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

Nordstrom•Seattle, WA

3d•$142,000 - $220,500•Hybrid

About The Position

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.

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

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