Principal Product Manager, Capital Platform
Upstart
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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Salary
💰 $187,900 - $260,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Own the strategy, roadmap, and execution for a major Capital Platform problem space with material business impact
- Lead multi-quarter, cross-team initiatives that require deep systems thinking and operate under significant ambiguity
- Design scalable, configurable platform capabilities that serve a diverse set of capital partners without fragmentation or bespoke delivery
- Partner deeply with engineering to define product architecture, tradeoffs, sequencing, and long-term evolution of capital platform systems
- Influence adjacent platform and vertical teams to ensure capital partner needs are consistently met across products
- Use data, customer insight, and domain knowledge to make high-conviction product decisions and prioritize effectively
- Deliver durable, enterprise-grade solutions that meet reliability, compliance, and operational requirements
Requirements
- 7+ years of product management experience, or equivalent demonstrated scope and impact owning complex, multi-quarter initiatives
- Demonstrated experience leading initiatives at a Principal / Staff-level individual contributor scope
- Proven track record designing and shipping platforms or shared systems, not just standalone features
- Experience working with complex B2B or B2B2C workflows (e.g., onboarding, configuration, payments, compliance, reporting)
- Ability to operate effectively in regulated, high-reliability environments
- Strong technical fluency and experience partnering closely with engineering on architecture and system design tradeoffs
- Ability to drive alignment and execution across multiple teams and stakeholders without formal authority
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience in a technical, analytical, or business-related field
Benefits
- Competitive Compensation (base + bonus & equity)
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage with Health Savings Account contributions from Upstart
- Generous 401(k) plan with Upstart matching $2 for every $1 contributed, up to $15,000 per year
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
- Life and disability insurance
- Generous holiday, vacation, sick and safety leave
- Supportive parental, family care, and military leave programs
- Annual wellness, technology & ergonomic reimbursement programs
- Social activities including team events and onsites, all-company updates, employee resource groups (ERGs), and other interest groups such as book clubs, fitness, investing, and volunteering
- Catered lunches + snacks & drinks when working in offices
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
product managementplatform designsystem architecturedata analysisB2B workflowsB2B2C workflowscomplianceoperational requirementstechnical fluencymulti-quarter initiatives
Soft skills
leadershipinfluencecross-team collaborationstrategic thinkingdecision makingalignmentexecutioncommunicationproblem solvingadaptability