Head of Product, Cards

Moniepoint Group is the fastest growing fintech in Africa, as just ranked by Financial Times in 2024, and we've just closed our $110 million Series C, with an incredible group of investors, including Google's Africa Investment Fund! Our mission is to drive financial inclusion and help millions of small businesses and individuals in Africa achieve financial happiness and success, and we're now hiring for our multi-currency account / cross border payments product which is being launched from 0-1, so as our Head of Product, Cards, you'll have the chance to be a part of something that is financially very well backed, and the chance to join one of the most promising tech rocket ships in the UK.

After building a profitable business solving problems in Nigeria, we want to help everyone around the world seamlessly trade with African businesses and individuals, so now is an exciting time to join us, to be a part of launching our UK headquartered, international FX focused business, which is a new start up within our established scale up with 2,000+ team members.

About the role

Location: London (hybrid, 2-3 days a week at the office). We are located at a new, incredible office space in downtown London, near Southwark station.

As the Head of Product, Cards, for Moniepoint GB (our global FX focused subsidiary) you will have an opportunity to shape and deliver a compelling best-in-class Card experience leveraging technology and design. You will be responsible for setting the vision, identifying opportunities and key inputs, setting goals, defining the member experiences and delivering features. As a product leader, we will look to you to set big, ambitious goals, be gritty, and hold yourself and your cross-functional teams accountable to deliver results. You will also be responsible to hire, coach, scale and manage a team of product managers to fulfill Moniepoint GB's mission.

Job responsibilities:

• Product Vision: Define the product vision and roadmap for the Moniepoint GB Card domain, aligning with overall business objectives and financial goals.
• Leadership and Team Management: Hire, coach and scale a team of product managers with senior/principal level talent. Lead cross-functional teams (engineering & product) in the development and implementation of new card products and features.
• Product strategy: Maintain the product roadmap. Evaluate and recommend integration opportunities with existing financial systems and third-party platforms.
• Actualization: Collaborate closely with the full cross-functional team (product, design, engineering, risk & compliance, etc.) for your line of business to help execute on the strategic vision. Develop and implement robust security and compliance protocols for the domain.
• Play the critical role of driving the business while bridging the technical and business worlds to drive profitable business growth while managing risk.

Qualifications:

• 8+ years experience in product management preferably in the financial/payment industry. Ideally with some experience building products in the UK.
• Experienced as a Senior PM or Lead PM at a top-tier consumer fintech.
• Prior experience building a card product, ideally with hands-on experience working with the Visa card scheme.
• Track record of leading multiple PMs, and cross-functional teams towards incredible outcomes.
• Strong technical acumen, an engineering background is a big plus.
• Functional product expertise with mature understanding of payment systems, product life cycle strategies, design and execution.
• Experience managing a PnL in a product leadership, founder or similar capacity.
• Experience building a B2B FinTech business from its infancy to become a mature, market leading, exponential growth business.

What we can offer you:

• Culture: We put our people first and prioritize the well-being of every team member. We've built a company where all opinions carry weight and where all voices are heard. We value and respect each other and always look out for one another. Above all, we are human.
• Learning: We have a learning and development-focused environment with an emphasis on knowledge sharing, training, and regular internal technical talks.
• Compensation: You'll receive an attractive salary, pension, health insurance, Employee Stock Options, annual bonus, plus other benefits.

What to expect in the hiring process:

• A preliminary phone call with one of our recruiters.
• A technical interview with the hiring manager.
• A panel technical interview with our C-Suite.
• A behavioural and technical interview with a member of the Executive team.

Moniepoint is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and candidates.

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