Our mission is to make higher education accessible and affordable for everyone. We empower students with financial support and supercharge their ability to pay down their debt, so they can get on the right financial track, fast.
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.Earnies are committed to helping students live their best lives, free from the stress of student debt.
If you're as passionate as we are about our mission, read more below, and let's build something great together!
The VP of Product, Lending position will report to the Chief Product Officer. As a VP of Product, Lending, you will: Play a key role in advancing our mission by building out new product lines to help customers make a plan and tackle their debt in the most effective way possible.Lead our current at-scale, revenue-driving student lending products, as well as bring new lending and financial products to market that support students and young professionals.Develop and expand our Lending Platform, ensuring that customers receive the best, most efficient experience possible.Partner closely with other teams including Credit, Data Science, Capital Markets, Customer Happiness & Marketing to bring new products to market.Your Impact: Drive rapid growth at Earnest - both in the number of customers and in the breadth of solutions we're bringing to market.About You: 12+ years of experience at leading technology companies in Product Management or other roles bridging business and technology.7+ years building, developing and leading teams.Experience managing lending and financial products, from launch to scale to maturity.Experience developing product and business strategy, executing in a way that drives growth.Experience bringing new products to market, including customer discovery and MVP definition.Experience setting success metrics and using analytical tools to dig into product data.Experience leading teams of product managers and shaping those teams to be high performing.Experience building consumer products.Willingness to travel to the Oakland office monthly to collaborate with other Earnies.Even Better: Experience in the Fintech lending space, or working with products that have significant financial risk.Experience building products with predictive models driving parts of the customer experience.Experience setting an overall roadmap for a company or division.Where: This role will be based in the San Francisco Bay Area.Join us at our Oakland office for 3 consecutive days a month for team collaboration.Pay Range: $272,000 - $325,000 USD
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.Restricted Stock Units (RSUs).401(k) plan with company match.Robust tuition reimbursement program.$1,000 travel perk on each Earnie-versary.Competitive days of annual PTO.Competitive parental leave.What makes an "Earnie" culture: Drivers – Satisfied by making things happen and demanding high standards.Humility – Team players who check their egos and consider the team's needs.Growth Mindset – Approach challenges as learning opportunities.At Earnest, we are committed to building an environment where our employees feel included, valued, and heard.
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