Lead Product Manager – Bank Connectivity Delivery

Role Overview

• Lead the delivery of cross-border, regional, and domestic payment rail integrations through API, SWIFT, and host-to-host connectivity.
• Translate bank specifications and business requirements into detailed product requirements, engineering stories, and delivery plans.
• Drive integration testing, certification, and production go-live activities with banking partners.
• Manage the post-implementation lifecycle to ensure reliability, scalability, and operational stability.
• Define and monitor integration KPIs, including: System reliability, Reconciliation accuracy, SLA adherence, Operational efficiency.
• Develop reusable integration frameworks and patterns to accelerate future bank onboarding initiatives.
• Partner closely with engineering squads during solution design, sprint planning, development, and release management.
• Ensure integrations meet resilience, observability, security, and operational readiness standards.
• Drive complete payment lifecycle coverage, including acknowledgements, status reporting, returns, reconciliation, and exception management.
• Design and validate operational workflows and edge-case handling across distributed payment systems.
• Lead, mentor, and develop a small team of Product Managers.
• Provide coaching, prioritization guidance, and career development support.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders including Engineering, Operations, Compliance, Treasury, and Banking Partnerships teams.
• Influence strategic decisions through data-driven insights and product expertise.
• Facilitate alignment across global teams to ensure successful delivery outcomes.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Finance, Business, or a related field.
• 8+ years of Product Management experience, with significant exposure to payments, banking, fintech, or financial services.
• Proven experience delivering bank integrations using SWIFT, APIs, host-to-host connectivity, or payment network integrations.
• Strong understanding of payment processing lifecycles, reconciliation, settlement, and operational workflows.
• Experience managing complex cross-functional projects involving multiple stakeholders and external partners.
• Demonstrated experience leading and mentoring Product Managers.
• Strong knowledge of global payment rails, cross-border payments, and banking ecosystems.
• Experience working with Agile/Scrum delivery methodologies.
• Familiarity with payment messaging standards such as SWIFT MT/MX and ISO 20022.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management capabilities.
• Ability to operate effectively in a global, matrixed organization.

Tech Stack

• Ruby on Rails
• Swift

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Retirement plans
• Paid time off
• Flexible work arrangements
• Professional development opportunities