Executive Director, Product Engagement and Retention

JPMorgan Chase JPMorgan Chase · Banking · New York, NY +1 · Consumer & Community Banking

Executive Director of Product Engagement and Retention for a CoBrand & Partnerships Card organization, focusing on the post-acquisition cardholder lifecycle. The role involves leading a team of Product Managers, owning the product roadmap, defining key metrics, and partnering with internal and external teams to build integrated product experiences that deepen engagement and reduce attrition. The role also involves driving gamification, personalization, and behavioral incentives, and defining data requirements and KPI frameworks. Experience with generative AI tools is mentioned as a plus.

What you'd actually do

  1. Lead a team of Product Managers across engagement, retention, gamification, and cardholder lifecycle — setting strategy, managing priorities, and developing talent.
  2. Own the end-to-end product roadmap for cardholder engagement and retention across the cobrand portfolio, including onboarding optimization, rewards activation, digital engagement loops, and churn reduction.
  3. Define and execute against north star metrics — activation rates, early spend behavior, digital engagement, tenure, and NPS — with a clear data-driven framework for measurement and iteration.
  4. Build and operationalize a Cardholder Lifecycle Model (CLM) that enables segment-level targeting, behavioral nudges, and lifecycle state management across cobrand partners.
  5. Partner with cobrand partner teams (e.g., Amazon, United, Marriott) and internal teams to co-develop engagement strategies that align partner brand identity with cardholder value propositions.

Skills

Required

  • Demonstrated success owning engagement, retention, or lifecycle product domains
  • Ideally in consumer financial services, fintech, and/or a platform business with multi-sided customer relationships
  • 10+ years of product management experience
  • at least 5 years leading and developing a team of PMs
  • Strong understanding of API design, integration patterns, and digital platform architecture
  • Experience building products at the intersection of data platforms, behavioral incentives, and consumer-facing experiences
  • Ability to develop and communicate a compelling product strategy, balancing short-term wins with long-term growth
  • Demonstrated success in delivering complex products or platforms on time and within scope
  • Experience operating in large, matrixed organizations with complex cross-functional delivery models
  • Exceptional communication and relationship-building skills with both internal teams and external partners
  • Data-driven approach to decision-making, with experience in prioritizing features and capabilities for maximum impact
  • Strong analytical mindset — comfortable with funnel analysis, cohort modeling, and experimentation design
  • you can translate complex product and data strategies into clear narratives for leadership audiences
  • Inspirational leader who can motivate teams, drive alignment, and champion change across the organization

Nice to have

  • A forward-thinking passion for emerging technologies, with a demonstrated ability to champion and leverage generative AI tools and solutions to modernize the product lifecycle and deliver with quality and speed.

What the JD emphasized

  • 10+ years of product management experience
  • at least 5 years leading and developing a team of PMs