Principal Product Manager, Pricing Platform

Job Description

Take the lead in shaping the future of Upstart's pricing platform. Your mission: to craft a long-term vision that fuels scalable, reusable capabilities across diverse loan products. Elevate the reliability and availability of our pricing systems to minimize risks in this business-critical realm. Steer our platform's evolution away from a monolithic structure towards agile, service-oriented systems, boosting engineering velocity. Collaborate closely with engineering, machine learning, and product teams across lending sectors to pioneer new pricing functionalities. Skillfully balance stakeholder needs with strategic platform investments, seizing opportunities to expedite product development by enhancing fundamental components and resolving dependency bottlenecks.

Qualifications

1. Bachelor's degree in Economics, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, or a related technical field. 2. 5-7 years of product management experience. 3. Experience in building or managing backend platforms or infrastructure systems. 4. Proven experience collaborating with engineering teams on large-scale, complex systems. 5. Skill in defining product requirements and driving execution for technical products. 6. Background in pricing systems, advertising platforms, or similar optimization systems. 7. Demonstrated ability to evolve monolithic systems into modular, service-oriented architectures. 8. Experience working in machine learning, data science, or analytics-driven environments. 9. Ability to thrive in highly cross-functional environments with multiple stakeholders.

Benefits

- Competitive compensation, including base pay, bonus opportunities, and annual equity grants. - Generous 401(k) plan with Upstart matching up to $15,000 per year. - Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) with discounted stock purchase options. - Affordable medical, dental, and vision coverage with Upstart covering a significant portion of the cost. - Health Savings Account contributions from Upstart for eligible plans. - Company-paid Basic Life, AD&D, and Short- and Long-Term Disability coverage. - Paid time off, sick and safe time, and company holidays. - Paid family and parental leave. - Family-centered benefits through Carrot and Cleo, supporting fertility, parenthood, and caregiving. - Employee Assistance Program (EAP) offering mental health support. - Financial wellness resources, including access to financial planning tools. - Annual wellness allowance for physical and emotional well-being. - Annual productivity allowance for relevant tools and resources. - Connection and community through team events and employee resource groups (ERGs). - Onsite perks, including catered lunches and stocked micro-kitchens at office locations.