Our vision for the future is based on the idea that transforming financial lives starts by giving our people the freedom to transform their own. We have a flexible work environment, and fluid career paths. We not only encourage but celebrate internal mobility. We also recognize the importance of purpose, well-being, and work-life balance. Within Empower and our communities, we work hard to create a welcoming and inclusive environment, and our associates dedicate thousands of hours to volunteering for causes that matter most to them.

Chart your own path and grow your career while helping more customers achieve financial freedom. Empower Yourself.

As a Product Strategy Director, you will serve as a shared strategic resource across the entire Product Organization, acting as a central integrator and thought leader. This individual contributor role bridges long-term strategic vision with team-level execution by pushing broad product strategy down into product teams while simultaneously elevating emerging industry trends, customer insights, and competitive intelligence up to senior leadership. The Director ensures organizational alignment with market shifts, client needs, and internal business objectives.

What you will do:

• Serve as a centralized partner across product teams to define and execute product strategy in alignment with business objectives, regulatory requirements, and evolving trends in the financial services industry (e.g., wealth management, retirement solutions and financial wellness)
• Establish goals for product performance and profitability and monitor ongoing performance towards those goals. Maintain a deep understanding of the industry landscape, applying that knowledge to competitively position products, strike strategic partnerships, and vendors to supplement product capabilities
• Create high-quality, visually compelling PowerPoint presentations that clearly articulate product vision, strategy, product solutions, accomplishments and overall performance to senior management and executive stakeholders
• Distill complex financial data, regulatory considerations, and strategic insights into executive-ready visual narratives that drive alignment and decision-making
• Support strategic planning cycles, investment prioritization, and product portfolio management through structured frameworks and data-driven analysis
• Partner with cross-functional teams—including Risk, Compliance, Operations, Finance, and Technology—to ensure strategic alignment and successful delivery of product initiatives
• Build and maintain product roadmaps, ensuring prioritization reflects customer needs, regulatory mandates, and business value
• Track key performance indicators (KPIs) and product metrics to evaluate success and identify areas for optimization
• Drive increased product adoption through analysis of qualitative and quantitative product success metrics

What you will bring:

• 8-10 years relevant financial services industry experience, with 5+ years product management or strategy experience
• Design and deliver polished, visually compelling PowerPoint presentations that translate complex strategies, plans, and success stories into clear, executive-ready narratives
• Transform business and marketing insights into engaging visual stories that can be easily leveraged by senior leadership—ensuring consistency in formatting, layout, and branding
• Bachelor's degree in business or equivalent experience

What will set you apart:

• Familiarity with competitive landscape and consumer demographics
• Trained and experienced in working in an Agile environment
• Strong project management and organizational skills
• Excellent communication skills including proposal/presentation development and delivery; ability to consult and influence executive leadership on a strategic direction
• Foster success through individual and team cohesion and cross- collaboration; encourages best practice sharing among teams and departments; advocates for continuous development of processes
• People management experience with track record of developing associates beneficial for future growth opportunities

***Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time, including CPT/OPT.***

What we offer you

We offer an array of diverse and inclusive benefits regardless of where you are in your career. We believe that providing our employees with the means to lead healthy balanced lives results in the best possible work performance.

• Medical, dental, vision and life insurance
• Retirement savings – 401(k) plan with generous company matching contributions (up to 6%), financial advisory services, potential company discretionary contribution, and a broad investment lineup
• Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250/year
• Business-casual environment that includes the option to wear jeans
• Generous paid time off upon hire – including a paid time off program plus ten paid company holidays and three floating holidays each calendar year
• Paid volunteer time — 16 hours per calendar year
• Leave of absence programs – including paid parental leave, paid short- and long-term disability, and Family and Medical Leave (FMLA)
• Business Resource Groups (BRGs) - internal networks that rally around common interest, experiences and identities such as race, ethnicity, gender, ability, military status and sexual orientation. BRGs play a vital role in educating and engaging our people and advancing our business priorities.

Base Salary Range

The salary range above shows the typical minimum to maximum base salary range for this position in the location listed. Non-sales positions have the opportunity to participate in a bonus program. Sales positions are eligible for sales incentives, and in some instances a bonus plan, whereby total compensation may far exceed base salary depending on individual performance. Actual compensation offered may vary from posted hiring range based upon geographic location, work experience, education, licensure requirements and/or skill level and will be finalized at the time of offer.

Equal opportunity employer •  Drug-free workplace

We are an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to diversity.  All individuals, regardless of personal characteristics, are encouraged to apply.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age (40 and over), race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, pregnancy, religion, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable state or local law. 

***For remote and hybrid positions you will be required to provide reliable high-speed internet with a wired connection as well as a place in your home to work with limited disruption. You must have reliable connectivity from an internet service provider that is fiber, cable or DSL internet. Other necessary computer equipment, will be provided. You may be required to work in the office if you do not have an adequate home work environment and the required internet connection.***

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