Astra Finance

Director of Product

Astra Finance

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Salary

💰 $200,000 - $250,000 per year

Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • Establish product management as a core discipline at Astra from day one
  • Define product processes, frameworks, and rituals that scale with the company
  • Set the bar for product excellence and build a culture of customer obsession
  • Eventually hire and mentor a world-class product team as we grow
  • Define product vision, strategy, and multi-quarter roadmaps for critical platform capabilities
  • Drive products from conception through launch, iteration, and scale
  • Make strategic trade-offs between competing priorities while maintaining focus on customer outcomes
  • Partner with engineering leadership to architect scalable, reliable solutions
  • Conduct deep customer research to understand pain points, workflows, and unmet needs
  • Build strong relationships with key customers and prospects to inform product direction
  • Translate complex technical concepts into clear value propositions
  • Gather and synthesize feedback to continuously improve product-market fit
  • Work closely with engineering teams to define technical requirements and scope releases
  • Collaborate with design to create intuitive experiences for developer and business users
  • Partner with compliance and risk teams to ensure products meet regulatory requirements
  • Enable sales and customer success teams with the tools and narratives to drive adoption
  • Define and track key product metrics and success criteria
  • Analyze usage patterns, customer feedback, and market trends to inform priorities
  • Run experiments to validate hypotheses and optimize product experiences
  • Use quantitative and qualitative insights to guide strategic decisions
  • Present product strategy and updates to executive leadership and board members
  • Write clear, concise product documentation and requirements
  • Build alignment across multiple stakeholders with competing interests
  • Advocate for the customer while balancing business and technical constraints

Requirements

  • 8+ years of product management experience, with a strong track record of shipping complex B2B products at scale
  • Experience as a founding product hire or early product leader (first 3 PMs) at a high-growth startup
  • Deep experience with API products, developer tools, or infrastructure platforms
  • Background in fintech, payments, or financial services is strongly preferred
  • Proven ability to thrive in 0-to-1 environments and build from scratch
  • Strong understanding of software development processes and API design principles
  • Comfortable engaging in technical discussions with engineering teams
  • Ability to understand system architecture and make informed trade-offs
  • Familiarity with modern development tools and practices
  • Proven ability to develop compelling product strategies that drive business outcomes
  • Experience making complex decisions with incomplete information
  • Track record of identifying market opportunities and executing against them
  • Strong business acumen and understanding of go-to-market dynamics
  • Deep empathy for users and commitment to solving real problems
  • Experience conducting user research and translating insights into action
  • Ability to balance customer needs with business priorities
  • Strong intuition for product-market fit and user experience
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
  • Proven ability to influence without authority and build consensus
  • Experience presenting to executive audiences and external stakeholders
  • Comfortable working across time zones and with distributed teams
  • Strong bias toward action and ability to move fast in ambiguous environments
  • Track record of shipping high-quality products on time
  • Experience managing multiple priorities and competing deadlines
  • Attention to detail without losing sight of the bigger picture
Benefits
  • Competitive compensation with equity in a growing fintech company.
  • Remote-first culture with flexible working arrangements
  • Small team, big impact — your work directly supports Astra’s ability to scale responsibly
  • Professional growth opportunities in compliance and risk management
  • Mission-driven — build infrastructure that powers financial innovation while meeting the highest regulatory standards
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
product managementAPI productssoftware development processesAPI design principlesproduct strategyuser researchproduct metricsproduct documentationB2B productsproduct-market fit
Soft Skills
customer obsessionmentoringstrategic decision-makinginfluence without authoritycommunication skillsempathy for userscollaborationattention to detailbias toward actionbuilding consensus