Vice President, Product

Novo

Product leader responsible for strategy and roadmap execution at fintech company. Focused on simplifying banking for small businesses and leading product innovation.

Posted 6/10/2026full-timeNew York City • New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesLeadWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Ruby on Rails

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Define and champion a clear, differentiated product vision and multi-quarter strategy aligned with Novo's mission and business goals.
Translate market opportunities, customer needs, and competitive dynamics into a coherent product narrative and prioritized roadmap.
Make rigorous, evidence-based prioritization decisions, balancing customer value, business impact, and technical investment.
Partner with the executive team to shape company strategy and represent the voice of the product in board and investor conversations.
Own the end-to-end product roadmap across core banking, money movement, card products, lending, and business tools, driving initiatives from concept to launch.
Establish and run a healthy product development process, ensuring timely delivery, clear scope, and successful outcomes.
Drive key initiatives spanning activation and onboarding, card and interchange products, payments and money-movement rails, platform and API surface area, and continued simplification of the core app experience.
Define success metrics for every initiative and hold the organization accountable to outcomes, not just output.
Lead, mentor, and grow a team of product managers, fostering a culture of collaboration, customer obsession, continuous improvement, and high ownership.
Partner closely with Engineering and Design leadership to ensure tight alignment on what gets built, how, and when.
Communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders, from individual contributors to the executive team and board.

Requirements

What you’ll need

10–15+ years of progressive experience in product management, with at least 3–5 years in a senior product leadership role (preferably in fintech, financial services, or banking).
Demonstrable track record of defining product strategy and shipping successful, customer-facing products at scale in a regulated environment.
Strong understanding of money movement, payments, card and interchange economics, lending, or related financial products.
Deep fluency with data: experienced in defining metrics, designing experiments, and using rigorous analysis to drive decisions.
Proven ability to lead and motivate product teams, manage complex cross-functional initiatives, and communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Experience partnering with Engineering, Design, Compliance, and external partners to deliver products within regulatory constraints.
Experience defining AI product strategy and/or shipping AI- or ML-powered features, with sound judgment about where AI delivers real customer value and where it introduces risk, plus comfort using AI tools to accelerate the product team's own work.
Strong product judgment, a bias toward action, and a proactive approach to identifying and solving customer and business problems.
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, evolving startup environment.
Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree (MBA or technical Master's) preferred.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
401(k) matching
Flexible work hours
Paid time off
Remote work options

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Hard Skills & Tools

product managementproduct strategydata analysismetrics definitionAI product strategyML-powered featuresproduct roadmapcustomer-facing productsregulatory compliancepayments

Soft Skills

leadershipcommunicationcollaborationcustomer obsessioncontinuous improvementproblem-solvingmotivationproactive approachcross-functional managementadaptability

Certifications

Bachelor's degreeMBAtechnical Master's