Senior Product Manager - Financial Planning and Forecasting (Hybrid - Seattle)

Job Description

About the Role

Nordstrom is looking for a Senior Product Manager to own and drive the product strategy for our Financial Planning & Forecasting capabilities. This is a high-impact role for a self-starter who takes initiative, identifies opportunities without being prompted, and drives work forward from discovery through delivery — partnering with leadership on prioritization and strategic alignment along the way.

Financial Planning & Forecasting is a critical function that powers how Nordstrom creates accurate, data-driven financial plans as part of an integrated enterprise planning process. The right candidate brings genuine expertise in retail financial planning and forecasting, a strong bias toward action, and the ability to navigate a complex, cross-functional environment with confidence.

This role will work closely with finance, operations, engineering, and data analytics teams to deliver solutions that integrate with enterprise systems — and will serve as the primary product voice for our finance business partners. The ideal candidate proactively identifies what needs to change, brings a point of view, and works collaboratively with leadership to drive it forward.

What You'll Own

• Craft and own the multi-year product vision and roadmap for Financial Planning & Forecasting — sequencing priorities, communicating the value proposition, and driving alignment with finance leadership and the CFO organization
• Proactively identify opportunities to make planning and forecasting processes best-in-class for our finance business partners — surfacing those opportunities, building the case, and working with leadership to act on them
• Translate finance business partner needs into actionable product plans — from discovery and requirements through prioritization, development, and launch
• Manage the full product lifecycle for forecasting tools and platforms, including Anaplan and Oracle Financials, with a focus on improving forecasting accuracy and optimizing how our teams work
• Lead customer research and independently synthesize insights into product decisions and opportunities
• Orchestrate cross-functional planning sessions and proactively manage risks, dependencies, and delivery timelines across your domain
• Communicate product strategy, roadmap progress, and performance metrics clearly to stakeholders up and down the organization — including CFO-level leadership
• Frame short-term versus long-term tradeoffs with conviction, bringing well-supported recommendations to leadership and driving toward alignment
• Write complete user stories and acceptance criteria; define testing strategy and quality standards for your domain

Who You Are

We're looking for a self-starter who takes initiative, builds relationships proactively, and comes with a point of view. This role has real scope and requires someone who can operate with confidence across a complex domain — while partnering effectively with leadership on the decisions that benefit from that input. Specifically, you:

• Are a self-starter. You don't wait to be handed a problem statement. You identify opportunities, build context quickly, and bring a point of view — engaging leadership as a thought partner rather than waiting for direction
• Own outcomes, not just tasks. You hold yourself accountable for the results your product delivers — not just the features you shipped. If something isn't working, you find out why and fix it
• Bring retail financial planning expertise. You understand how retail organizations plan, forecast, and measure financial performance. You know what 'good' looks like in this space and can credibly challenge or shape current-state processes
• Are comfortable with ambiguity. You can make sound decisions with incomplete information and know when to move forward versus when to slow down and gather more
• Build trust with finance stakeholders. You know how to earn credibility with finance business partners — speaking their language, understanding their workflows, and delivering tools that actually make their work better
• Spot improvement opportunities without being asked. You're constantly evaluating whether the current state is good enough and proactively bring ideas and recommendations to push toward best-in-class

Required Qualifications

• 6+ years of product management experience with demonstrated ownership of complex product domains
• Hands-on experience with retail financial planning and forecasting — you understand the domain deeply, not just conceptually
• Demonstrated self-starter with a track record of proactively identifying opportunities, driving work forward, and engaging leadership effectively as a thought partner
• Experience with enterprise financial planning platforms — Anaplan and/or Oracle Financials strongly preferred
• Strong financial modeling background and understanding of enterprise planning processes
• Ability to build and execute a multi-year product roadmap and translate it into sequenced, deliverable features
• Excellent cross-functional communication skills, including experience presenting to executive and CFO-level stakeholders
• Technical fluency: comfortable working directly with engineering, understanding system constraints, and writing clear user stories and acceptance criteria
• Comfort using AI tools to accelerate product work — whether for research, synthesis, drafting, or analysis — and curiosity about how AI-powered capabilities can improve financial planning and forecasting processes for end users
• Experience working alongside consulting firms and systems integrators (e.g., KPMG, Deloitte, Big 4) — not just as an implementation consumer, but as an equal partner who brings independent product judgment, challenges recommendations when warranted, and ensures vendor work serves the product vision rather than driving it
• Proficiency in data analysis and product performance metrics
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business, or a related field

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA or advanced degree in Finance or a related field
• Background in finance or accounting, in addition to product management
• Experience with Agile development methodologies and working directly embedded with engineering teams
• Familiarity with Oracle EPM or similar enterprise performance management platforms

We’ve got you covered…

Our employees are our most important asset and that’s reflected in our benefits. Nordstrom is proud to offer a variety of benefits to support employees and their families, including:

• Medical/Vision, Dental, Retirement and Paid Time Away

• Life Insurance and Disability

• Merchandise Discount and EAP Resources

A few more important points...

The job posting highlights the most critical responsibilities and requirements of the job. It’s not all-inclusive. There may be additional duties, responsibilities and qualifications for this job.

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Pay Range Details

The pay range(s) below has been provided in compliance with state specific laws. Pay ranges may be different for other locations. 
Pay offers are dependent on the location, as well as job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

$142,000.00 - $220,500.00 Annual

This position may be eligible for performance-based incentives/bonuses. Benefits include 401k, medical/vision/dental/life/disability insurance options, PTO accruals, Holidays, and more. Eligibility requirements may apply based on location, job level, classification, and length of employment. Learn more in the Nordstrom Benefits Overview by copying and pasting the following URL into your browser: https://careers.nordstrom.com/pdfs/Ben_Overview_17-19.pdf