Senior Platform Product Specialist

Maya; Manila; On-site; PHP 1,800,000 - 2,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Maya is seeking a Sr Platform Product Specialist to drive IAM and Accounts Management platforms. You will translate business, security, and regulatory needs into platform requirements, working with engineering and architecture on end-to-end flows, APIs, and non-functional needs.

You will apply an AGILE approach, leverage data analytics for decisions, and collaborate across business, product, design, and support teams to ensure secure, scalable, and compliant customer experiences.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in product management, engineering, architecture, or related role with platform ownership.
• Hands-on IAM experience or deep IAM knowledge in product/architecture roles.
• Ability to explain IAM solutions beyond rollout and demonstrate practical OAuth 2.0 knowledge.
• Bachelor's degree as stated in qualifications.
• Proficiency in AGILE development methodologies.
• Understanding of financial services, regulations, and related challenges.
• Strong problem solving and ability to translate data into insights (SQL a plus).
• Familiarity with AI tools and product prioritization.

Responsibilities

• Manage Core Platforms for Identities, Access and Account Management (IAM).
• Own the IAM and Accounts Management platforms and ensure secure, compliant, scalable customer interactions.
• Define platform requirements and collaborate with engineering to describe flows, APIs, data and token exchanges, and non-functional needs.
• Document capabilities and changes via PRDs and memos for Maya channels and services.
• Conduct market research in the Philippines FinTech sector to guide product strategy.
• Champion user-centered design and drive user-friendly product experiences.
• Collaborate with compliance and legal to meet BSP and regulator standards.
• Leverage data analytics to drive product improvements and revenue growth.
• Lead cross-functional teams and mentor junior staff.

Skills

IAM architecture

OAuth 2.0

AGILE

Data analytics

Cursor

Roll-out strategy

Stakeholder mgmt

Communication

Analytical

Cross-functional teamwork

Customer focus

Education

Bachelor's in Business Management

Bachelor's in Computer Science/Engineering

Tools

SQL

Cursor

AI tools

Job description

Job Description:

Platform Product

Our Mission

Our goal is for everyone to make bolder choices with their finances.

To get there, we're creating an all-in-one ecosystem of financial services for today's generation of goal-getters. That feat takes extraordinary people-those with the guts to challenge the way things are and transform them into something better.

To be part of Team Maya is to be Bolder for Better.

Description

CORE PROFILE

As a Sr Platform Product Specialist, you'll be assisting the lead of Core Platforms (IAU) by contributing to Maya’s product platform strategy and execution of roadmaps for Identities and Access Management (IAM) and Accounts Management. The role requires strong product management capability combined with demonstrable technical depth in IAM—gained through either hands-on IAM engineering experience or experience defining and delivering technically complex IAM platform capabilities.

The candidate must be able to explain how IAM components and integrations work, assess technical trade-offs, and translate business, security, and regulatory needs into clear platform requirements. This includes practical knowledge of authentication and authorization standards, with OAuth 2.0 as a key requirement. The role also requires strong data-driven decision-making and a hands-on AGILE approach throughout the product development lifecycle (PDLC).

NATURE OF WORK

• In this role, you will be primarily responsible for managing Core Platforms for Identities, Access and Account Management (IAM)
• The Core Platform Product Specialist for (IAM) and Accounts Management
• Own the core platforms of Identity and Access management that enable customers and internal teams to safely onboard, authenticate, and transact within Maya. This role ensures that every customer interaction—from registration to daily usage across Maya’s channels and products—happens in a way that is secure, compliant, reliable, and scalable, while also enabling internal teams to build and operate services efficiently.
• Own the Accounts Management platform that governs customer account status, lifecycle, and wallet limits, acting as the central control layer that enforces access, transaction eligibility, and regulatory constraints across Maya’s products and services.
• Define technically sound platform requirements for IAM capabilities and integrations. Work with engineering and architecture teams to describe end-to-end flows, APIs, data and token exchanges, security controls, failure scenarios, and non-functional requirements. The role must be able to challenge proposed solutions and make informed trade-offs across security, scalability, reliability, customer experience, and delivery effort.
• Documentation–Ensure Current capabilities and changes are properly documented via Product Requirements Documents (PRDs), Service Memos and other documentation needed to enable Maya channels and services.
• Market Research: Conduct in-depth market analysis within the Philippines FinTech Sector, staying attuned to industry trends, regulatory changes, and emerging opportunities. Use this knowledge to determine key product strategies.
• User-Centered Design: Champion user-centered design principles, ensuring that products are intuitive, user-friendly, and meet the needs of our customers.
• Risk and Compliance: Collaborate closely with compliance and legal teams to ensure products adhere to relevant regulations and security standards set by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and other regulators.
• Data-Driven Decisions: Leverage data analytics and customer insights to drive product enhancements, optimize user experiences, and maximize revenue.
• Collaborative Cross-Functional Work: Work closely with business, product, engineering, design, marketing, and customer support teams to ensure successful product development, marketing, and customer engagement.
• Financial Analysis: Monitor the financial performance of your product portfolio, tracking revenue, expenses, and profitability. Identify opportunities for revenue growth and cost optimization.

DISPLAYED SKILL MASTERY

• Strong technical understanding of IAM architecture and security concepts, including authentication versus authorization, identity lifecycle, session and token management, federation, public key infrastructure, and common threat and control patterns.
• Demonstrable knowledge of OAuth 2.0, including authorization roles, common grant types and flows, access and refresh tokens, scopes, consent, token validation, revocation, and security considerations. Familiarity with OpenID Connect, SAML, JSON Web Tokens, and API authorization patterns is strongly preferred.
• Proficiency in AGILE software and product development lifecycles framework
• Proficiency in using data analytics tools and techniques to make data-driven decisions, monitor product performance, and identify areas for improvement.
• Experience in using AI tools (such as Cursor)
• Roll-out strategy and implementation
• Stakeholder management skills and management of the product prioritization and roadmap
• Excellent communication skills to convey complex findings to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities to identify and address product-related challenges in the dynamic fintech landscape.
• Ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams and mentor junior team members.
• An unwavering commitment to understanding and meeting the financial needs of consumers.

Required Qualifications

• At least 5 years of relevant experience in product management, engineering, architecture, or a related role, including ownership of platform-level capabilities, cross-functional delivery, and data-driven product decisions.
• Required technical background: The candidate must have either (A) hands-on engineering experience building or integrating IAM capabilities, or (B) deep technical IAM knowledge gained through product, architecture, security, or platform roles. In either case, the candidate must be able to explain how IAM solutions work beyond rollout or implementation coordination and must demonstrate practical knowledge of OAuth 2.0.
• Bachelor's degree in Business Management, Computer Science/Engineering, or a related field.
• Proven track record of successfully launching and managing consumer-based financial technology products.
• Proficiency in AGILE development methodologies.
• Preferably with an understanding of financial services, operations, regulations, and industry-specific challenges.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to translate complex data into actionable insights. (familiarity with SQL is a plus!)
• Proficiency with AI Tools
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, to convey complex findings to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

About Us

Maya is the all-in-one money platform that is bringing Filipinos bolderways to master their money.It is powered by a unique integrated financial services ecosystem that addresses the ever-evolving needs of today’s generation of moneymakers through cutting edge technology.

We lead millions of Filipinos — consumers, businesses,communities, and government agencies alike — into a version ofthe current digital economy that’s more inclusive, transparent,and empowering than ever.

We are powered by the country's only end-to-end digital payments company Maya Philippines, Inc. and Maya Bank, Inc. for digital banking services.

Maya Bank, Inc. and Maya Philippines, Inc. are regulated by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. https://www.bsp.gov.ph/