Head of Product
$274K - $287K/yr
About RoleFilter RoleFilter is a specialist recruitment agency focused exclusively on Product and IT leadership roles. We operate in niche markets where deep knowledge and precision matter most. Our ...
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Harrison Finch
3 jobs near Columbus, OH
Head of Product
$274K - $287K/yr
About RoleFilter RoleFilter is a specialist recruitment agency focused exclusively on Product and IT leadership roles. We operate in niche markets where deep knowledge and precision matter most. Our ...
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The Role We are building the first generation of biological reasoning models--generative AI systems that can decode biology across scales, from molecules to whole organisms. The goal is to predict ...
Head of Product
$225K - $236K/yr
About RoleFilter RoleFilter is a specialist recruitment agency focused exclusively on Product and IT leadership roles. We operate in niche markets where deep knowledge and precision matter most. Our ...
Quick apply
Head of Product
$225K - $236K/yr
About RoleFilter RoleFilter is a specialist recruitment agency focused exclusively on Product and IT leadership roles. We operate in niche markets where deep knowledge and precision matter most. Our ...
$274K - $287K/yr
Full-time
Re-posted 14 days ago
Job description
About RoleFilter
RoleFilter is a specialist recruitment agency focused exclusively on Product and IT leadership roles. We operate in niche markets where deep knowledge and precision matter most. Our mission is to deliver not just resumes but lasting results by connecting clients with leaders who can scale complex products and organizations.
About the Client & Role
Our client is a fast-growing fintech SaaS company serving enterprise and mid-market customers across the US. They are seeking a Head of Product to own product strategy, roadmap execution, and the management of a high-performing product team. This role will drive innovation across core fintech offerings while ensuring compliance, scalability, and a seamless customer experience. The Head of Product will work cross-functionally with engineering, design, compliance, sales, and operations teams to deliver secure, user-centric financial products.
- Define and own the long-term product vision and multi-year roadmap with quarterly goals and measurable outcomes.
- Take full accountability for product metrics including acquisition, activation, conversion, retention, revenue growth, and customer satisfaction.
- Lead the discovery and delivery cycles end-to-end, including validation, experimentation, and go-to-market readiness.
- Hire, coach, and grow a team of Product Managers, setting a clear framework for ownership and accountability.
- Collaborate closely with Engineering leadership on priorities, resourcing, and trade-off decisions.
- Ensure all product initiatives are compliant with key financial regulations and standards (KYC/AML, OFAC, PCI DSS, SOC 2, GLBA, Reg E/Z, FFIEC).
- Oversee API product strategy, ensuring robust standards for integrations and partner ecosystems.
- Establish experimentation frameworks and measurement practices (A/B testing, feature flags, guardrail metrics).
- Manage product budgets and business cases, presenting results and strategic updates to the executive team and board.
- Implement strong data governance practices in collaboration with security and analytics teams.
- Support go-to-market execution in partnership with Sales, Marketing, and Customer Success teams, including pricing, packaging, and enablement.
- A consolidated product portfolio aligned with customer segments and growth objectives.
- Two to three successful product launches with measurable impact on revenue or margin.
- Reduced time-to-value and improved onboarding metrics across customer journeys.
- Standardized product operating rhythm (OKRs, roadmap reviews, post-mortems, experiment reviews).
- Reliable, real-time product dashboards with well-defined metrics and ownership.
- Fully compliant product operations with clear auditability and incident response protocols.
- 10+ years in product management, with at least 4+ years in leadership roles within B2B/B2B2C SaaS.
- Proven track record of scaling fintech products in areas such as payments (ACH, RTP, FedNow, card processing), lending, risk/fraud, onboarding/KYC/AML, or core banking systems.
- Deep understanding of financial regulatory and security standards and their practical application to product design.
- Strong discovery and validation skills (customer research, JTBD, pricing experiments, segmentation).
- Data-driven decision-maker with hands-on experience in SQL and analytics platforms (Amplitude, Mixpanel, Looker, GA4).
- Experience engaging directly with executive stakeholders, boards, and enterprise clients.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with ability to simplify complex decisions into clear, actionable documentation.
- Track record of delivering products in environments requiring high reliability, scalability, and auditability..
- Exposure to banking-as-a-service, sponsor banks, or financial processors.
- Knowledge of real-time payments, treasury operations, and settlement flows.
- Collaboration with data science teams on fraud/risk modeling.
- Experience with enterprise go-to-market cycles including RFP/RFI, InfoSec reviews, and SLA commitments.
- Participation in SOC 2 or ISO 27001 audits.
- Leading international product expansion initiatives.
- Opportunity to shape the product strategy of a growing fintech platform.
- Collaboration with an experienced leadership team and high-caliber engineering resources.
- Competitive compensation package including base salary, performance bonus, and equity.
- Full confidentiality of your application until final interview rounds with the client.
- Introductory call with RoleFilter.
- Product and strategy interview focused on portfolio management and decision-making.
- Case exercise with real-world data and stakeholder scenarios.
- Final panel with executive team and reference checks.