The Product Director for Enterprise Integration Services (EIS) in the Client/Advisor space partners with the Engineering Director to lead product teams that deliver enterprise API capabilities for moving data efficiently and accurately from multiple Systems of Record (SORs) to Thrivent’s Systems of Engagement (SOEs). This role also partners with the Product Director for EIS Product and Platform to define the EIS portfolio’s experience and capability strategy, vision, roadmap, and go-to-market approach.
In this role you will lead team planning, portfolio prioritization and sequencing, and delivery of high-quality outcomes across multiple teams. You will apply an entrepreneurial mindset to drive business value, partnering with peers in EIS and across SOR and SOE domains to deliver high-value features and products for Thrivent clients and advisors.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Lead product teams and partner with product, business, and technology leaders to deliver business outcomes through strong product management practices and iterative software development.
- Lead a portfolio of product solutions, including team planning, prioritization, sequencing, and delivery of high-quality outcomes across the product lifecycle.
- Serve as a product thought leader, bringing market context, go-to-market strategy, product management best practices, and human-centered design principles to maximize portfolio value.
- Help leaders, contributors, and teams adopt the Thrivent Operating Model and a product mindset by building product management skills, defining outcome-aligned products, and forming effective product teams.
- Foster collaboration, empowerment, and innovation across product teams, creating an environment where product owners and managers can think creatively and deliver value.
- Define, manage, and monitor measurement strategies that demonstrate product performance, value delivery, financial impact, risks, experiments, and data-informed learning.
- Communicate resource capacity and demand across product teams and advocate for resource model changes needed to support business strategy.
- Engage regularly with customers and users to identify needs, translate insights into product hypotheses, and test and refine solutions.
- Influence and collaborate to resolve conflicts constructively.
- Maintain and apply advanced knowledge of the business, its products and processes, product management, and human-centered design principles.
- Recruit, develop, and retain a high-performing team while promoting shared accountability, operational excellence, and cross-organizational partnership.
- Model Thrivent’s leadership competencies—courage, collaboration, and commitment—by demonstrating resilience, making sound decisions together, and holding self and others accountable.
- Support a culture of continuous improvement, strong employee engagement, client commitment, and alignment to Thrivent’s purpose, promise, and values.
QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS:
Required:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
- 10+ years relevant business experience, including in product manager role or similar
- Understand fundamentals of iterative development, software development process and procedures
- Expertise in the principles of Agile Product Management, stakeholder management, market and user research, technology management, and process design.
- High level of organization and attention to detail
- Passion and understanding of new technology and trends.
- Excellent communication, collaboration and influence skills among all organizational levels; strong facilitation and executive communications skills.
Preferred:
- Certified Product Manager or similar certification
- Has prior Supervisory experience
- Proven success developing business cases, roadmaps, and enterprise level strategy
- Strong ability to effectively manage and resolve conflicting priorities
- Expertise in developing and delivering product strategy, articulated in terms of value and outcomes with relevant and compelling metrics and measurements.
- Expertise with foundational product management tools, techniques and principles across discovery, design, build, release, and measure cycle. Proven success in developing and leading product teams in multiple contexts.
- Proven experience in leading and influencing cross-functional teams
- Demonstrated experience with user interface design and best practices for usability.
- Experience leading large, complex organizational initiatives
- Advanced skills in MS Office Suite with particular emphasis on Excel and Powerpoint
- Adept at financial management to administer budgets across multiple products and ensure the product meets its requirements for return on investment
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- Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.
- 10+ years relevant business experience, including in product manager role or similar
- Understand fundamentals of iterative development, software development process and procedures
- Expertise in the principles of Agile Product Management, stakeholder management, market and user research, technology management, and process design.
- High level of organization and attention to detail
- Passion and understanding of new technology and trends.
- Excellent communication, collaboration and influence skills among all organizational levels; strong facilitation and executive communications skills.
- Certified Product Manager or similar certification
- Prior supervisory experience
- Proven success developing business cases, roadmaps, and enterprise level strategy
- Strong ability to effectively manage and resolve conflicting priorities
- Expertise in developing and delivering product strategy, articulated in terms of value and outcomes with relevant and compelling metrics and measurements.
- Expertise with foundational product management tools, techniques and principles across discovery, design, build, release, and measure cycle.
- Proven experience in leading and influencing cross-functional teams
- Demonstrated experience with user interface design and best practices for usability.
- Experience leading large, complex organizational initiatives
- Advanced skills in MS Office Suite with particular emphasis on Excel and Powerpoint
- Adept at financial management to administer budgets across multiple products and ensure ROI
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs featuring both a 401(k) and a pension are highlighted as a standout element that strengthens total rewards. These offerings are perceived to enhance long-term security across many roles.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off provisions including PTO, company holidays, volunteer time, and paid parental leave are frequently called out as robust. These elements support work–life balance and overall satisfaction.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, vision, and wellbeing resources are consistently described as comprehensive. Plan options, including high-deductible and traditional choices, offer flexibility to fit different needs.
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