Product Leader, Digital Planning

      Thrivent is incubating a new digital planning offering designed to make financial advice accessible to more people by:• Lowering traditional barriers such as high asset minimums and costly planning fees• Making financial guidance simpler and more actionable• Rethinking the cost structure and delivery model that limits who can be served efficiently. We are hiring a Senior Product Manager to define and deliver the minimum viable product (MVP), turning an early-stage concept into a focused, shippable offeringThis role combines strategic ownership with hands-on execution. You will work directly with engineers and designers to test assumptions, make tradeoffs, and accelerate learning around customer desirability, technical feasibility, and the business model.This is not a mature product with an established roadmap. You will operate in a startup-like environment with limited structure, evolving scope, and imperfect information.                   What You’ll DoOwn MVP definition and delivery from concept through launchTranslate an evolving vision into a clear roadmap, sequenced backlog, and release planDetermine what is essential for launch, what can wait, and where the team should make tradeoffsSet product direction while staying close to day-to-day executionWork side-by-side with engineering and design to balance customer experience, technical feasibility, speed, and business valueEngage with customers and users to uncover needs and turn insights into testable product hypothesesUse prototypes, early builds, customer feedback, and product data to validate assumptions and refine the offeringDefine product outcomes and key performance indicators that connect to broader business goalsIdentify practical opportunities to use emerging technologies, including AI, to improve the product and accelerate learningAlign stakeholders, resolve competing priorities, and keep the team moving through ambiguity Who You AreStrategic and decisive—you can set direction and make clear calls without perfect informationEntrepreneurial—you are comfortable building within an environment of limited structure and evolving scopeProven in delivery—you have taken digital products or meaningful product capabilities from concept through launchHands-on and low-ego—you are willing to do both the thinking and the executionTechnically fluent—you can work closely with engineers and engage thoughtfully in technical tradeoffsCustomer-driven—you use research, experimentation, and feedback to guide decisionsAI-curious or experienced—you are interested in how AI can improve product development and the customer experienceA strong collaborator—you can influence across functions and organizational levels without relying on formal authorityQUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS:   RequiredBachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience10 or more years of relevant business experience, including experience as ...