Principal Product Manager
Content + Source + Freshness • 12 Feb 2026 • 95% confidence
Offer value
Strong offering due to leadership role in managing payments with significant adjustment potential in a highly relevant market.
- Competitive salary: $113,000–$159,550/year
- Key role influencing payment product strategies
- Extensive collaboration with tech and business units
- 10+ years in product management required
Pros
- Salary range of ~$113,000–$159,550/year reflects the high market demand
- Role involves direct influence on financial product performance
- Collaborative involvement with cutting-edge payment technologies
Cons
- Extensive experience needed (minimum 10 years)
- Performance-driven environment with high expectations
- Limited remote working arrangements
Who it's for
Senior / Principal • Office-based with limited remote options
Good fit
- Veteran product managers in financial technology
- Strategic leaders in payments and services
- Individuals seeking to make significant financial improvements
Not recommended for
- New professionals in product management with insufficient experience
- Candidates uninterested in fast-paced financial environments
- Individuals who prefer independent work styles
Motivation fit
Key skills
About the job
The Principal Product Manager- Money Movement is an individual contributor responsible for leading the development and management of our Money Movement product portfolio, including but not limited to Zelle, Fed Now, and Real Time Payments. This role involves partnering with business and technology leads to drive product strategy, development, and execution, with a strong focus on managing the health of these processes, implementing strategic improvements, and mitigating risks. This person should be a strategic thinker who builds relationships, maximizes cross-functional collaboration, and analyzes data trends, always focused on optimizing and producing results. This individual will be dedicated to delivering outstanding member experiences and optimizing the value they derive from Alliant.
Responsibilities
- Drive the effective execution of money movement roadmaps to support the development of new products and features which drive business growth objectives. Understand P&L profitability and key performance metrics to ensure that the delivery of features and functionality remains in alignment with business goals.
- Responsible for the performance of product solutions such as member experience, growth, ROI, risk, fraud, disputes, and utilization/engagement.
- Understand, interpret, and convey the strategy for the products. Ensure that the delivery of new features and enhancements support the intended strategic direction. Build awareness and educate across the enterprise about the goals and objectives of new money movement strategies.
- Advocate for new or updated features and functionalities and translate approved product specifications into functional requirements. Continuously monitor and seek feedback from business partners to identify opportunities for improvement in execution strategy, balancing product accessibility, delivery, performance, and profitability.
- Bring the members viewpoint to the product design process with a demonstrated competency to actively listen to member feedback across all touchpoints and channels; leverage this feedback into insights; and build products and services that delight and inspire.
- Monitor trends and best practices as the industry landscape evolves. Stay abreast of competitor activities, including product offerings, enhanced features, and new functionality, with an emphasis on upcoming trends and potential impacts.
- Ensure effective oversight by regulatory, legal, compliance, business governance, audit, change, and quality management while meeting the needs and demands of our members. Adhere to all product policies and procedures. Understand the company's risk management appetite and leverage this framework when developing product strategies and tactics.
- Bachelors Degree - Business, Marketing, Technology or Related - Minimum
- 10 Years - Product management, payments, marketing, banking, sales experience or related - Minimum
- 12 years - Product management, payments, marketing, banking, sales experience or related
Compensation & Benefits:
Typical hiring range: $113,000 - $159,550 Annually. Actual compensation will be determined using factors such as experience, skills & knowledge.
Additional Compensation: Annual performance bonus
Benefits: Alliant provides a benefits package including health care, vision, dental, and 401k with employer match.
Additional Benefits:
- Work from home up to 3 days a week
- Paid parental leave
- Employee discount programs
- Time off including paid personal and sick days
- 11 paid holidays
- Education reimbursement
*Note that eligibility and cost of benefits can vary depending on the number of regularly scheduled hours, and job status such as regular full-time, regular part-time, or temporary employment.
Adhere to and ensure compliance of all business transactions with policy and process of the Bank Secrecy Act. Ensures compliance with all applicable state and federal laws, company procedures and policies. Maintains integrity and ethics in all actions and conversations with or regarding credit union members and their accounts; complies with Privacy Act directives.
The responsibilities listed do not contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this position. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
