Product Manager

San Francisco, CA
Product – Banking Product /
Full-time /
Hybrid
Varo is an entirely new kind of bank. All digital, mission-driven, FDIC insured and designed for the way our customers live their lives. A bank for all of us.

We are seeking a Product Manager to join our Savings and Deposits team to define, lead and deliver key aspects of our payments roadmap  Your objective will be to rapidly expand our payments capabilities to meet core customer needs.
We’re looking for an individual with the skill to converge customer and business needs through deep understanding of payment rail capabilities and user experience. Our goal is to go beyond the utility needs of payments to delight our customers with money movement that is fast, frictionless, intelligent, and transparent. This role will be responsible for initiatives end to end, from performing customer and market research, to designing the product, to developing and implementing the products, and measuring the results and identifying opportunities to iterate.

What you'll do:

    • Create and drive epics and user stories in support of state of the art money movement and deposit capabilities
    • Establish thought leadership in payments experiences
    • Manage product performance, focusing on customer needs, driving growth, and controlling costs
    • Collaborate with cross-functional teams (engineering, data science, design, marketing etc.) to build and run solutions
    • Develop and present detailed product deliverables to cross functional stakeholders and executives
    • Stay updated on industry trends and best practices
    • Remove team obstacles and champion payments initiatives across Varo

You’ll bring the following required skills and experiences:

    • 5+ years of related work experience with 3+ years in Product Management
    • Experience in payments, banking, and/or fintech
    • Familiarity with UX paradigms and best practices
    • A measurement mindset - you know when to launch with holdouts, A/B tests, or multi-armed bandits; you can’t wait to evaluate results and recommend next steps
    • A bias towards action - you’ll find a way to get the insights you need to help inform your decision making
    • Ability to distill complex information into clear and succinct strategy documents and actionable PRDs to ‘sell’ your vision
    • Technical proficiency to collaborate with engineers to develop technical architecture of products you’ll be building
$130,000 - $180,000 a year
For cash compensation, we set standard ranges for all US-based roles based on function, level, and geographic location, benchmarked against similar-stage growth companies. Per applicable law, the salary range for this role is $130,000 - $180,000. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors as well as candidate experience and expertise and may vary from the identified range.

This role is also eligible for a bonus, equity, and competitive benefits.
We recognize not everyone will have all of these requirements. If you meet most of the criteria above and you’re excited about the opportunity and willing to learn, we’d love to hear from you!

About Varo
Varo launched in 2017 with the vision to bring the best of fintech into the regulated banking system. We’re a new kind of bank – all-digital, mission-driven, FDIC-insured, and designed around the modern American consumer. 

As the first consumer fintech to be granted a national bank charter in 2020, we make financial inclusion and opportunity for all a reality by empowering everyone with the products, insights, and support they need to get ahead. Through our core product offerings and suite of customer-first features, we aim to address a broad range of consumer needs while profitably serving underserved communities that have been historically excluded from the traditional financial system.

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Varo is an equal opportunity employer. Varo embraces diversity and we are committed to building teams that represent a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

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