Principal Product Manager

Jobtailor; California (MO); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a Senior Product leader with 10+ years of experience in product management and engineering, focusing on fintech SaaS. You will define product strategy and ensure alignment with the company’s vision, and you’ll guide cross-functional teams across engineering, design, compliance and operations to move concepts to launch.

You will own the roadmap, establish clear goals and success metrics, balance user value with technical realities, mentor a team of product managers, and make

Qualifications

• 10+ years demonstrated experience in product management and/or engineering with a track record building fintech products.
• Experience in enterprise software, scalable SaaS, and highly compliance-centric product.
• Strong technical competence with building high-velocity, low-latency services and API design.
• Ability to be practical and collaborate/compromise to get best outcomes.
• Strong judgment and analytical skills.
• Strong communication and cross-functional alignment.
• Craftsman mindset focused on details for great product experiences.
• Humility and openness to coaching.

Responsibilities

• Define product strategy and ensure alignment with broader company goals and vision.
• Develop and maintain a prioritized product roadmap with well-defined requirements and business justifications.
• Set clear goals and success metrics to measure product performance.
• Maintain knowledge of technical and operational elements to enable data-driven decisions.
• Develop actionable product requirements and communicate them to engineering and design teams.
• Collaborate across engineering, design, compliance, operations to drive execution from concept to launch.
• Mentor and guide a team of product managers; manage resource allocation and hiring decisions.
• Gather customer insights to inform roadmap prioritization and feature design.

Skills

Product Strategy

Roadmap Development

API Design

Data-Driven Decision Making

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Mentoring

Team Leadership

Fintech Domain

Job description

• Be passionate about changing the banking system to meet the needs of a modern digital economy
• Define product strategy and ensure alignment with broader company goals and vision
• Break down ambiguous problems, ask the right questions when gathering data across cross-functional groups, and use a structured (first principles) approach to create clarity and move forward
• Develop and maintain a prioritized product roadmap with well-defined product requirements and compelling business justifications
• Set clear goals and success metrics to measure product performance and guide decision-making
• Maintain knowledge of the technical and operational elements of your product to make informed, data-driven decisions
• Develop clear, actionable product requirements and communicate them effectively to engineering and design teams
• Collaborate closely across engineering, design, compliance, operations, and other teams to drive execution from concept to launch
• Be the glue in a diverse cross-functional environment, facilitating alignment, decisions, and consensus
• Manage and mentor a team of product managers, providing guidance, support, and feedback to help them grow
• Own resource allocation and hiring decisions to ensure the team is structured to meet product and business goals
• Gather customer insights and feedback to inform roadmap prioritization and feature design
• Begin making trade-off decisions that balance user value, technical complexity, and business impact
• Perform all other duties as assigned

Requirements

• 10+ years demonstrated experience in product management and/or engineering with a track record building world class fintech products
• Prior experience in enterprise software domain, scalable SaaS platform design experience, and highly compliance-centric product
• Strong technical competence, with experience and track record of success in building high-velocity, low-latency, high-availability services with beautiful API design
• The ability to be practical and are eager to collaborate/compromise to get to the best, most efficient outcome
• Strong judgment and analytical skills
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work cross-functionally to align stakeholders on the goals and behaviors required for success
• Operate as a craftsman who will explore and execute on details to create great product experiences
• Have humility and are open to coaching

Core Competencies

Demonstrates extensive experience in product management and engineering, with a focus on building fintech products and scalable SaaS platforms. Capable of defining product strategy, managing cross-functional teams, and making data-driven decisions to enhance product performance.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• 10+ Years Experience In Product Management
• Fintech Product Development
• Enterprise Software Experience
• Strong Technical Competence
• Cross-Functional Collaboration

Hard Skills

• Product Strategy
• Product Roadmap Development
• API Design
• Data-Driven Decision Making
• Product Requirements Definition
• Performance Metrics Setting
• Scalable SaaS Platform Design
• High-Velocity Service Development
• Compliance-Centric Product Management
• Customer Insights Gathering

Soft Skills

• Strong Communication Skills
• Analytical Skills
• Judgment
• Collaboration
• Mentoring

Industry Keywords

• Fintech
• SaaS
• Cross-Functional Teams
• Product Management
• Operational Elements