Fintech Associate Product Manager — Growth & Impact

ION Group; New York (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Lab49, a specialist consultancy in New York, seeks an Associate Product Manager to translate business needs into detailed product requirements, manage backlogs, and drive agile delivery for client projects.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, write user stories, and help define roadmaps while gaining exposure to client interactions and growth initiatives in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 2-5 years of experience in product management or related role (business analyst, product owner, etc.).
• Strong experience writing user stories, acceptance criteria, and defining “done” for development teams.
• Familiarity with agile methodologies, including sprint planning, backlog management, and iterative development.
• Hands-on experience with JIRA, Confluence, or similar product management tools.
• Ability to collaborate with engineers, UX designers, and stakeholders to balance business needs with technical feasibility.
• Strong analytical mindset—comfortable using data to inform decisions and drive improvements.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex ideas to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to use data to drive product decisions and improve performance.
• Hands-on experience leveraging AI-powered tools to enhance product discovery, requirements definition, backlog management, and team productivity

Responsibilities

• Own the backlog—write, refine, and prioritize user stories with clear acceptance criteria.
• Collaborate with engineering, UX, and business teams to ensure alignment on feature development and technical feasibility.
• Work closely with developers and QA to clarify requirements, troubleshoot issues, and validate feature completion.
• Assist in defining and executing the product roadmap, ensuring alignment with business objectives.
• Conduct competitive analysis and user research to inform product decisions and prioritization.
• Support sprint planning, backlog grooming, and other agile ceremonies to maintain development momentum.
• Define and track key product performance metrics, using data to drive continuous improvements.
• Eager to take on a variety of responsibilities beyond core delivery, including contributing to product governance and driving continuous improvement through enhanced processes, tools, and reporting.
• Support client engagements by identifying opportunities to expand product scope or propose follow-on work, collaborating with senior product managers and delivery leads.
• Help prepare materials for client or internal showcases, including case studies, user feedback summaries, or product previews to demonstrate value and progress.

Skills

User stories

Agile

Data-driven decisions

Analytical mindset

Communication

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

AI tools

Job description

Lab49, a specialist consultancy in New York, seeks an Associate Product Manager to translate business needs into detailed product requirements, manage backlogs, and drive agile delivery for client projects.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, write user stories, and help define roadmaps while gaining exposure to client interactions and growth initiatives in a fast-paced environment.