Executive Director, Area Product Owner Authentication Credentials

Next Frontier Capital; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Next Frontier Capital is seeking an Area Product Owner for Credentials in their Trust and Security Portfolio. In this crucial role, you will lead the strategy and delivery of various authentication methods, improving customer experiences while collaborating with engineering and design teams.

Your responsibilities include managing scrum teams, developing credential plans, and enhancing existing tools. The ideal candidate will have 8+ years of experience in security controls and a Bachelor's degree in relevant fields. Join us in making authentication better for our customers.

Qualifications

• Experience with Product feature development and delivery in Cloud environments.
• Exhibited ability to work across the Portfolio to develop and execute complex strategies.
• Experience with microservices, API’s, cloud technologies and UI’s.

Responsibilities

• Manage the Credentials team and scrum teams responsible for credential tools.
• Develop a plan for new and enhanced credentials.
• Consult with Experience Area Products on customer delivery methods.

Skills

Product feature development in Cloud environments

Understanding of NIST and FIDO Standards

Strategic thinking and clear communication

Experience in financial institutions or payment services

8+ years in security controls design

Technological awareness of mobile banking

Agile product development

Experience with microservices and APIs

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field

Job description

Join a team that protects millions of customers with a seamless experience.

As the Area Product Owner for Credentials in the Trust and Security Portfolio, you lead the strategy and delivery of device‑based, knowledge‑based, and FIDO credentials that make authentication simple, consistent, and secure across channels. You partner with engineering and design to shape reusable services and signals that reduce onboarding friction for product teams and improve customer experiences. You collaborate with vendors and internal partners to manage roadmaps, contracts, and performance, ensuring solutions scale reliably and responsibly. You champion customer trust, setting clear outcomes and using data to guide continuous improvement.

Job Responsibilities

• Manage the Credentials team, and 3 scrum teams responsible for maintenance and expansion of existing identification credentials and design and delivery of new tools.
• Develop a plan to deliver new and enhanced credentials to meet the strong credential needs of the Trust Framework.
• Work with Risk Strategy to enhance credentials to improve outcomes.
• Manage vendor relationships including Contract terms and pricing.
• Consult with Experience Area Products and the design team on customer delivery methods to improve outcomes.
• Oversee teams’ execution of agile framework including prioritization of APG initiatives, inbound requests, backlog health, testing, readiness, and production validation.

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills:

• Experience with Product feature development and delivery in Cloud environments.
• Understanding of NIST and FIDO Standards as they impact credential structure, delivery and customer behavior.
• Exhibited ability to work across the Portfolio to develop and execute complex strategies, ability to think strategically, innovate and communicate complex ideas clearly.
• Performed a similar role within a financial institution or payment services provider, or a vendor operating in the customer identity and authentication space.
• 8+ years’ experience of designing and developing authentication, fraud, and security controls for Digital and non-digital channels.
• A high degree of technological awareness (e.g., of developments in mobile banking apps, and potential attack vectors), proven ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously, ability to proactively identify issues.
• Experience with agile product development and software delivery lifecycle.
• Experience influencing resources that are geographically distributed and culturally diverse.
• Proven ability to resolve conflict, make complex decisions based on experience, analysis, and judgment, ability to manage tight delivery timelines and calmness under pressure.
• Experience with microservices, API’s, cloud technologies and UI’s.
• Bachelor's degree in engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, Finance, Business, or related field of study.

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the US. We are not able to provide immigration sponsorship or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time. Final job grade level and corporate title will be determined at time of offer and may differ from this posting.

We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. We also make reasonable accommodations for applicants’ and employees’ religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. Visit our FAQs for more information about requesting an accommodation.

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