Product Manager

Thunes; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Thunes in San Francisco is seeking a Product Manager to own the product strategy and translate vision into actionable roadmaps, balancing customer value with regulatory and technical feasibility.

You will bridge Engineering, UX, Operations, Compliance, Legal and Executives, guide API and platform design for high transaction volumes, and explore AI-enabled workflows to improve discovery and analytics.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of product management shipping complex B2B software or consumer apps.
• Fintech or digital economy domain experience.
• Strong cross-functional leadership and collaboration skills.
• Data-driven with ability to discuss metrics with engineers.

Responsibilities

• Own the Product Strategy & Roadmap: translate vision into quarterly and yearly roadmaps.
• Bridge the Gap Between Tech & Business: liaison across Engineering, UX, Operations, Compliance, Legal, Exec.
• Optimize Core Platforms & APIs: design and optimize APIs, payment engines, ledger platforms and backend architectures.
• Drive Executive Alignment: present data-driven recommendations to executives.
• Incorporate AI Tools into the Workflow: use AI tools to optimize research, discovery, prototyping, and data analysis.

Skills

Product management

B2B software

Fintech domain

Cross-functional leadership

Data literacy

APIs

Job description

Product Manager

Location: San Francisco

Reports to: Head of Product

About Thunes

Thunes is the Smart Superhighway to move money around the world. Thunes’ proprietary Direct Global Network allows Members to make payments in real-time in over 130 countries and more than 80 currencies.

Thunes’ network connects directly to over 7 billion mobile wallets and bank accounts worldwide, as well as 15 billion cards via more than 320 different payment methods, such as GCash, M-Pesa, Airtel, MTN, Orange, JazzCash, Easypaisa, AliPay, WeChat Pay and many more.

Thunes’ Direct Global Network differentiates itself through its worldwide reach, in-house SmartX Treasury System and Fortress Compliance Platform, ensuring Members of the network receive unrivaled speed, control, visibility, protection and cost efficiencies when making real-time payments, globally.

Members of Thunes’ Direct Global Network include gig economy giants like Uber and Deliveroo, super-apps like Grab and WeChat, MTOs, fintechs, PSPs and banks.

Headquartered in Singapore, Thunes has offices in 15 locations, including Abidjan, Barcelona, Beijing, Dubai, Hong Kong, Johannesburg, London, Manila, Nairobi, Paris, Riyadh, San Francisco and Shanghai.

For more information, visit: https://www.thunes.com/

Why Join Tilia (Thunes Group)

Tilia operates within the Thunes ecosystem, supporting a global cross-border payments network. This role offers exposure to international compliance operations, financial crime risk management, and opportunities for growth within a fast-scaling fintech environment.

Core Responsibilities

• Own the Product Strategy & Roadmap: You translate product vision into actionable quarterly and yearly roadmaps. This involves balancing customer value, technical feasibility, and complex regulatory compliance while driving initiatives from initial discovery through execution and delivery.
• Bridge the Gap Between Tech & Business: You act as a primary liaison connecting Engineering, UX Design, Operation, Compliance, Legal, and the Executive team. You are responsible for translating dense business requirements into clear, high-quality product requirements and user stories.
• Optimize Core Platforms & APIs: Infrastructure is a massive part of Tilia’s DNA. You will collaborate deeply on designing and optimizing robust APIs, payment engines, ledger platforms, and backend architectures that handle massive transaction volumes smoothly.
• Drive Executive Alignment: Because you operate in a highly visible domain, you’ll lead recurring product reviews, surface trade-offs, and confidently present data-driven recommendations to the executive teams.
• Incorporate AI Tools into the Workflow: Modern product execution at Tilia emphasizes efficiency. You are expected to proactively identify opportunities to use AI-powered tools (such as LLMs, coding copilots, and automation) to optimize market research, product discovery, prototyping, and data analysis.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Experience: At least 5+ years of Product Management experience shipping complex B2B software platforms or consumer apps.
• Domain Expertise: A proven track record of owning product delivery in Fintech, or digital economies.
• Influence Without Authority: Exceptional leadership and cross-functional collaboration skills. You must be comfortable navigating ambiguous environments, aligning highly matrixed teams, and managing healthy conflict to achieve a shared objective.
• Technical & Analytical Fluency: Strong data literacy. You must be comfortable digging into transaction metrics, utilizing data dashboards, and holding deep technical discussions with the engineering team.