Financial Services Product Manager
What Does a Professional in this Career Do?
A Financial Services Product Manager works within the financial services sector. Responsible for developing a strategy to sell a financial services product. This involves planning and assisting in the development, marketing and distribution of the product.
Job Outlook
There were 3 Financial Services Product Manager job postings in North Carolina in the past year and 16 in the United States.
In combination with other careers in the Product Manager industry, which includes the Financial Services Product Manager career, the following graph shows the number of people employed for each year since 2015:
Salary
Many new Financial Services Product Manager jobs have salaries estimated to be in the following ranges, based on the requirements and responsibilities listed in job postings from the past year.
National
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State
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Percentiles represent the percentage that is lower than the value. For example, 25% of estimated salaries for Financial Services Product Manager postings in the United States in the past year were lower than $0.
Education and Experience
Posted Financial Services Product Manager jobs typically require the following level of education. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list education requirements.
| Education Level | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Associate's Degree | 0% |
| Bachelor's Degree | 68.75% |
| Master's Degree | 31.25% |
| Doctoral Degree | 12.5% |
| Other | 12.5% |
Posted Financial Services Product Manager jobs typically require the following number of years of experience. The numbers below are based on job postings in the United States from the past year. Not all job postings list experience requirements.
| Years of Experience | Percentage |
|---|---|
| 0 to 2 years | 22.22% |
| 3 to 5 years | 33.33% |
| 6 to 8 years | 22.22% |
| 9+ years | 22.22% |
Skills
Below are listings of the most common general and specialized skills Financial Services Product Manager positions expect applicants to have as well as the most common skills that distinguish individuals from their peers. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is also listed.
Baseline Skills
A skill that is required across a broad range of occupations, including this one.
- Communication (56.25%)
- Leadership (56.25%)
- Customer Service (31.25%)
- Prioritization (31.25%)
- Empathy (25%)
- Influencing Skills (25%)
- Planning (25%)
- Management (25%)
- Decision Making (25%)
- Problem Solving (25%)
Defining Skills
A core skill for this occupation, it occurs frequently in job postings.
- Employee Relations (12.5%)
- Atlassian Confluence (18.75%)
- Accounting (18.75%)
- Product Roadmaps (37.5%)
- Agile Methodology (12.5%)
- Automotive Industry (12.5%)
- Automotive Sales (12.5%)
- JIRA (37.5%)
- Financial Services (56.25%)
- Finance (50%)
- Product Management (75%)
- Selling Techniques (12.5%)
- Milestones (Project Management) (18.75%)
- Marketing (18.75%)
- New Product Development (43.75%)
Necessary Skills
A skill that is requested frequently in this occupation but isn’t specific to it.
- Digital Media Strategy (6.25%)
- Workflow Management (12.5%)
- Sprint Planning (6.25%)
- Training Records Management (6.25%)
- Product Leadership (12.5%)
- Adobe Experience Cloud (6.25%)
- Product Requirements (18.75%)
- Go-to-Market Strategy (6.25%)
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership (6.25%)
- Agile Project Management (12.5%)
- Project Implementation (6.25%)
- Financial Technology (FinTech) (18.75%)
- Amazon Web Services (6.25%)
- Business Continuity Planning (12.5%)
- Figma (Design Software) (6.25%)
- Strategic Prioritization (6.25%)
- Business Case (6.25%)
- UI/UX Research (6.25%)
- Business To Business (6.25%)
- Automation (6.25%)
- Annuities (6.25%)
- Change Management (12.5%)
- Regulatory Compliance (25%)
- Application Programming Interface (API) (12.5%)
- Business-To-Consumer (6.25%)
- Business Development (18.75%)
- Microsoft Azure (6.25%)
- Balance Sheet (12.5%)
- Commercial Banking (6.25%)
- Software As A Service (SaaS) (6.25%)
- Python (Programming Language) (6.25%)
- Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) (25%)
- Data Control (6.25%)
- Software Development Life Cycle (6.25%)
- Corporate Finance (6.25%)
- Computer Science (12.5%)
- Data Management (12.5%)
- Engineering Design Process (6.25%)
- Development Testing (18.75%)
- R (Programming Language) (6.25%)
- Dealership Management Systems (6.25%)
- Digital Transformation (6.25%)
- Financial Systems (12.5%)
- Financial Planning (6.25%)
- User Research (6.25%)
- Product Marketing (6.25%)
- Content Development (6.25%)
- Data Analysis (6.25%)
- Insurance Sales (6.25%)
- Risk Management (18.75%)
- Contract Of Sale (6.25%)
- Matrix Management (6.25%)
- Behavioral Analytics (6.25%)
- Business Reporting (6.25%)
- Financial Modeling (6.25%)
- Requirements Management (6.25%)
- Organizational Communications (12.5%)
- Risk Appetite (12.5%)
- Public Finance (6.25%)
- Management Reporting (12.5%)
- Project Management (12.5%)
- Pricing Strategies (6.25%)
- Product Engineering (6.25%)
- Product Planning (12.5%)
- Product Lining (6.25%)
- Product Support (12.5%)
- Systems Development Life Cycle (6.25%)
- SQL (Programming Language) (12.5%)
- Request For Proposal (6.25%)
- Strategic Alignment (12.5%)
- Power BI (6.25%)
- Tableau (Business Intelligence Software) (6.25%)
- Invision (Design Software) (6.25%)
- Business Priorities (12.5%)
- Microservices (6.25%)
- White Space Development (6.25%)
- Balancing (Ledger/Billing) (6.25%)
- Product Strategy (6.25%)
Salary Boosting Skills
A professional who wishes to excel in this career path may consider developing the following highly valued skills. The percentage of job postings that specifically mention each skill is listed.
- Atlassian Confluence (30%)
- Product Roadmaps (60%)
- Development Testing (30%)
- User Story (40%)
Alternative Job Titles
Sometimes employers post jobs with Financial Services Product Manager skills but a different job title. Some common alternative job titles include:
- Product Manager
- UI Manager
- Technology Product Manager
- Digital Experience Manager
- Digital Product Manager
- Finance Support Specialist
- Cryptologist
- Banking Manager
- Payments Manager
- Sales Enablement and Product Marketing Manager
Similar Occupations
If you are interested in exploring occupations with similar skills, you may want to research the following job titles. Note that we only list occupations that have at least one corresponding NC State Online and Distance Education program.
- Product Manager (General)
- Financial Services Manager
- Vice President of Engineering
- Pricing Manager
- Business / Management Consultant
Common Employers
Here are the employers that have posted the most Financial Services Product Manager jobs in the past year along with how many they have posted.
United States
- Wells Fargo (2)
- Hendrick Automotive Group (2)
- OneMain Financial (2)
- Debtbook (1)
- Mastercard (1)
- Western Union (1)
- Amazon (1)
- American Express (1)
- Cognizant Technology Solutions (1)
- FIS (1)
North Carolina
- Debtbook (1)
- Wells Fargo (1)
- Zachary Piper Solutions (1)
NC State Programs Relevant to this Career
If you are interested in preparing for a career in this field, the following NC State Online and Distance Education programs offer a great place to start!
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