VP of Product Management

Role Description

Under the supervision of Chief Technology Officer EVP of Operations, the VP of Product Management is responsible for managing the company’s strategic product direction, product roadmap, and is the principal point of contact for all facets of Aptys product and services offerings. The VP of Product Management is responsible for:

• Exploring and developing product ideas
• Interviewing customers
• Analyzing competitors
• Researching market trends
• Working with UX, engineering, and architecture to build development plans and prototypes
• Prioritizing, defining, and executing product strategy to maximize value and competitive marketing positioning
• Ensuring profitability, on-time, on-budget, and on-scope delivery of projects and initiatives
• Addressing all development backlog including contracts, enhancement requests, defect backlog, and paid development

The VP of Product Management directs the activities of Product Managers delivering work within their portfolio. This position requires a strategic thinker who is:

• Analytical, detail and results-oriented
• Possesses excellent research and problem-solving skills
• Has a strong work ethic and a positive can-do attitude with a growth mindset
• Excels in a fast-paced complex working environment
• Effectively manages ambiguity
• Can refine fuzzy ideas into concrete requirements, specific use cases, or solutions for customer pain points
• Demonstrates the ability to exercise influence without direct authority
• Comfortable communicating with all levels from the c-suite to support departments
• An active listener passionate about creating high-quality payment solutions

Qualifications

• 10-15 years of product management leadership experience in the financial services industry
• Undergraduate degree in either a technical field such as Computer Science or Information Systems, or in a business field such as Accounting or Finance, or comparable work experience
• Knowledge of payments including real-time payments, cards, digital, and traditional payments
• Knowledge of payments processing
• Working knowledge of product management methodologies

Requirements

• Demonstrates leadership skills including setting deadlines for Product Management team members, assigning responsibilities, directing work, monitoring progress, and following up
• Provides respectful feedback, escalates where necessary, analyzes/identifies areas of risk, and develops plans to minimize
• Ability to learn quickly and think creatively
• Detail-oriented individual with strong business and technical acumen
• Strong leader with proven ability to conceptualize solutions and deliver features from inception to end of life
• Excellent quantitative, written, and verbal communication skills, including executive-level presentations
• Ability to adapt to rapidly changing priorities and to resolve issues and make decisions
• Experience with prototyping, writing functional and business requirements, and deep understanding of the Agile development process
• Values collaboration and seeks opportunities to build relationships
• Demonstrated passion for building high-quality user experiences and a commitment to product excellence
• Ability to travel 30%

Benefits

• Excellent work-life balance
• Generous PTO and holiday schedule
• Health, vision, and dental insurance
• 401K with company match