Blockchain Payments Product Manager

U.S. Bank; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 133,000 - 157,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Parental leave

401(k)

Paid vacation

11 paid holidays

Adoption assistance

Sick leave

Job summary

U.S. Bank is seeking a Digital Assets – Blockchain Payments Product Manager in Minneapolis to define, develop and manage blockchain-enabled payment products aligned with our digital assets strategy.

You will partner with cross-functional teams across technology, risk, compliance and business lines to translate strategy into actionable plans, requirements, and delivery priorities. The role requires strong payments knowledge, familiarity with blockchain technology, and hands-on product management

Qualifications

• Digital Product Management experience is required.

Responsibilities

• Manage blockchain payments products from concept to launch.
• Define requirements, objectives, use cases, and success metrics for payment modernization.
• Develop and maintain product roadmaps aligned with blockchain strategy.
• Translate objectives into actionable development plans with leadership.
• Collaborate with Payments Systems Architects and Technology teams on requirements.
• Integrate blockchain capabilities into existing banking products and services.
• Gather stakeholder needs across risk, legal, compliance, finance, and operations.
• Support delivery activities: prioritization, feature definition, and user stories.
• Analyze industry trends and client needs to identify enhancements.
• Ensure regulatory and enterprise standards are met in product design.
• Monitor performance and feedback for continuous evolution.
• Communicate strategy, progress, and risks to stakeholders.

Skills

Digital Product Management

Payments knowledge

Blockchain technology

Cross-functional collaboration

Agile product management

Job description

At U.S. Bank, we’re on a journey to do our best. Helping the customers and businesses we serve to make better and smarter financial decisions and enabling the communities we support to grow and succeed. We believe it takes all of us to bring our shared ambition to life, and each person is unique in their potential. A career with U.S. Bank gives you a wide, ever-growing range of opportunities to discover what makes you thrive at every stage of your career. Try new things, learn new skills and discover what you excel at—all from Day One.

Job Description

The Digital Assets – Blockchain Payments Product Manager will be responsible for defining, developing, and managing blockchain-enabled payment products and capabilities that support the organization's digital assets strategy. Reporting to the Blockchain Payments Product Lead, this role will work closely with cross-functional partners across the organization to design, build, and scale secure, compliant, and client-centric payment solutions.

This individual will be responsible for specific products and capabilities within the blockchain payments portfolio and will be responsible for translating strategic objectives into actionable product plans, requirements, and delivery priorities. The role requires a strong understanding of payments, emerging technologies, and product management practices, as well as the ability to partner effectively with technology, operations, risk, legal, compliance, finance, and business line stakeholders. The ideal candidate combines strategic thinking, technical aptitude, and execution capabilities to help bring innovative payment solutions to market within a highly regulated environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage specific products and capabilities within the blockchain payments portfolio, from concept through implementation and ongoing enhancement.
• Define product requirements, business objectives, use cases, and success metrics that support payment modernization and digital asset initiatives.
• Develop and maintain product roadmaps aligned with broader blockchain payments strategy and business priorities.
• Partner with Blockchain Payments Product Leadership to translate strategic objectives into actionable product development plans.
• Work closely with Payments Systems Product Architects and Technology teams to define solution requirements, evaluate technical approaches, and support delivery efforts.
• Collaborate with business line product teams to integrate blockchain payment capabilities into existing banking products, services, and client offerings.
• Gather and evaluate stakeholder requirements across business lines, client-facing teams, operations, technology, risk, legal, compliance, and finance organizations.
• Support product delivery activities including prioritization, feature definition, user story development, testing, implementation planning, and post-launch optimization.
• Analyze payment industry trends, client needs, competitive developments, and emerging technologies to identify opportunities for product enhancement and innovation.
• Partner with Risk, Legal, Compliance, and Operations teams to ensure products are designed and delivered in accordance with regulatory requirements and enterprise standards.
• Monitor product performance and user feedback to identify improvement opportunities and support continuous product evolution.
• Communicate product strategy, progress, risks, and outcomes to stakeholders and leadership teams.

Basic Qualifications

• Digital Product Management experience

Preferred Skills/Experience

• Experience with blockchain technology, digital assets, tokenized payments, stablecoins, distributed ledger technology, or emerging payment infrastructure.
• Knowledge of domestic and international payment systems, real-time payments, settlement processes, or treasury and cash management solutions.
• Experience supporting product strategy, roadmap development, and product lifecycle management activities.
• Familiarity with blockchain payment networks, digital asset platforms, smart contracts, or tokenized transaction models.
• Experience partnering with Product Architects, Engineering teams, and enterprise technology organizations.
• Demonstrated proficiency working with large datasets and using data analytics to support product decisions, business case development, performance measurement, and product optimization.
• Understanding of financial services regulatory, compliance, risk, and operational considerations related to payments.
• Experience working across multiple business lines and stakeholder groups to deliver enterprise product solutions.
• Strong technical aptitude with the ability to understand and communicate complex technology concepts to business audiences.
• Demonstrated interest in emerging payment technologies and the evolving digital assets ecosystem.
• Agile product management, product owner, or related product development experience.

Location Expectations

This role requires working from a U.S. Bank location three (3) or more days per week. If there’s anything we can do to accommodate a disability during any portion of the application or hiring process, please refer to our disability accommodations for applicants.

Benefits

Our approach to benefits and total rewards considers our team members’ whole selves and what may be needed to thrive in and outside work. That's why our benefits are designed to help you and your family boost your health, protect your financial security and give you peace of mind. Our benefits include the following:

• Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)
• Basic term and optional term life insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Pregnancy disability and parental leave
• 401(k) and employer-funded retirement plan
• Paid vacation (from two to five weeks depending on salary grade and tenure)
• Up to 11 paid holiday opportunities
• Adoption assistance
• Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 worked, up to 80 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law

Review our full benefits available by employment status here.

U.S. Bank is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status, and other factors protected under applicable law.

E-Verify

U.S. Bank participates in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security E-Verify program in all facilities located in the United States and certain U.S. territories. The E-Verify program is an Internet-based employment eligibility verification system operated by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Learn more about the E-Verify program.

The salary range reflects figures based on the primary location, which is listed first. The actual range for the role may differ based on the location of the role. In addition to salary, U.S. Bank offers a comprehensive benefits package, including incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase 401(k) contribution and pension (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). Pay Range: $133,365.00 - $156,900.00

U.S. Bank will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records for employment. U.S. Bank conducts background checks consistent with applicable local laws, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act as well as the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. U.S. Bank is subject to, and conducts background checks consistent with the requirements of Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (FDIA). In addition, certain positions may also be subject to the requirements of FINRA, NMLS registration, Reg Z, Reg G, OFAC, the NFA, the FCPA, the Bank Secrecy Act, the SAFE Act, and/or federal guidelines applicable to an agreement, such as those related to ethics, safety, or operational procedures.

Applicants must be able to comply with U.S. Bank policies and procedures including the Code of Ethics and Business Conduct and related workplace conduct and safety policies.

Posting may be closed earlier due to high volume of applicants.