Senior Product Manager, Banking

Clera
New York, NY
On-site

Who this role is best for

Strong fit for product managers with deep banking domain expertise who can lead complex financial infrastructure projects.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with 5-15 years of experience in banking product management and money movement systems
    — “Five to 15 years of product management experience at a level aligned with a senior product manager role.”
  • Individuals with a track record of building secure, reliable deposit account and payment flow products
    — “Demonstrated experience building banking products, especially deposit accounts, payment flows, or related financial infrastructure.”
  • Professionals skilled in cross-functional collaboration with engineering, compliance, and external vendors
    — “Ability to work closely with Engineering, Design, Operations, Risk, Compliance, and external partners.”

Things to consider

  • Hybrid work requires a minimum of two to three days in-office per week in New York City
    — “Hybrid position based in New York City, New York, with two to three days onsite each week.”
  • Visa sponsorship is not available, which may limit eligibility for non-US candidates
    — “Visa sponsorship is not available.”

How to stand out

  • Highlight your experience with ACH, wire transfers, and real-time payment systems in your resume and interviews
    — “Strong experience with non-card payments and money movement, including ACH, wire transfers, or real-time payment systems.”
  • Showcase your ability to define success metrics and deliver secure financial features
    — “Write product specifications, define success metrics, and ship secure, reliable features with Engineering and Design.”
  • Emphasize your history of working with Risk, Compliance, and Legal teams on fraud and regulatory matters
    — “Work with Risk, Compliance, and Legal to address fraud, security, and regulatory requirements throughout product development.”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · HighDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • shaped payment experiences
  • improved end-to-end experiences
  • partnered with engineering
  • used customer research
Typical background
5-15 years of product management experienceexperience with non-card payments and money movement

Skills & requirements

Required

Product ManagementBanking ProductsPayment SystemsProduct Data AnalysisRisk ManagementCompliance

Preferred

Card SystemsBanking Infrastructure

Stack & domain

Product ManagementNon-card PaymentsMoney MovementACHWire TransfersReal-time Payment SystemsBanking ProductsDeposit AccountsPayment FlowsFinancial InfrastructureLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationProblem-solvingStrategic ThinkingFinanceBankingFintech

About the role

Original posting from Clera via Ashby

ABOUT THE ROLE

Join the core banking product team at a Series C fintech business banking company. You will shape payment experiences, account services, platform reliability, and customer security, helping businesses manage and move money through simple, dependable financial products.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

  • Own the strategy, roadmap, and execution for deposit accounts, money movement, cards, and supporting platform infrastructure.
  • Improve end-to-end experiences for account opening, funding, deposits, ACH, wires, transfers, bill pay, and card transactions.
  • Partner with Engineering on the ledger, payment rails, and card systems that support customer-facing products.
  • Use customer research and product data to identify opportunities and prioritize work.
  • Write product specifications, define success metrics, and ship secure, reliable features with Engineering and Design.
  • Work with Risk, Compliance, and Legal to address fraud, security, and regulatory requirements throughout product development.
  • Manage product relationships and integrations with banking partners and third-party vendors.
  • Track activation, engagement, retention, product adoption, and reliability metrics.

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

  • Five to 15 years of product management experience at a level aligned with a senior product manager role.
  • Strong experience with non-card payments and money movement, including ACH, wire transfers, or real-time payment systems.
  • Demonstrated experience building banking products, especially deposit accounts, payment flows, or related financial infrastructure.
  • Ability to work closely with Engineering, Design, Operations, Risk, Compliance, and external partners.
  • Experience using customer research and product data to guide strategy, define metrics, and deliver reliable financial products.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

Base salary is $160,000 to $200,000 annually. Visa sponsorship is not available.

LOCATION

Hybrid position based in New York City, New York, with two to three days onsite each week.

Source: Clera careers (Ashby)

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