Senior Product Manager - Payments

Description

Who We Are

At Cross River, we're building the financial infrastructure that powers global innovation. With our cutting-edge suite of embedded payments, cards, and lending solutions, we enable millions of businesses and consumers to transact seamlessly and securely.

With 900+ employees worldwide and an R&D center of over 160 employees in Jerusalem - we’re reshaping how financial technology is developed and delivered.

THE ROLE

We are seeking an execution-focused Product Manager to run specific products within our Payments offering (ACH, Wires, FedNow, RTP, etc.) to (ACH, Wires, FedNow, RTP, Card Payments and Acquiring). This role will focus on building and managing traditional, fast, or emerging payment rails, designing the product strategy, overseeing the buildout of products and processes, defining the target audience, and crafting the go-to-market strategy.

The ideal candidate has successfully designed and executed product solutions in the Payments space, specifically b2b or b2b2c API payment platforms. This includes managing regulatory and network compliance, BSA/AML, risk, and operational challenges.

You will join an exciting Product team that deeply cares about growing with people who question assumptions, have strong judgement, execute fast, take ownership, act responsibly, help the team advance, and improve standards.

Who You Are

• A strong executor who takes ownership and moves fast
• Collaborative and thoughtful, with excellent communication and judgment
• Client-obsessed—always thinking from the user’s perspective
• Comfortable with ambiguity and energized by solving complex challenges
• Driven to raise the bar and help others do the same
  
  

• Own the product development and commercialization of Cross River’s Payments products
• Own the P&L of at least one of Cross River’s Payments products
• Write requirements for Engineers and other stakeholders, run Engineering grooming sessions and standups, as well as coordinate complex execution plans
• Conduct periodic product reviews with stakeholders, oversee regulatory compliance, and adhere to our operating model
• Work cross-functionally to establish requirements and coordinate end-to-end execution
• Champion a client-centric approach, ensuring all product development starts and ends with the client in mind
• Ensure proper governance around initiatives and support audit activities
• Execute go-live strategy with Design, Marketing, Sales, and relevant stakeholders
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement with iteration, retrospectives, and direct communication
• Partner with the Data team to develop and maintain tracking and reporting of KPIs
  
  

• Available working some US hours
• Proficient in Hebrew and English both written and verbal, sufficient for achieving consensus and success in a remote and largely asynchronous work environment - Must
• Proven success building platforms to offer Payments networks (RTP, FedNow, ACH, FedWire, International Payments) to customers
• Experience with industry standard formats (ISO20022, NACHA)
• Experience with business cases, pricing, and P&L management
• Proven track record of technical product development, commercialization and launching new products
• Understanding of APIs and microservices
• 4+ years of experience in Product Management
• Understanding of financial services industry regulations and best practices
• Data-driven mindset with strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills
  
  

• Successfully implemented Objectives and Key Results, pre and post launch
• Successfully supported Audit requests/activities
• Knowledge of Mastercard Send and Visa Direct