Associate Product Manager - Payments Platform

Location: NYC (100% Onsite)

Mode: Contract

Job responsibilities
·  Collaborate with Product, Technology, Design and Analytics partners to develop and deliver product and platform strategies from 0-1
·  Own and manage the product delivery lifecycle from ideation to production.
·  Define product goals, with clear requirements and KPIs that can be converted into user stories and process flows for the engineering development team and other stakeholders
·  Work closely with developers and testers to ensure the team correctly translates requirements into working technical designs, test plans and scripts to serve customer needs
·  Conduct pre-release reviews which could include regression testing and quality assurance to certify the release as production ready
·  Manage product backlog creation and grooming, support agile product delivery, launch and go to market for product, production support, issue & defect resolution and prioritization
·  Monitor performance against goals, identify and scope implementation paths for needed enhancements, and create remediation plans when needed
·  Collaborate with a team of cross-functional partners to ensure a strong risk and controls environment (e.g., Risk, Controls, Legal, Compliance)

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills
·  3+ years of experience in financial services and/or product management
·  Experience enabling change within large, highly matrixed organizations and managing stakeholders across multiple functions, especially engineering, architecture, design and other product peers
·  Passion for understanding customer needs and demonstrated ability to build scalable platforms  
·  Ability to think strategically while maintaining relentless attention to the details required to ensure successful execution
·  Outstanding verbal and written communication  
·  Strong knowledge of APIs, engineering practices, and the product development lifecycle using Agile methodologies
·  Proven track record of managing risk and controls
·  Bachelors or Masters in Computer Science, Engineering, Business Administration or comparable field of study

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills:
·  Strong preference for experience in online payments including but not limited to digital wallets, payment processing, money movement, and adjacent products.
·  Candidates with Fintech background or payment platform experience shall be preferred.