Senior Product Manager - Fintech & Banking at straitPay

The Role

We are looking for a Senior Product Manager – Fintech & Banking who is passionate about building financial products at scale. You will work in a fast-paced environment to design, build, and launch fintech products that power money movement, card payments, and core financial services on our platform. You will collaborate closely with engineering, compliance, operations, and leadership to deliver reliable, compliant, and scalable financial infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Develop a deep understanding of customer needs and payment behaviours to identify product opportunities and improve the user experience.
• Define and drive the product strategy and roadmap for cards, wallets, and core financial infrastructure.
• Translate product strategy into clear product requirements and technical specifications for engineering teams.
• Work closely with engineering to build and launch products quickly while maintaining reliability and security.
• Lead the development and scaling of card products (debit, prepaid, and virtual cards).
• Manage integrations with card processors and payment schemes such as Visa and Mastercard.
• Define product requirements for core banking and ledger systems, including accounts, wallets, transactions, and settlement.
• Collaborate with compliance, risk, and operations teams to ensure products meet regulatory and fraud-prevention requirements.
• Drive product launches, working with leadership, marketing, and operations teams.
• Monitor product performance, gather customer feedback, and continuously improve the platform.
• Act as a product evangelist, building alignment across internal teams and external partners.

Requirements & Qualifications

• 5–8+ years of Product Management experience, with 3+ years in fintech, banking, or payments.
• Proven experience owning financial products end-to-end, from concept and strategy through launch and scaling.
• Experience building or managing core banking or financial ledger systems, including accounts, wallets, transactions, reconciliation, and settlement.
• Hands-on experience developing card products (debit, prepaid, virtual) and managing the full card lifecycle.
• Experience integrating with card networks and processors, such as Visa, Mastercard, Marqeta, Galileo Financial Technologies, or Stripe.
• Strong understanding of payments infrastructure, including authorisation flows, clearing, settlement, and payment APIs.
• Experience working in regulated financial environments, collaborating with compliance teams on KYC/KYB, AML, and fraud controls.
• Strong technical understanding of APIs, backend systems, and microservices architectures.
• Sourcing and engaging with 3rd party providers.
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced startup environment.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or related field preferred but not required.

Why Join Us

• Competitive salary and benefits
• Flexible work environment
• Opportunity to build an impactful financial infrastructure for Africa
• Mission-driven company empowering Africans worldwide
• Join us and play a key role in building a trusted and compliant financial ecosystem connecting the African diaspora to the continent.