Senior Product Manager – Fintech & Banking at straitPay

StraitPay is rebuilding how African businesses move money across borders — starting with Nigerian SMEs. We're launching a new product and go-to-market motion built on hard-earned lessons, deep regulatory expertise, and insights from thousands of past users.

straitPay helps Nigerian businesses make fast, transparent, and affordable cross-border payments. Our new direction is focused, bold, and designed to win. We’re a small team with big ambitions, backed by years of experience and a fresh operating model. With the right strategy, people, and product — we’re ready to execute.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior Product Manager – Fintech & Banking

Location: Ikoyi, Lagos
Employment Type: Full-time

The Role

• We believe there is immense potential on the African continent. At straitPay, we believe in Africa. We are a fintech company on a mission to make spending and investing in Africa easier and more accessible for people living outside the continent.
• Our platform enables customers to send money, pay bills, buy airtime, invest, and interact with Africa seamlessly in their preferred local currencies.
• StraitPay was created to help unlock financial prosperity and support economic growth across Africa. Join us and be part of a team building the infrastructure that connects Africans around the world to the continent.
• We are looking for a Senior Product Manager – Fintech & Banking who is passionate about building financial products at scale.
• You will work in a fast-paced environment to design, build, and launch fintech products that power money movement, card payments, and core financial services on our platform.
• You will collaborate closely with engineering, compliance, operations, and leadership to deliver reliable, compliant, and scalable financial infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Develop a deep understanding of customer needs and payment behaviours to identify product opportunities and improve the user experience.
• Define and drive the product strategy and roadmap for cards, wallets, and core financial infrastructure.
• Translate product strategy into clear product requirements and technical specifications for engineering teams.
• Work closely with engineering to build and launch products quickly while maintaining reliability and security.
• Lead the development and scaling of card products (debit, prepaid, and virtual cards).
• Manage integrations with card processors and payment schemes such as Visa and Mastercard.
• Define product requirements for core banking and ledger systems, including accounts, wallets, transactions, and settlement.
• Collaborate with compliance, risk, and operations teams to ensure products meet regulatory and fraud-prevention requirements.
• Drive product launches, working with leadership, marketing, and operations teams.
• Monitor product performance, gather customer feedback, and continuously improve the platform.
• Act as a product evangelist, building alignment across internal teams and external partners.

Requirements & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or related field preferred but not required.
• 5–8 years of Product Management experience, with 3+ years in fintech, banking, or payments.
• Proven experience owning financial products end-to-end, from concept and strategy through launch and scaling.
• Experience building or managing core banking or financial ledger systems, including accounts, wallets, transactions, reconciliation, and settlement.
• Hands-on experience developing card products (debit, prepaid, virtual) and managing the full card lifecycle.
• Experience integrating with card networks and processors, such as Visa, Mastercard, Marqeta, Galileo Financial Technologies, or Stripe.
• Strong understanding of payments infrastructure, including authorisation flows, clearing, settlement, and payment APIs.
• Experience working in regulated financial environments, collaborating with compliance teams on KYC/KYB, AML, and fraud controls.
• Strong technical understanding of APIs, backend systems, and microservices architectures.
• Sourcing and engaging with 3rd party providers.
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced startup environment.

Why Join Us

• Competitive salary and benefits
• Flexible work environment
• Opportunity to build an impactful financial infrastructure for Africa
• Mission-driven company empowering Africans worldwide
• Join us and play a key role in building a trusted and compliant financial ecosystem connecting the African diaspora to the continent.

Application Closing Date
31st March, 2026.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click here to apply online