Job summary
Job post source
This job is directly from Progressive Leasing
Job overview
The Senior Product Manager - Payments at Progressive Leasing leads the development and strategic growth of the company's payment products, impacting the overall monetization and customer experience.
Responsibilities and impact
The role involves managing the legacy payment tech stack, building future payment strategies, collaborating with multiple stakeholders, delivering new payment capabilities, establishing fraud controls, defining KPIs, managing product backlogs, authoring technical requirements, and leading go-live communications.
Experience and skills
Requires 5-7 years in payments product management, strong technical fluency with payment systems, ability to handle both strategy and tactical work, excellent communication skills, and a bachelor's degree or equivalent experience; FinTech and risk product experience are preferred.
Work environment and culture
Progressive Leasing values innovation, grit, and a fast-paced environment with a focus on technology-driven progress and collaboration across teams.
Company information
Progressive Leasing is a 20+ year old FinTech leader providing lease-to-own solutions, part of PROG Holdings with a focus on innovation and customer value in financial technology.
Team overview
The candidate will work closely with lease platforms, data engineering, and business intelligence teams, engaging multiple stakeholders across the organization.
Job location and travel
This is a remote position available anywhere in the continental US or at the corporate office in Draper, UT.
Unique job features
The role offers the opportunity to build a billion-dollar monetization strategy, work with cutting-edge payment innovations including ML and dynamic routing, and influence strategic payment product roadmaps.
Company overview
Progressive Leasing is a financial technology company specializing in lease-to-own purchase options for consumers. They partner with various retailers to offer flexible payment plans for customers who may not qualify for traditional financing. Founded in 1999, Progressive Leasing has grown significantly, leveraging proprietary technology to streamline the leasing process and enhance customer experience. The company generates revenue through lease payments and fees, providing an alternative credit solution that helps retailers increase sales and consumers access essential goods.
How to land this job
Tailor your resume to highlight your extensive experience in payments product management, focusing on your strategic and technical expertise in payments acceptance and issuing products, vendor management, and building payment roadmaps.
Emphasize your ability to manage complex stakeholder relationships, author detailed technical feature requirements, and deliver go-to-market strategies for payment features, showcasing your communication skills from technical teams to executive leadership.
Apply through multiple channels including Progressive Leasing's corporate career site, LinkedIn, and other job boards where the position is posted to maximize your application visibility.
Connect with current Progressive Leasing employees in the payments or product management divisions on LinkedIn; use ice breakers like commenting on recent payment innovations they have worked on or asking about their experience with the company’s FinTech evolution.
Optimize your resume for ATS by incorporating keywords from the job description such as 'payments product management,' 'payment acceptance,' 'vendor management,' 'payment roadmap,' 'fraud controls,' and 'technical feature requirements' to ensure it passes automated screenings.
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