Principal Product Manager, Pricing Platform

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Establish and implement the long-term strategy for Upstart’s pricing platform, facilitating scalable and reusable functionalities across various loan products.

• Enhance the reliability, quality, and accessibility of pricing systems, minimizing risk and averting significant failures in a critical business system.

• Propel the evolution of the platform from a complicated, monolithic structure towards modular, service-oriented systems that boost engineering efficiency.

• Collaborate with engineering, machine learning, and product teams across unsecured, auto, and home lending to enable new pricing functionalities and use cases.

• Navigate competing priorities among stakeholders, making informed trade-offs between immediate business requirements and long-term platform investments.

• Discover and unlock opportunities to expedite product development by refining platform primitives and alleviating dependency bottlenecks.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Economics, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.

• 5-7 years of experience in product management.

• Background in building or overseeing backend platforms or infrastructure systems.

• Experience collaborating with engineering teams on large-scale, intricate systems.

• Proficiency in defining product requirements and driving the execution of technical products.

• Familiarity with pricing systems, advertising platforms, or similar optimization systems.

• Experience transitioning monolithic systems to modular or service-oriented architectures.

• Background in machine learning, data science, or analytics-driven environments.

• Proven ability to operate in highly cross-functional settings with multiple stakeholders.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive compensation package, including base salary, bonus potential, and annual equity grants that vest quarterly.

• Generous 401(k) plan with Upstart matching $2 for every $1 contributed, up to $15,000 annually.

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) featuring discounted stock purchase options for eligible employees.

• Affordable medical, dental, and vision insurance, with various plan options - Upstart covers 90% to 100% of the cost based on selected plans.

• Health Savings Account contributions from Upstart for eligible plans.

• Income protection benefits, including company-paid Basic Life, AD&D, and Short- and Long-Term Disability coverage, with options for supplemental coverage.

• Paid time off, sick and safe time, and company holidays.

• Paid family and parental leave to assist with caregiving and significant life events.

• Family-oriented benefits through Carrot and Cleo, supporting fertility, parenthood, and caregiving.

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) providing mental health support and life-centered resources.

• Financial wellness resources, including access to financial planning tools and a financial concierge service.

• Annual wellness allowance to promote your physical and emotional well-being and personal growth, tailored to your priorities.

• Annual productivity allowance to invest in essential tools and resources for your optimal work performance, regardless of your location.

• Opportunities for connection and community through team events, company-wide updates, and employee resource groups (ERGs).

• Onsite advantages, including catered lunches and fully stocked micro-kitchens when working from one of our four offices, located in the Bay Area, Austin, Columbus, and New York City (opening Summer 2026!).