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About Us: One-third of the UK working-age population is not able to access mainstream financial services. These people find themselves excluded from affordable credit and treated poorly by mainstream financial institutions. Too few are successfully supported on the journey to financial health. Our purpose is "To improve the nation's financial health through accessibility, affordability and community." We are a fast-growing social FinTech company giving not-for-profit Credit Unions in the UK access to a state-of-the-art fintech. We aim to grow a select group of Community Lenders into a network of challenger banks offering a viable alternative to high-cost lenders. We are a small and dynamic team of 250+ people, offering you the opportunity to have an immediate impact on the business and grow with us. We have over 120,000+ customers on our platform and it's increasing rapidly. We grew significantly in size over the last year and the credit unions on our platform are the biggest players in the UK. We have big ambitions and a management team to deliver it; with 100+ years' experience in banking across Credit Suisse, UBS, NatWest, Capital One and Barclays. The Role: We're seeking a strategic and hands-on Senior Product Manager to lead our AI and Mobile App initiatives across Acquisition, Servicing and Financial Support squads. This role is crucial for driving the success of our consumer loans, savings, credit cards and current accounts portfolio, by ensuring alignment with business objectives and customer needs. While strategy is important, this position is highly operational, with approximately 70% of your time dedicated to operational execution and 30% to strategic efforts. We're looking for someone with a deep understanding of product management in a fast-paced fintech environment and with a passion for mentoring and developing high-performing teams. Key Responsibilities: Product Strategy: - Develop and execute comprehensive product roadmaps
- Define product vision aligned with company strategic objectives
- Identify market opportunities in financial technology
- Drive innovation in digital lending and mobile banking platforms
Generative AI Integration: - Lead AI-driven product enhancement strategies
- Design and implement generative AI capabilities within financial products
- Explore machine learning applications for credit scoring, personalisation, and risk assessment
Technical Leadership: - Collaborate with engineering, design, and data science teams
- Manage cross-functional product development processes
- Ensure seamless user experience across mobile and web platforms
Performance & Growth: - Define and track key product performance metrics
- Drive user acquisition and retention strategies
- Conduct competitive market research
- Optimize product monetization strategies
Mitigate risk: - Identify and mitigate impediments to collaboration, creativity and delivery across departments.
- Forecast and remove the risk to provide clear direction and focus team members so that they bypass obstacles.
- Identify problems within product strategies and ensure the strategy meets the company's financial, technical and strategic goals.
Manage stakeholders: - Provide regular updates to senior leadership on product initiatives, milestones, and KPIs, with a focus on operational execution.
- Build strong relationships across the company, from grads to C-Suite, and across functions including Engineering, Operations, Marketing, Risk, and Legal & Compliance.
- Work closely with tech leadership to align priorities, embed agile delivery and the autonomous squad framework.
Problem solve and refine: - Solve complex operational problems by balancing speed of delivery with quality.
- Champion cross-company collaboration to leverage domain expertise and deliver best-in-class products.
- Ensure that product features adhere to relevant guidance and regulations.
Technical Competencies: - Mobile App Development: Senior level cross-platform (i.e. React Native) expertise with robust architecture and performance optimisation techniques.
- Gen AI Product Implementation: Lead/Principal level AI/ML solutions experience with end-to-end design and responsible AI development.
- Data-Driven Decision Making: Advanced analytics leveraging predictive modelling and statistical inference for strategic insights.
- API Integration Strategies: Comprehensive microservices architecture with secure, scalable API design and governance.
- Regulatory Compliance: Expert understanding of KYC, AML, data protection frameworks, and financial services compliance standards.
Qualifications: - 15+ years of extensive experience in Senior Product Management roles within financial services.
- High academic attainment with STEM.
- Strong leadership and mentorship skills.
- Experience in leading cross-functional teams in a dynamic and collaborative environment.
- Deep understanding of product management methodologies, including agile and change management frameworks.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Passion for solving complex problems and delivering innovative products.
- Hands-on experience in integrating AI/ML technologies into product ecosystems.
- Track record includes successfully delivering at least one production-grade Generative AI (Gen AI) solution.
Benefits: - Competitive salary
- 25 days annual leave
- Discount shopping
- Private Health Cover via Bupa
- Cycle-to-Work Scheme
- Subsidised nursery scheme
- Subsidised gym membership
- Hybrid working (2 days from home)
Commitment: We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. Please note that all offers of employment are conditional on us obtaining satisfactory pre-employment checks.  |
