Product Manager II

GM Financial

$90K — $120K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Strong product management skills for preparing effective backlog items.
  • Experience in Agile or SAFe environments for sprint and PI planning.
  • Ability to break down complex problems into structured tasks and identify risks early.
  • Skilled at managing cross-team dependencies for coordinated execution.
  • Understanding of APIs, system integrations, and data flows.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a proactive mindset.
  • Effective communicator capable of bridging technical and business discussions.
  • Knowledge of the automotive finance and insurance industry.

Responsibilities

  • Prepare structured backlog items for team refinement sessions.
  • Write clear acceptance criteria covering core scenarios and variations.
  • Break down ideas into deliverable, incremental work.
  • Identify gaps and assumptions early in the process.
  • Maintain backlog readiness to support sprint cycles.
  • Coordinate tracking of cross-team dependencies, resolving blockers.
  • Collaborate with diverse teams to ensure actionable requirements.
  • Utilize AI tools to enhance backlog quality and delivery speed.

Benefits

  • Generous benefits package from day one, including 401K matching.
  • Bonding leave for new parents (12 weeks, 100% paid).
  • Tuition assistance and ongoing training opportunities.
  • Employee discounts on GM vehicles.
  • Community service pay and nine paid holidays.
  • Flexible hybrid work environment with 2 days in office.
Full Job Description
Job Description

Responsibilities

About the role

If you're driven to get results and would like to collaborate within a growing and fast-paced digital marketing team, then GM Financial may be the right place for you. The Product Manager II is responsible for driving innovation and continuous improvement within the GM Financial B2C/B2B channels. Reporting to the Senior Product Manager, the Product Manager II will drive the execution of a roadmap of features and experiences that exceed customer expectations and meet business objectives. You're a collaborator who can work closely among developers, UX designers, marketers, analytics teams and operations leaders. You'll understand some of GM Financial's key digital customer channels and you'll be recognized as a fierce advocate for putting the customer at the center of everything we do.

In this role you will:
  • Prepare well-structured backlog items in advance of team refinement sessions
  • Write clear and complete acceptance criteria that cover core scenarios and key variations
  • Break down high-level ideas into logical, incremental work that can be delivered iteratively
  • Identify missing requirements, assumptions, and gaps early in the delivery process
  • Maintain backlog readiness to support sprint cycles and PI planning activities
  • Coordinate and track cross-team dependencies and follow through on blockers to resolution
  • Collaborate with engineering, architecture, internal GM Financial teams, and external partners to ensure requirements are complete and actionable
  • Ensure backlog items accurately reflect business workflows, data requirements, and system interactions
  • Apply AI tools to accelerate backlog preparation, improve requirement quality, and expand scenario coverage


Qualifications

What makes you a dream candidate?
  • Strong Product Management execution skills with the ability to prepare high-quality backlog items for team refinement
  • Experience working in Agile or SAFe delivery environments supporting sprint and PI planning activities
  • Ability to break down complex problems into structured scenarios and incremental work while identifying gaps, risks, and edge cases early
  • Strong ability to own cross-team dependencies and ensure coordinated execution across internal GM Financial teams and external partners
  • Working understanding of APIs, system integrations, and data dependencies with the ability to think beyond UI to system behavior and data flow
  • Strong analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills with a proactive approach to identifying and resolving issues
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to translate complex concepts across technical and business audiences
  • Working knowledge of the automotive F&I industry, including aftermarket products, lifecycle processes, and the roles of dealers, lenders, and third-party administrators
  • Understanding of modern automotive digital retailing concepts and the ability to reason through cross-system workflows involving customer, dealer, and lender systems
  • Demonstrated practical use of AI tools to improve backlog quality, expand scenario coverage, and accelerate delivery

Education and Experience
  • Bachelor's Degree in related field or equivalent work experience required
  • 2-4 years' experience as a Product Owner/Manager on an Agile Scrum team required


Licenses and Certifications
  • Agile Certifications required


What We Offer: Generous benefits package available on day one to include: 401K matching, bonding leave for new parents (12 weeks, 100% paid), tuition assistance, training, GM employee auto discount, community service pay and nine company holidays.

Compensation: Competitive pay and bonus eligibility.

Work Life Balance: Flexible hybrid work environment, 2-days a week in office.

NOTE:We are unable to consider candidates who require visa sponsorship for this position

This position is not open to agency submissions

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