USA

profile Monthly Salary: $ 120500 - 218300
Posted on: 06-11-2025
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Every career journey is personal. Thats why we empower you with the tools and support to create your own success story.

Be challenged. Be heard. Be valued. Be you ... be here.

Job Summary

The Lead Product Manager defines and delivers products that simplify the shopping and purchase journey from application through first purchase. As a strategic leader within Bread Financials Apply & Buy value stream which spans acquisition experiences across cards and lending this role sits on the Shop APEX team focused exclusively on Bread Pays Buy Now Pay Later suite. Youll drive the vision roadmap and execution of Bread Pays lending experiences empowering customers through frictionless journeys that accelerate partner growth.

Youll shape the future of how customers shop and pay with Bread Financial improving conversion streamlining journeys and scaling capabilities that capture new growth opportunities. This role requires a proven leader who can envision the ideal customer journey execute with precision and is excited to dive into technical details to solve complex problems. The ideal candidate takes initiative challenges the status quo and balances strategic depth with hands-on execution across every phase of the product lifecycle.


Essential Job Functions

  • Own the product and plans the product roadmap. Creates and defines the long-term vision and strategy for the products and features for a diverse set of customers. This involves strategic planning and execution to ensure alignment with business objectives. - (30%)
  • Work with designers engineers and business stakeholders to define prioritize and deliver high-impact product features using agile methodology. - (25%)
  • Lead feedback gathering metric definition and analysis to validate assumptions inform roadmap priority and monitor product success. - (20%)
  • Manage multiple initiatives and projects simultaneously while maintaining the product roadmap and backlog. - (15%)
  • Understands key financial measures and synthesizes financial metrics around the product concepts. - (10%)


Minimum Qualifications

  • High School Diploma or GED
  • 8 years experience in product management business analysis information technology or related areas


Preferred Qualifications

  • Bachelors Degree in Business Marketing Management Finance Information Technology or related field.
  • 10 years experience in product management business analysis information technology or related areas with emphasis on ecommerce fintech or platform products.
  • Strong technical fluency across APIs SDKs and system integrations.
  • Experience with lending payments or digital checkout products preferred.


Skills

  • Financial Acumen
  • Customer Analytics
  • Product Delivery
  • Strategy Execution
  • Product Management
  • Marketing
  • Product Performance
  • Program Strategy
  • Agile Product Development
  • Product Roadmapping


Reports To: Senior Manager and above

Direct Reports: 0

Work Environment

  • Normal office environment. (Remote or Hybrid) 3 to 4 days per month are required in office if within 60 miles of a posted Bread Financial location.


Travel

  • Ability to travel up to 5% annually


Physical and Mental Requirements

To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily and meet the physical mental and work environment requirements. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions absent undue hardship.

  • Communicate/Hearing
  • Communicate/Talking
  • Stationary Position/Seated
  • Typing/Writing
  • Maintain focus in high pressure or fast-paced work environment

Other Duties

This job description is illustrative of the types of duties typically performed by this job. It is not intended to be an exhaustive listing of each and every essential function of the job. Because job content may change from time to time the Company reserves the right to add and/or delete essential functions from this job at any time.

Salary Range (unless otherwise noted below):

$120500.00 - $218300.00

Full Salary Range for position:

California: $138600.00 - $272900.00

Colorado: $120500.00 - $229200.00

New York: $132500.00 - $272900.00

Washington: $126500.00 - $251100.00

Maryland: $126500.00 - $240200.00

Washington DC: $138600.00 - $251100.00

Illinois: $120500.00 - $240200.00

New Jersey: $138600.00 - $251100.00

Vermont: $120500.00 - $218300.00

The actual base pay within this range may be dependent upon many factors which may include but are not limited to work location education experience and skills.

Bread Financial offers medical prescription drug dental vision and other voluntary benefits (including basic and optional life insurance supplemental medical plans and short and long-term disability) to eligible associates (regular full-time associates scheduled to work 30 hours per week or more) and their spouses/domestic partners and child(ren) under the age of 26. New associate elected coverage begins on date of hire (with the exception of disability coverage which has a 6-month waiting period). Six weeks of 100% paid parental leave for eligible parents is available after a 180-day waiting period. Hired associates can immediately enroll in Bread Financials 401(k) plan.

All associates receive 11 paid holidays. Associates have discretion in managing their time away from work through the Flexible Time Off (FTO) program and may need to notify and receive approval from their manager prior to taking the time off. Associates (except those located in Illinois) receive 80 hours of Paid Sick and Safe Time (PSST) upon hire and at the beginning of each subsequent calendar year. Illinois associates receive 40 hours of Illinois PSST upon hire and at the beginning of each subsequent calendar year and 40 hours of Illinois Paid Leave upon hire and at the beginning of each subsequent calendar year. Illinois Paid Leave must be used before associates in Illinois will be approved to take FTO.

Hired associates will be able to elect the purchase company stock during offering periods in June and December. You will be eligible for an annual incentive bonus based on individual and company performance.

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About Bread Financial

At Bread Financial youll have the opportunity to grow your career give back to your community and be part of our award-winning culture. Weve been consistently recognized as a best place to work nationally and in many markets and were proud to promote an environment where you feel appreciated accepted valued and fulfilledboth personally and professionally. Bread Financial supports the overall wellness of our associates with a diverse suite of benefits and offers boundless opportunities for career development and non-traditional career progression.

Bread Financial (NYSE: BFH) is a tech-forward financial services company that provides simple personalized payment lending and saving solutions to millions of U.S consumers. Our payment solutions including Bread Financial general purpose credit cards and savings products empower our customers and their passions for a better life. Additionally we deliver growth for some of the most recognized brands in travel & entertainment health & beauty jewelry and specialty apparel through our private label and co-brand credit cards and pay-over-time products providing choice and value to our shared customers.

To learn more about Bread Financial our global associates and our sustainability commitments visit or follow us on Instagram and LinkedIn.

  • Bread Financial offers competitive pay a comprehensive selection of benefit options including 401(k).
  • The Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
  • Any applicant offered employment will be required to establish that they are legally authorized to work in the United States for the Company.
  • The Company participates in E-Verify.
  • The Company will consider for employment all qualified applicants including those with a criminal history in a manner consistent with the requirements of all applicable federal state and local laws including the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the New York City Fair Chance Act. Applicants with criminal histories are encouraged to apply.
  • The Company complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) as amended and all applicable state/local laws. The Company will provide accommodations to applicants needing accommodations to complete the application process. Applicants with disabilities may contact the Company to request and arrange for accommodations. If you need assistance to accommodate a disability you may request an accommodation at any time. Please contact the Recruiting Team at .

Job Family:

Marketing

Job Type:

Regular


Required Experience:

IC

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Key Skills

  • Time Management
  • Data Analytics
  • Analytical
  • Agile
  • Requirement Gathering
  • Strategic thinking
  • Visio
  • Communication
  • Problem Solving
  • Market Research
  • UML
  • Cross Functional Teams

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