Principal Product Manager

Acumenz Consulting is seeking an experienced Senior Product Leader with a strong background in delivering enterprise software platforms to US banks and financial institutions. The role involves owning product strategy, engaging with banking stakeholders, and translating customer requirements into scalable platform solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Own and drive product strategy, roadmap planning, and platform capability development
• Engage directly with bank customers and prospects to understand business, compliance, and operational needs
• Lead discovery sessions, solution workshops, and product discussions with enterprise stakeholders
• Partner with sales and solution teams during PoCs, pilot programs, and early-stage engagements
• Translate customer requirements into scalable platform solutions rather than one-off customizations
• Work closely with engineering, architecture, and implementation teams to deliver high-impact banking solutions
• Ensure platform capabilities align with regulatory, audit, and enterprise banking requirements

Requirements:

• 10+ years of experience in Product Management, Platform Product Leadership, or Solution/Product Strategy
• Strong experience delivering software platforms or enterprise SaaS solutions into US banks or financial institutions
• Experience participating in bank discovery sessions
• Experience participating in architecture and solution workshops
• Experience participating in PoCs and pilot engagements
• Deep understanding of Vendor Risk Management (VRM)
• Deep understanding of regulatory and audit requirements
• Deep understanding of enterprise banking change management processes
• Ability to communicate effectively with both business and technical stakeholders
• Experience with Workflow / Orchestration Platforms such as Camunda, Appian, Pega, MuleSoft, ServiceNow
• Experience with Banking & Financial Platforms such as Temenos, nCino, Finastra, FIS, Fiserv
• Experience with Fintechs Selling Into Banks such as Stripe, Plaid, Marqeta, Unit
• Strategic product thinker with strong execution capability
• Customer-facing and comfortable engaging senior banking stakeholders
• Able to bridge product, technology, and business conversations
• Experience building scalable enterprise platform capabilities
• Strong understanding of banking operations, compliance, and digital transformation initiatives