Principal Product Manager, Core Banking

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Key Responsibilities

• 1
  With your PM colleagues, own and drive product strategy and roadmap across multiple Core domains (e.g., deposits, postings/ledger, product factory, transactions) and the end-to-end core product.
• 2
  The most complex cross-company initiatives — including core conversion enablement and US market-expansion capabilities.
• 3
  Connecting product strategy to org-level technical strategy; anchoring build vs. buy vs. partner.
• 4
  Product GTM with measurable outcomes and documented reviews, in partnership with Marketing, Sales, Ops, and client teams.
• 5
  Operating models and planning frameworks for the Core PM group; standards and playbooks other PMs build on.
• 6
  Regulatory posture and responsible-AI principles embedded into the Core product.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or relevant field
• Deep, hands-on understanding of the inner workings of a core banking system — ideally at the posting-logic / double-entry ledger level.
• A track record of building or product-managing a core banking product itself (a platform/vendor perspective) — as opposed to running core conversion or transformation programs inside a bank.
• Strong traditional product-management background across several of: pricing, risk, compliance, product performance, legal, communication, partnering, and go-to-market.
• A very good understanding of the US banking market and its regulatory environment.
• 10+ years of professional experience, with significant time in Product Management for complex, regulated technology platforms.
• Demonstrated ability to drive strategy across multiple product areas and lead the most complex cross-functional initiatives with a high degree of autonomy.
• Excellent written and verbal communication in English; able to shape company-level product communication and executive-ready written theses.
• LatAm core banking exposure and/or Spanish-language proficiency.
• Experience with modern, API-first, cloud-native core platforms and microservices architectures.
• Familiarity with the competitive landscape (e.g., Thought Machine, 10x, Mambu, Finxact, FIS, Fiserv, Jack Henry, Temenos).
• Experience selling or supporting a core platform for external financial-institution clients as well as an in-house bank.

Perks & Benefits