Director of Product
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Director of Product at Astra driving product management for a fintech company. Responsible for shaping strategy and building products for complex financial infrastructure.
Responsibilities:
- 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
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