Product Manager, Finance Engineering

Deliveroo
London, United Kingdom
On-site

Who this role is best for

Geared toward product managers with fintech or financial systems experience comfortable with building audit-ready automation for high-volume money movements.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with fintech or financial systems product experience and a systems-oriented mindset
    — “you have built complex, back-end, data-intensive, or platform products. Ideally in fintech, payments, accounting, or financial systems”
  • Individuals who thrive in ambiguous environments and can operate at the detail level
    — “You're an execution power-house who thrives in ambiguity and operates at the lowest level of detail”
  • Candidates who can translate complex financial requirements into scalable products
    — “Partner with FinEng, Accounting, and Finance leaders to translate complex financial and regulatory requirements into scalable, automated products”

Things to consider

  • Collaboration with global teams may require cross-timezone coordination and adaptability
    — “Depending on your role, you may collaborate with teammates, systems, and leaders across DoorDash and Wolt”
  • The role demands a strong grasp of accounting concepts and their system-level implications
    — “You have a strong grasp of accounting concepts (e.g. double-entry, ledgers, reconciliations, the close process) and how financial data flows through complex system”

How to stand out

  • Showcase experience in building audit-ready automation for financial processes
    — “build scalable, audit-ready automation for complex, high-volume financial activity”
  • Highlight your ability to apply AI/ML to real-world financial challenges
    — “excited about applying AI/ML to real-world financial problems such as reconciliation, investigation, and incident mitigation”
  • Demonstrate success in aligning product roadmaps with strategic and regulatory goals
    — “Drive the product definition, strategy, and long-term vision for accounting automation. You own the roadmap”
  • Emphasize your track record in cross-functional collaboration with engineers, designers, and accountants
    — “Work closely with cross-functional teams of engineers, designers, data scientists, accountants, and operators”
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · HighDecision Impact · Company

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What success looks like

  • Define and execute vision for accounting automation
  • Build systems for tracking money movements
Typical background
Experience in product managementBackground in fintech or financial systems

Skills & requirements

Required

Product ManagementSystems ThinkingPlatform ThinkingCross-functional CollaborationAccounting AutomationFinancial Close ProcessAi-driven ApproachesFinancial InfrastructureAccounting ConceptsFinancial Data Flow

Preferred

FintechPaymentsAccountingFinancial Systems

Stack & domain

Product ManagementProduct StrategyVisionRoadmap AlignmentAccounting AutomationMoney Movement TrackingAccounting EntriesAccounting Close ProcessAi-driven ApproachesReconciliationFinancial InvestigationsIncident DetectionMitigationFinancial InfrastructureAi/mlFinancial SystemsFintechPaymentsAccounting ConceptsDouble-entryLedgersReconciliationsClose ProcessFinancial Data FlowPlatform ThinkingCross-functional CollaborationComplex Financial And Regulatory RequirementsScalable ProductsAutomationFinancial CloseManual Effort ReductionClose TimelinesAi/ml ApplicationFinancial ProblemsInvestigationIncident MitigationBusiness ReviewsSenior ExecutivesEmpathySystems-oriented MindsetProduct DefinitionStrategyRoadmap OwnershipFinanceEngineeringAccountingAIML

About the role

Original posting from Deliveroo via Greenhouse

Our Global Structure

Deliveroo is now part of DoorDash, bringing together teams with even greater reach, scale, and ambition. Depending on your role, you may collaborate with teammates, systems, and leaders across DoorDash and Wolt. Together, we’re unlocking new possibilities as one global team.

Join us to redefine the future of on-demand delivery. To do this, we're building a world-class Finance Engineering (FinEng) organization across all global markets we support at DoorDash, Deliveroo and Wolt. in which each of our product managers plays a critical role in helping to define and execute our vision to move money accurately and at scale across every market we operate in and ensure finance and accounting compliance. As we grow, billions of dollars in money movements flow through our platform every year and our team makes sure every one of them is understood, trusted, and correctly reflected in the financial books.

About the Role

Product Managers on the Finance Engineering team need a systems-oriented mindset, platform thinking, and strong cross-functional collaboration. In this role, you will define the strategy and vision for systems that track billions of dollars in company-wide money movement, translate transactions into accounting entries, and accelerate the financial close. You will build scalable, audit-ready automation for complex, high-volume financial activity.

This is an opportunity to reshape modern accounting by applying AI to reconciliation, investigations, and incident detection and mitigation. Your products will form a critical part of the company’s financial infrastructure and help earn the confidence of leadership, auditors, and regulators.

You're excited about this opportunity because you will…

Drive the product definition, strategy, and long-term vision for accounting automation. You own the roadmap

Build systems that track billion-dollar-level money movements across the entire company and automatically convert them into accurate accounting entries

Reinvent and accelerate the accounting close process, reducing manual effort and shortening close timelines

Champion AI-driven approaches to transform close reconciliation, financial investigations, and incident detection and mitigation

Partner with FinEng, Accounting, and Finance leaders to translate complex financial and regulatory requirements into scalable, automated products

Work closely with cross-functional teams of engineers, designers, data scientists, accountants, and operators

Communicate product plans, benefits, and results to key stakeholders including the leadership team

We're excited about you because…

You have a track record in product management, including driving product strategy, vision, and roadmap alignment

You have built complex, back-end, data-intensive, or platform products. Ideally in fintech, payments, accounting, or financial systems

You have a strong grasp of accounting concepts (e.g. double-entry, ledgers, reconciliations, the close process) and how financial data flows through complex system

You do your best work with range: global platform thinking alongside the accounting reality of a specific brand or market

You're an execution power-house who thrives in ambiguity and operates at the lowest level of detai

You are excited about applying AI/ML to real-world financial problems such as reconciliation, investigation, and incident mitigation

You have experience presenting business reviews to senior executives

You have empathy for the users you build for, including accountants, controllers, and finance operators

You are motivated by building financial infrastructure that works across DoorDash, Deliveroo, and Wolt

Why Join Us?

At Deliveroo, you’ll do work that matters, solving real-world problems in a three-sided marketplace that’s constantly evolving. We’re food lovers, problem solvers, community builders and more, brought together by a shared drive to make things better. Working here you can expect to:

🔧 Solve meaningful problems at real scale Work on a complex, always-on marketplace that impacts millions every day.

🌱 See your impact, fast Ship, test and improve ideas quickly in a low-hierarchy, high-ownership environment.

🧠 Grow through challenge and ownership Take on big, ambiguous problems and accelerate your career with strong support.

🌎 A culture built for builders High standards, collaboration, flexible working and continuous learning. 💰 Share in the success you help create Competitive salary and equity options, so you’re rewarded for the impact you make.

➡️ Want a deeper look at how we build? Check out our Tech Blog. We aim to create a fair process that lets your skills shine—our interview typically includes 3-4 stages. Find more about how we hire here.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

At Deliveroo, we know that a great workplace reflects the world around us and that true diversity and inclusion make us stronger, more creative, and better at what we do. We’re committed to fostering an environment where everyone can do their best work and feel they belong.

We believe in equality of opportunity and welcome candidates from all backgrounds regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion, or belief.

If you have a disability or long-term health condition and need support to apply for one of our roles, or require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, you’ll have the opportunity to let us know once you’ve submitted your application. We’ll share details on how to request support so we can ensure you have a fair and equitable experience.

If you’re excited about making a real impact in a fast-moving marketplace and growing your career alongside ambitious, supportive teams, we’d love to hear from you!

Beware of recruitment scams: DASH Brands will never ask you to pay money or share sensitive financial information during hiring — learn more about DASH Brands' legitimate recruiting process at careersatdoordash.com/recruitment-scam-awareness.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

At Deliveroo, we know that a great workplace reflects the world around us and that true diversity and inclusion make us stronger, more creative, and better at what we do. We’re committed to fostering an environment where everyone can do their best work and feel they belong.

We believe in equality of opportunity and welcome candidates from all backgrounds regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion, or belief.

If you have a disability or long-term health condition and need support to apply for one of our roles, or require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, you’ll have the opportunity to let us know once you’ve submitted your application. We’ll share details on how to request support so we can ensure you have a fair and equitable experience.

If you’re excited about making a real impact in a fast-moving marketplace and growing your career alongside ambitious, supportive teams, we’d love to hear from you!

Beware of recruitment scams: DASH Brands will never ask you to pay money or share sensitive financial information during hiring — learn more about DASH Brands' legitimate recruiting process at careersatdoordash.com/recruitment-scam-awareness.

Source: Deliveroo careers (Greenhouse)

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