Earnest’s mission is to make higher education accessible and affordable for everyone. We empower past, present, and soon-to-be students to maximize their financial futures through thoughtful guidance and impactful products.
We build tools that help people feel in control of their financial future, including:
- Private student loans - low rates, people-first service, and flexible payments.
- Student loan refinancing - break free from high interest rates or monthly payments.
- Scholarships - access to thousands of scholarships to help students pay less.
The Director of Product, Growth & Expansion position will report to the Chief Product Officer.
As a Director of Product, Growth & Expansion, you will:
- Play a key role in advancing our mission by empowering students with financial support and supercharging their ability to pay down their debt.
- Drive growth through product investments, including how we enable partners to offer Earnest products via API and create an engaging product funnel.
- Work with your teams to expand Earnest’s product suite and serve our customers in new and expanded ways.
Your Impact:
- Drive rapid growth at Earnest, increasing the number of customers served and the breadth of solutions brought to market.
About You:
- 12+ years of experience at leading technology companies in Product Management or related roles.
- 7+ years building, developing, and leading teams.
- Experience driving growth through product investment, including external partnerships and funnel optimization.
- Experience bringing new products to market, including customer discovery and feature testing.
- Experience setting success metrics and using analytical tools to inform product development.
- Experience building consumer products.
Even Better:
- Experience in the Fintech space or similar industries.
- Experience building products with predictive models driving customer experience.
- Experience setting an overall roadmap for a company or division.
Where:
- This role will be based in San Francisco Bay Area.
- Flexibility of remote work, with a requirement to join the Oakland office for 3 consecutive days a month.
About Us:
What makes an “Earnie” culture:
- Drivers – Satisfied by making things happen and demanding high standards.
- Humility – Team players who prioritize team needs and are self-aware.
- Growth Mindset – Approaching challenges as learning opportunities.
Earnest believes in enabling our employees to live their best lives. We offer a variety of perks and competitive benefits, including:
- Health, Dental, & Vision benefits plus savings plans.
- Mac computers + work from home stipend.
- Monthly internet and phone reimbursement.
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan and RSUs.
- 401(k) plan with company match.
- Robust tuition reimbursement program.
- $1,000 travel perk on each Earnie-versary.
- Competitive days of annual PTO.
- Annual “my day”.
- Pet insurance.
- Competitive parental leave.
- Team gatherings and celebrations.
At Earnest, we are committed to building an environment where our employees feel included, valued, and heard. We encourage anyone to apply if your experience is close to what we are looking for.
Earnest provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status disability or genetics.
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