Head of Product

Job description

We are a leading fintech startup for cashless tipping in the hospitality and beauty space. We are making the world of tipping fairer, quicker and easier. Our platform helps staff increase their income which in turn helps business owners attract the best talent out there.

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Product Owner to lead the development of our fintech platform. This is a highly strategic role and we are looking for a candidate who will oversee the entire product lifecycle, from conceptualization to launch and beyond. You will lead the product strategy, roadmap development, and execution while ensuring that our solutions align with business objectives, customer needs, and market trends.. The role requires great team communications skills, perfect time management skills, passion for effective and creative product features, meticulous attention to detail and agility to deliver product roadmap to demanding and fast time scales. We are looking for candidates with Fintech experience only and ideally with knowledge of API and microservices architecture. 

Responsibilities:

• Team leadership and management: Lead, manage and mentor our development team by overseeing the entire product creation and development journey. Lead daily sync up calls and task discussions, removing any blockers on the development or design front.
• Product Strategy: Define and implement the overall product vision and strategy to align with the company's business objectives and market demands within the payments industry.
• Product Development: Oversee end-to-end product development processes, from idea to launch, ensuring products are delivered on time, within scope, and on budget.
• Product Documentation: Write user stories for the Developers and UX requirements for the Product/Design teams based on business needs. Analyze API documentation from 3rd parties and guide the development team on integration issues.
• Roadmap Management: Develop and communicate a clear product roadmap that aligns with short-term and long-term business goals, prioritizing initiatives based on business impact and partner feedback.
• Innovation & Trends: Stay ahead of emerging trends and technologies in the payments industry to ensure we remain highly innovative.

Requirements:

• Proven Industry Experience: 6+ years of experience in product management and product leadership roles with at least 4 years in the payments or financial services industry / regulated companies
• Leadership & Management: Strong leadership skills with experience managing and growing high-performing product and development teams.
• Technical Expertise: Ability to work closely with engineering teams to translate technical concepts into product features and communicate these to non-technical stakeholders.
• Technical Expertise: Experience in understanding of software and microservices architecture, API, design and integration patterns, including exercising the APIs through appropriate tools (e.g. Postman).
• Communication: Strong understanding of Agile methodologies, particularly Scrum; excellent communication and interpersonal skills; proficiency in tools such as Figma, Youtrack, JIRA or similar project management software. Fluency in English and Russian.
• Cultural fit: Ambitious, curious and innovative – driving us forward to ensure we remain best in class.

Contact info:

If you are a highly motivated and experienced CPO or Senior PO, we want to hear from you! 

Please submit your resume and a cover letter outlining your experience and why you would be a great fit for this role. We encourage applications with specific examples of past achievements so case studies, portfolios and anything else to highlight your expertise.

Please write reference “PO Vacancy” in subject field of your email: [email protected]

You can also use a form to submit your CV: https://forms.gle/fGDG2pcNUVJEDLgF6