Head of Product Management

🤝 What about your team?

As the Head of Product at Finalis, you will report to the CEO and work closely with other Finalis stakeholders, taking ownership of the  product management processes. You will be hands-on, identifying and managing product strategies, market needs, product requirements and roadmap priorities. You will understand the commercial and user impact of product decisions and be a key player in the development of Finalis’ product and the growth of Finalis’ business. You will work with multiple internal and external stakeholders at Finalis to explore problem spaces and help define concrete projects for the product engineering team to tackle to unlock Finalis’ growth as a business. 

We value cross-functional teams and encourage collaboration across organizational boundaries. You should feel comfortable communicating business imperatives and product development processes to a non-technical audience and with the leadership team. You notice when there are foundational challenges with the product, and you actively invest in these projects for the benefit of the team and company long term.

✨ What will you be doing? 

Team Leadership

• Lead and inspire a diverse, cross-cultural team of product managers, designers, and developers.

• Foster collaboration between teams to ensure alignment around product strategy and user experience design.

• Nurture a product-focused culture within the organization, integrating design thinking principles into product development.

Product Strategy & Roadmap

• Define, assess, and communicate a clear product strategy that aligns with Finalis’ strategic vision and objectives.

• Translate competitive market insights and user needs into a well-articulated product roadmap.

• Distinguish between genuine user needs and stated wishes to drive impactful product decisions.

• Understand the costs and commercial impacts of competing product priorities to make informed trade-offs.

• Oversee the product development process to ensure timely execution of the product roadmap.

User & Market Understanding

• Collaborate with the Design/UX team to gather and understand internal and external user needs, translating them into valuable product solutions.

• Conduct thorough competitor analysis and market research to identify opportunities and inform product direction.

• Refine and articulate a cohesive vision and strategy across the product suite, ensuring user-centric outcomes.

Process Optimization

• Identify and implement process improvements to enhance value for both internal and external users.

• Work with stakeholders to transform the product roadmap into an agile development schedule, optimizing product development practices.

• Encourage exploration of innovative solutions to simplify design and achieve desired outcomes (e.g., “Is there an easier way to achieve the result?”).

Collaboration with Engineering

• Engage closely with the Engineering team to align on the technical approach and timing for achieving the long-term product roadmap.

• Balance effort/return product trade-offs and manage project execution within reasonable timelines.

Metrics & Analytics

• Establish and monitor metrics to evaluate the product’s performance throughout its lifecycle.

• Advance data-driven decisions and assess areas for improvement.

Product Launch & Stakeholder Management

• Manage internal and external stakeholders to optimize the impact of product launches on business needs.

• Coordinate product launch activities such as PR announcements.

Industry Trends

• Understand trends in the fintech and IB-fintech verticals that impact the product.

The Head of Product reports to the CEO of Finalis.

💬 Who are we looking for 

• Exceptional written and spoken English, with the ability to communicate effectively at all organizational levels, including executive leadership.

• 5–8 years of experience in Product Management for software products within technology-focused businesses, ideally in B2B enterprise SaaS. 

• Demonstrated ability to define and prioritize a product roadmap, balancing market demands with development capabilities to ensure impactful delivery.

• Comfortable driving a “design-first” approach, emphasizing seamless, intuitive, and user-friendly product experiences.

• Strong understanding of the technical and business impacts of product decisions, with the ability to integrate these insights into actionable strategies.

• Comprehensive knowledge of how high-output software development teams operate, with a clear vision of the roles and responsibilities within an engineering organization.

• Skilled at coordinating product development efforts with engineering teams, defining requirements, resolving conflicts, and aligning priorities to business objectives.

• Extensive experience collecting input from internal stakeholders, external users, go-to-market teams, and the broader market, and translating these insights into actionable product requirements.

• A holistic view of how products and features interconnect to meet operational goals. Able to identify foundational product strategy challenges and commit to long-term solutions for team and company growth.

• A self-motivated, execution-oriented leader with a bias toward action, capable of managing multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining high attention to detail.

Leadership and Collaboration

• Proven ability to collaborate across design, operations, engineering, user research, and business functions, fostering alignment and driving successful outcomes.

• Experience mentoring and coaching product managers to refine their skills in requirement gathering, user story writing, and product strategy.

Bonus Track! 

• Previous investment banking or finance experience: Experience with financial services.

• Relevant domain spaces: Prior experience with fintech, marketplaces, insurance, workflow optimization, and other products at the intersection of user experience & operations management.

• Background in Computer Science, Math and Statistics, Operations Research or a related technical discipline.

🌟 What do we offer?

• 100% Remote work (Work from wherever you want!)

• Competitive USD salary 

• Potential for equity grant in Finalis 

• High-Speed Internet expenses allowance

• Generous Paid time-off (Vacation Time!)

• Additional 17 Flex Days (to use in national holidays or personal matters)

• Professional Growth Benefits in our E-Learning Platform (Coursera) (take your skills to the next level!) 🚀

• People Team Partner (to target your roadblocks and customize an action plan for your career path)

• Buddy Program

• Virtual After-Office Activities 

• Diverse Culture & Inclusive environment

🌈 Why work with Finalis?

We are a fast-paced startup which will enable you to develop skills quickly and work in an entrepreneurial culture where pushing limits and taking risks is everyday business. As we have Finalists from different countries and cultures, we encourage our team members to develop their soft skills, boosting their ability to adapt themselves to different backgrounds.

Finalis’ core values:

• Embodying the trust we deliver

• Engage with purpose

• Practice stewardship

• Value learning