Galileo financial technologies

Staff Product Manager

United States Full Time

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Who we are:

Welcoming, collaborative and having the opportunity to make an impact - is how our employees describe working here.  Galileo is a financial technology company that provides innovative and revolutionary software products and services that power some of the world's largest Fintechs. We are the only payments innovator that applies tech and engineering capabilities to empower Fintechs and financial institutions to unleash their full creativity to achieve their most inspired goals. Galileo leads its industry with superior fraud detection, security, decision-making analytics and regulatory compliance functionality combined with customized, responsive and flexible programs to accelerate the success of all payments companies and solve tomorrow's payments challenges today. We hire energetic and creative employees while providing them the opportunity to excel in their careers and make a difference for our clients. Learn more about us and why we work here at https://www.galileo-ft.com/working-at-galileo.

The role:

As a Staff Product Manager, Card Processing, you will serve as a highly influential product leader and domain expert within the Issuer Card Processing team. You will be responsible for defining and executing a major portion of the product roadmap, specializing in credit and charge card processing capabilities for consumer and commercial clients, across all channels including online (CNP), and offline (CP).

This is a high-impact, high-visibility role for a proven product leader with deep expertise in the complex and regulated financial services/FinTech space. You will be instrumental in modernizing our platform, driving the transition to a cloud-powered, scalable financial platform.

Success in this role requires a highly independent and driven product strategist who can synthesize complex technical requirements and effectively champion their product vision. You will have ample opportunities to present detailed business cases and execution progress directly to C-suite executives to secure funding and drive alignment.

Prior experience with Commercial Credit Card issuing platforms is a significant advantage.

What you’ll do:

  • Perform research to understand the problem areas for our client’s customers, understand trends in Commercial, Consumer Credit platforms, liaise with sales teams to understand what problems prospects are looking to solve.
  • Build research-backed business cases in support of new ideas and get cross-functional support for your proposals
  • Understand complex business and operational requirements and break them down into epics and user stories for engineering teams
  • Prioritize and drive product backlogs with your dedicated and dependent engineering teams
  • Ensure appropriate data is collected and analytics tools are instrumented for all products in your portfolio to drive deep understanding, innovation, and effective product plans
  • Collaborate with product and engineering leaders across business units to drive synergies across common client use cases and requirements
  • Work with internal project stakeholders from marketing, sales, operations, community, and executive management to ensure smooth go-to-market plans and deliveries.
  • Drive improvements to product management processes, frameworks, team structure, and culture
  • Lead engagements with external partners and clients to advance product improvements and innovative solutions
  • Lead in a fast-paced, agile, remote first, dynamic environment

What you’ll need:

  • Bachelor’s degree or higher with a technical discipline, or equivalent experience
  • Advanced degree or MBA with BS or higher in Computer Science preferred
  • 7+ years in product management with domain knowledge of financial and payment services. 
  • Expertise designing, managing, and integrating with API-first fintech platforms
  • Demonstrated experience in issuer credit card, commercial card processing.
  • Superior written and verbal communication skills
  • Demonstrated ability to understand and discuss technical concepts, manage trade offs, and evaluate opportunistic new ideas with internal and external partners
  • Experience managing complex product development cycles and highly technical solutions
  • Experience leading cross-functional teams to deliver products and projects on deadlines
  • Highly organized and capable of helping teams navigate ambiguity and execute with confidence
  • Demonstrated ability to document new ideas and drive innovations from concept to implementation
  • Experience presenting to C-level leadership (internal and external)
  • Ability to work with remote teams
Compensation and Benefits
The base pay range for this role is listed below. Final base pay offer will be determined based on individual factors such as the candidate’s experience, skills, and location. 
 
This role may also be eligible for a bonus and/or long term incentives. Your recruiter will provide more information to you. All roles are eligible for competitive benefits. More information about our employee benefits can be found in the link below.
 
Benefits
To view all of our comprehensive and competitive benefits, visit our Benefits at SoFi & Galileo page!
 
US-Based Base Compensation
$144,000$210,000 USD
Galileo Financial Technologies provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, breastfeeding, and conditions related to breastfeeding), gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age (40 or over), physical or medical disability, medical condition, marital status, registered domestic partner status, sexual orientation, genetic information, military and/or veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by applicable state or federal law.
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