Product Engineering Manager Jobs in Minnesota
Product Engineering Manager jobs in Minnesota are concentrated in the Twin Cities metro, where demand from medical device, enterprise software, and industrial manufacturing firms keeps the market active year-round. Minneapolis and Saint Paul anchor most of the hiring, with Minnetonka and Rochester adding meaningful volume through companies like Medtronic, General Mills, and Boston Scientific, all of which maintain large engineering leadership functions in the state. The most in-demand specialties are hardware-software integration, agile product delivery, and cross-functional team leadership for regulated product lines. See the openings below and apply to the ones that match your experience.
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At Thrivent, we are focused on a digital transformation that will deliver modern, innovative experiences for our clients, financial advisors, and employees. We are investing in data and technology, using DevOps practices, and building an engineering culture of empowered technical experts. Our technologists are involved in work that includes java, react, cloud native development, enterprise integration, automation, cloud data platforms, artificial intelligence, and machine learning as well as maximizing platforms such as Salesforce and AWS.
The Engineering Manager for Product Acquisition will help define and drive Thrivent’s Wealth Management and Insurance Product technology strategy and execution. We are looking for a manager with hands-on technical experience to drive the strategy along with helping coach and mentor a team of engineers. You will lead a team of engineers and will collaborate with other engineering teams within the organization regarding strategy, adoption of our product operating mode, operational excellence, DevOps/engineering maturity, and implementation of the platform. If you are excited and passionate about leading a team to set and drive the Thrivent Digital Advisor Experience forward, apply today!
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
Designing Solutions
- Review technical solution design ensuring it aligns with our architecture. Provide guidance and direction to the team.
- Take part in system design and architecture conversations with the team to land approaches to deliver solutions.
Developing Software
- Has Developed software. Can read code and stays up to date on best practices.
- Ensure code reviews are completed - Problem solving and analytical skills.
Learning and applying new techniques
- Promotes and empowers sharing ideas, best practices, etc ensuring the team has space for these activities.
- Anticipates and analyzes trends in technology and assesses the impact of emerging technologies on the business.
Collaborating within and across teams
- Supports the team agile practices and learning events / trainings.
- Helps break down barriers for the team.
- Builds strong working relationships with peers across teams. Understands the desired and actual outcomes as well as the technology delivered by the team.
- Strong organizational and program management experience.
- Partner with Product Manager on Initiatives/ Epics/ Features and provides clarity on desired outcomes as well as technical expertise.
- Collaborates with Product manager for strategies, operating plans, targets and measures for product groups.
- Creates a positive team environment where individuals have psychological safety and work collaboratively while understanding, respecting, challenging and appreciating each other’s ideas.
Collaborating across the organization
- Align your team with the priorities of the company and the technology organization for a given product area.
Setting product/platform technology strategy
- Participates in setting the product and platform technology vision, strategies, initiatives, roadmaps, objectives and alignments.
- Represents the business value of technology upgrades, etc. and influences prioritization in the product roadmap.
- Empowers the team to select the right tool and platforms for the given product area.
Defining Engineering standards/patterns
- Collaborating with Engineers to ensure adoption of Engineering best practices and promote DevOps practices and automation.
- Contributes to the creation of enterprise frameworks and patterns.
DevOps
- Define and supports the development Lifecycle processes.
- Supports the team and removes barriers to resolving production incidents/problems.
- Ensure DevOps principles via observability, monitoring and alerting.
- Understands the health of technology products and promotes prioritization of work to maintain and continuously improve.
- Serve as an escalation point in product level support for ongoing maintenance and production issues.
Selecting & Managing Technology Vendors
- Be an advocate to the team to define criteria for selecting the right platform/technology.
- Guides the team to build consensus on an approach and driving a build vs buy decision with the team. In a buy decision, works with the team to decide on criteria and vendor selection.
- Execute or manage the overall technology solutions, platforms for the product groups and associated vendor relationships.
Coaching Engineers
- Holding regular 1:1s with team members and team meeting.
- Provides constructive feedback, guidance and coaching to help engineers grow their skills and experience.
- Provides career planning advice to engineers and creates development plans to help them achieve their career goals which leverages their skills and capabilities and provides them with learning opportunities.
Recruiting/building talent
- Leads the process of selecting and engaging the right consulting partners.
- Planning in advance for future people needs for the product groups, collaborate with the other teams on the recruitment process.
- Recruits, develops, and sustains a high-performing team while promoting a culture of shared accountability, operational excellence, and partnership across the organization.
- Models Thrivent’s leadership competencies – courage, collaboration, and commitment by demonstrating resiliency, working together to make the best decisions, and holding yourself and others accountable.
- Supports and/or develops an environment in which Thrivent employees and colleagues are focused on continuous improvement, exceptional employee engagement, and an unwavering commitment to our clients. Shapes and/or supports a culture that represents the Thrivent purpose, promise and values, ensuring that Thrivent’s trust and reputation remain strong with its clients.
- Manage a team of direct employees and consultants.
QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS:
Required:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or other technical field or equivalent work experience.
- 8+ years of progressively responsible positions in Information Technology including 5+ years’ experience in software development, portfolio strategy and roadmap development.
- 3+ years’ management/supervisory experience in specific IT functional area discipline, e.g. applications development or equivalent skills leading major technical projects with accountability for enforcing talent management needs and performance standards.
- Demonstrated experience and leadership introducing and growing a Product Operating Model (Agile/Scrum).
- Demonstrated leadership and experience managing multidiscipline, high-performance work teams.
- Strong competency in project management and execution of multiple or large projects.
- Experience working with customers to develop solutions to complex business problems.
- Proven ability to communicate effectively with internal/external stakeholders to support business initiatives.
- Proven ability to function in an environment which requires flexibility, good judgment and intelligent decision making, often based on limited information and/or extreme conditions.
- Ability to formulate, implement and evaluate plans, programs and procedures applicable to customer relationship and demand management.
Preferred:
- Direct experience in Life, Health and Annuity insurance products, delivering technology for Financial Advisors.
- Series 99 license or above.
Pay Transparency
Thrivent’s long-term growth depends on attracting, rewarding, and retaining people who are committed to helping others thrive with purpose. We accomplish this by offering a wide variety of market competitive compensation programs to attract, reward, and retain top talent. The applicable salary or hourly wage range for this full-time role is $139,455.00 - $188,676.00 per year, which factors in various geographic regions. The base pay actually offered will be determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to, location, relevant experience, skills, and knowledge, business needs, market demand, and other factors Thrivent deems important.
Thrivent is unique in our commitment to helping people to be wise with money and live balanced and generous lives. That extends to our benefits.
The following benefits may be offered: various bonuses (including, for example, annual or long-term incentives); medical, dental, and vision insurance; health savings account; flexible spending account; 401k; pension; life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance; disability insurance; supplemental protection insurance; 20 days of Paid Time Off each year; Sick and Safe Time; 10 paid company holidays; Volunteer Time Off; paid parental leave; EAP; well-being benefits, and other employee benefits. Eligibility for receipt of these benefits is subject to the applicable plan/policy documents. Thrivent’s plans/policies are subject to change at any time at Thrivent’s discretion.
Thrivent provides Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable local, state, or federal law. This policy applies to all employees and job applicants.
Thrivent is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation, please let us know by sending an email to human.resources@thrivent.com or call 800-847-4836 and request Human Resources.
LOCATION: Remote
At Thrivent, we are focused on a digital transformation that will deliver modern, innovative experiences for our clients, financial advisors, and employees. We are investing in data and technology, using DevOps practices, and building an engineering culture of empowered technical experts. Our technologists are involved in work that includes java, react, cloud native development, enterprise integration, automation, cloud data platforms, artificial intelligence, and machine learning as well as maximizing platforms such as Salesforce and AWS.
The Engineering Manager for Product Acquisition will help define and drive Thrivent’s Wealth Management and Insurance Product technology strategy and execution. We are looking for a manager with hands-on technical experience to drive the strategy along with helping coach and mentor a team of engineers. You will lead a team of engineers and will collaborate with other engineering teams within the organization regarding strategy, adoption of our product operating mode, operational excellence, DevOps/engineering maturity, and implementation of the platform. If you are excited and passionate about leading a team to set and drive the Thrivent Digital Advisor Experience forward, apply today!
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
Designing Solutions
- Review technical solution design ensuring it aligns with our architecture. Provide guidance and direction to the team.
- Take part in system design and architecture conversations with the team to land approaches to deliver solutions.
Developing Software
- Has Developed software. Can read code and stays up to date on best practices.
- Ensure code reviews are completed - Problem solving and analytical skills.
Learning and applying new techniques
- Promotes and empowers sharing ideas, best practices, etc ensuring the team has space for these activities.
- Anticipates and analyzes trends in technology and assesses the impact of emerging technologies on the business.
Collaborating within and across teams
- Supports the team agile practices and learning events / trainings.
- Helps break down barriers for the team.
- Builds strong working relationships with peers across teams. Understands the desired and actual outcomes as well as the technology delivered by the team.
- Strong organizational and program management experience.
- Partner with Product Manager on Initiatives/ Epics/ Features and provides clarity on desired outcomes as well as technical expertise.
- Collaborates with Product manager for strategies, operating plans, targets and measures for product groups.
- Creates a positive team environment where individuals have psychological safety and work collaboratively while understanding, respecting, challenging and appreciating each other’s ideas.
Collaborating across the organization
- Align your team with the priorities of the company and the technology organization for a given product area.
Setting product/platform technology strategy
- Participates in setting the product and platform technology vision, strategies, initiatives, roadmaps, objectives and alignments.
- Represents the business value of technology upgrades, etc. and influences prioritization in the product roadmap.
- Empowers the team to select the right tool and platforms for the given product area.
Defining Engineering standards/patterns
- Collaborating with Engineers to ensure adoption of Engineering best practices and promote DevOps practices and automation.
- Contributes to the creation of enterprise frameworks and patterns.
DevOps
- Define and supports the development Lifecycle processes.
- Supports the team and removes barriers to resolving production incidents/problems.
- Ensure DevOps principles via observability, monitoring and alerting.
- Understands the health of technology products and promotes prioritization of work to maintain and continuously improve.
- Serve as an escalation point in product level support for ongoing maintenance and production issues.
Selecting & Managing Technology Vendors
- Be an advocate to the team to define criteria for selecting the right platform/technology.
- Guides the team to build consensus on an approach and driving a build vs buy decision with the team. In a buy decision, works with the team to decide on criteria and vendor selection.
- Execute or manage the overall technology solutions, platforms for the product groups and associated vendor relationships.
Coaching Engineers
- Holding regular 1:1s with team members and team meeting.
- Provides constructive feedback, guidance and coaching to help engineers grow their skills and experience.
- Provides career planning advice to engineers and creates development plans to help them achieve their career goals which leverages their skills and capabilities and provides them with learning opportunities.
Recruiting/building talent
- Leads the process of selecting and engaging the right consulting partners.
- Planning in advance for future people needs for the product groups, collaborate with the other teams on the recruitment process.
- Recruits, develops, and sustains a high-performing team while promoting a culture of shared accountability, operational excellence, and partnership across the organization.
- Models Thrivent’s leadership competencies – courage, collaboration, and commitment by demonstrating resiliency, working together to make the best decisions, and holding yourself and others accountable.
- Supports and/or develops an environment in which Thrivent employees and colleagues are focused on continuous improvement, exceptional employee engagement, and an unwavering commitment to our clients. Shapes and/or supports a culture that represents the Thrivent purpose, promise and values, ensuring that Thrivent’s trust and reputation remain strong with its clients.
- Manage a team of direct employees and consultants.
QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS:
Required:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or other technical field or equivalent work experience.
- 8+ years of progressively responsible positions in Information Technology including 5+ years’ experience in software development, portfolio strategy and roadmap development.
- 3+ years’ management/supervisory experience in specific IT functional area discipline, e.g. applications development or equivalent skills leading major technical projects with accountability for enforcing talent management needs and performance standards.
- Demonstrated experience and leadership introducing and growing a Product Operating Model (Agile/Scrum).
- Demonstrated leadership and experience managing multidiscipline, high-performance work teams.
- Strong competency in project management and execution of multiple or large projects.
- Experience working with customers to develop solutions to complex business problems.
- Proven ability to communicate effectively with internal/external stakeholders to support business initiatives.
- Proven ability to function in an environment which requires flexibility, good judgment and intelligent decision making, often based on limited information and/or extreme conditions.
- Ability to formulate, implement and evaluate plans, programs and procedures applicable to customer relationship and demand management.
Preferred:
- Direct experience in Life, Health and Annuity insurance products, delivering technology for Financial Advisors.
- Series 99 license or above.
Pay Transparency
Thrivent’s long-term growth depends on attracting, rewarding, and retaining people who are committed to helping others thrive with purpose. We accomplish this by offering a wide variety of market competitive compensation programs to attract, reward, and retain top talent. The applicable salary or hourly wage range for this full-time role is $139,455.00 - $188,676.00 per year, which factors in various geographic regions. The base pay actually offered will be determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to, location, relevant experience, skills, and knowledge, business needs, market demand, and other factors Thrivent deems important.
Thrivent is unique in our commitment to helping people to be wise with money and live balanced and generous lives. That extends to our benefits.
The following benefits may be offered: various bonuses (including, for example, annual or long-term incentives); medical, dental, and vision insurance; health savings account; flexible spending account; 401k; pension; life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance; disability insurance; supplemental protection insurance; 20 days of Paid Time Off each year; Sick and Safe Time; 10 paid company holidays; Volunteer Time Off; paid parental leave; EAP; well-being benefits, and other employee benefits. Eligibility for receipt of these benefits is subject to the applicable plan/policy documents. Thrivent’s plans/policies are subject to change at any time at Thrivent’s discretion.
Thrivent provides Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) without regard to race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable local, state, or federal law. This policy applies to all employees and job applicants.
Thrivent is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation, please let us know by sending an email to human.resources@thrivent.com or call 800-847-4836 and request Human Resources.
LOCATION: Remote
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What Minnesota Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in product engineering manager jobs across Minnesota.
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science, or a related technical discipline required
- Five or more years of engineering experience with at least two years in a people management role
- Demonstrated experience leading product development through full lifecycle from concept to release
- Proficiency with agile methodologies including Scrum or SAFe in a cross-functional team environment
- Experience working within regulated industries such as medical devices or industrial manufacturing preferred
- Strong stakeholder communication skills with ability to align engineering roadmaps to business goals
Product Engineering Manager Jobs in Minnesota: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a product engineering manager in Minnesota?
Most product engineering managers in Minnesota move into the role from a senior individual contributor position after building credibility leading projects or small teams. Minnesota's dominant industries, particularly medical devices and enterprise software, expect a technical bachelor's degree plus progressive engineering experience before a management transition. No state-issued license is required for the role itself, though Minnesota employers in regulated sectors often prefer candidates familiar with FDA quality system requirements or ISO development standards relevant to those industries.
How much do product engineering managers make in Minnesota?
Product engineering managers in Minnesota earn a median of about $172,130 a year, based on May 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data, ranging from around $128,430 for the lowest 10% to over $223,540 for the top 10%. Pay rises with experience, specialty, and employer.
Which companies hire product engineering managers in Minnesota?
Employers hiring product engineering managers in Minnesota right now include Emerson, Life Fitness / Hammer Strength, and Bracco Medical Technologies, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of October 2026. Minnesota's concentration of medical device headquarters and large industrial technology firms means openings tend to cluster around established employers with deep engineering organizations rather than early-stage startups.
Which Minnesota cities have the most product engineering manager jobs?
Ramsey, Shakopee, and Eagan have the most product engineering manager openings in Minnesota, a distribution driven by the Twin Cities metro's density of corporate engineering headquarters, with Rochester pulling additional volume from major medical and technology employers anchored in that region.
Are there remote product engineering manager jobs in Minnesota?
Yes, but they are less common than in purely software-focused roles. About 100% of product engineering manager openings tied to Minnesota are remote or hybrid as of October 2026, reflecting that many positions require regular on-site presence for hardware reviews, lab access, or team leadership. Strategic and program-level responsibilities within the role tend to be the most amenable to remote or hybrid arrangements.
How can I get hired as a product engineering manager in Minnesota with little or no experience?
The most realistic path is moving from a senior engineer or technical lead role into a first-time manager position within the same company. Minnesota's large medical device and industrial employers, including those with engineering centers in the Twin Cities and Rochester, regularly promote internal engineers into product management or team lead roles that serve as a bridge to a full manager title. Building a portfolio of cross-functional project ownership, gaining familiarity with regulatory development frameworks common in Minnesota's device sector, and pursuing a PMP credential all strengthen a candidate's case for the step up.
Where can I find and apply to product engineering manager jobs in Minnesota?
You can find and apply to product engineering manager jobs in Minnesota on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings in the state. Search the listings, find the roles that fit your background and location preferences, and apply directly to the ones that match.
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