Principal Product Manager, Commercial Banking

CA - San Francisco; NY - New York City; WA - Seattle·Posted today
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<div class="content-intro"><p><a href="https://www.sofi.com/sofi-employee-applicant-privacy-notice/" target="_blank"><strong>Employee Applicant Privacy Notice</strong></a></p> <p><strong>Who we are:</strong></p> <div> <p>Shape a brighter financial future with us.</p> <p>Together with our members, we’re changing the way people think about and interact with personal finance.</p> <p>We’re a next-generation financial services company and national bank using innovative, mobile-first technology to help our millions of members reach their goals. The industry is going through an unprecedented transformation, and we’re at the forefront. We’re proud to come to work every day knowing that what we do has a direct impact on people’s lives, with our core values guiding us every step of the way. <strong>Join us to invest in yourself, your career, and the financial world.</strong></p> </div></div><p><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">The Role:&nbsp;</span></strong></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">We’re building Commercial Banking from the ground up and are looking for a Principal Product Manager&nbsp; to lead the strategy, roadmap, and delivery of our next-generation business banking platform.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">This is a 0→1, company-level role responsible for defining how businesses move and manage money across modern rails — including Wires, ACH, FedNow, and emerging real-time/stablecoin settlement. You will set the vision, drive the roadmap and deliver the experiences and infrastructure that commercial clients need to run their businesses.&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">You’ll operate with high autonomy, influence executive strategy, and lead complex, regulated financial systems from concept through scale.</span></p> <p><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">What you’ll do:&nbsp;</span></strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Define the multi-year product vision and roadmap for Commercial Banking</span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Own and deliver client facing experiences and APIs and end-to-end platform: business accounts, payments rails (Wires, ACH, FedNow), treasury capabilities, and APIs</span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Lead 0→1 product development from discovery through launch and scale</span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Manage and grow a product team to drive roadmap and delivery as business scales</span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Partner cross-functionally with Business, Engineering, Risk, Compliance, Treasury, Finance, Sales and Operations teams to bring product roadmap to life</span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Translate regulatory and operational constraints into elegant product solutions</span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Drive measurable outcomes: adoption, volume, reliability, cost efficiency, and risk performance</span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Influence company strategy and mentor other PMs as a subject-matter expert in commercial banking</span></p> </li> </ul> <p><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">What you’ll need:&nbsp;</span></strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Bachelor’s degree or higher, ideally in a technical, finance, or quantitative field.</span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">10+ years of product management experience, with significant time in platform and B2B roles</span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Experience building and growing teams of product managers</span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Strong cross-functional collaboration and influence skills</span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to simplify technical complexity for diverse stakeholders. Experience presenting to C-level leadership</span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Direct experience building commercial/business banking or payments products</span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Deep knowledge of Wires and ACH systems and operations</span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Experience with FedNow or real-time payments (RTP)</span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Experience launching regulated financial products at scale from within a Bank</span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Entrepreneurial mindset, with proven track record leading ambiguous, cross-team 0→1 initiatives independently</span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Strong technical fluency with APIs, ledgers, and payments architectures</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">&nbsp;</span></span></p> </li> </ul> <p><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Preferred Qualifications:&nbsp;</span></strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Stablecoin, tokenized deposits, or blockchain-based settlement experience</span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Sponsor bank or Banking-as-a-Service experience</span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Treasury, cash management, or reconciliation platform exposure</span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Experience building front-end b2b experiences&nbsp;</span></p> </li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Experience building developer-first financial platforms or serving fintech/platform customers</span></p> </li> </ul><div class="content-conclusion"><div class="gmail_default"><strong>Compensation and Benefits</strong></div> <div class="gmail_default">The base pay range for this role is listed below. Final base pay offer will be determined based on individual factors such as the candidate’s experience, skills, and location.&nbsp;</div> <div class="gmail_default">&nbsp;</div> <div class="gmail_default">To view all of our comprehensive&nbsp;and competitive&nbsp;benefits, visit our&nbsp;<strong><a href="https://sofietyinfo.sofi.com/sofi-benefits" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://sofietyinfo.sofi.com/sofi-benefits&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1667318410571000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0ZqbRtznVe1JsWWUOWQUnN">Benefits at SoFi</a>&nbsp;</strong>page!</div> <h5 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">SoFi provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, breastfeeding, and conditions related to breastfeeding), gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age (40 or over), physical or medical disability, medical condition, marital status, registered domestic partner status, sexual orientation, genetic information, military and/or veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by applicable state or federal law.</span></h5> <h5 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Company hires the best qualified candidate for the job, without regard to protected characteristics.</span></h5> <h5 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.</span></h5> <h5 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://dol.ny.gov/system/files/documents/2022/02/ls740_1.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: 400;">New York applicants: Notice of Employee Rights</span></a></h5> <h5 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">SoFi is committed to an inclusive culture. As part of this commitment, </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">SoFi </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">offers reasonable accommodations to candidates with physical or mental disabilities. If you need accommodations to participate in the job application or interview process, please let your recruiter know or email </span><a href="mailto:accommodations@sofi.com" target="_blank">accommodations@sofi.com.</a></h5> <h5 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Due to insurance coverage issues, we are unable to accommodate remote work from Hawaii or Alaska at this time.</span></h5> <div class="gmail_default"><strong>Internal Employees</strong></div> <div class="gmail_default">If you are a current employee, do not apply here - please navigate to our Internal Job Board in Greenhouse to apply to our open roles.</div></div>