DIRECTOR OF PRODUCT MANAGEMENT - SaaS, Fintech, Credit Fraud, Risk

<p><strong>Director of Product Management (or Principal PM) 💼 | Data & Risk SaaS | Bay Area, CA (Hybrid)</strong></p><p>🏢 Confidential Search via Career Staffing Talent (CST)</p><p>💼 Full-Time | Director-Level Senior Product Leader (Individual Contributor) — Principal PM also considered</p><p>💰 Competitive Director-level base + bonus | PE-backed, profitable, cash-flow positive enterprise SaaS</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Career Staffing Talent (CST)</strong> has partnered with a <strong>product-first, PE-backed enterprise SaaS company</strong> building mission-critical <strong>risk data solutions</strong> used by the largest banks, lenders, credit bureaus, and payment processors in North America.</p><p><br></p><p>You will lead execution of the company's<strong> Risk Solutions strategy and roadmap across the Americas</strong>, defining product vision, prioritizing customer and market needs, and delivering innovative solutions that drive adoption, performance, and growth. You'll partner closely with Engineering, Data Science, Sales, Client Success, Operations, and executive leadership, and engage <strong>directly with enterprise customers</strong> to ensure the product portfolio remains best-in-class.</p><p><br></p><p>This is a <strong>high-impact, revenue-driving Director-level IC role</strong> — not a backlog manager, not an internal-tools PM, and not a platform-only leader. You'll <strong>own a core product domain end-to-end</strong>, balance long-term vision with near-term execution, lead the <strong>AI-native evolution</strong> of the product, and personally drive <strong>AI-first ways of working</strong> across product development and your own workflow.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>🚀 What You'll Own</strong></p><p>✔️ End-to-end ownership of product strategy, roadmap, and long-term vision for the<strong> Risk Solutions</strong> portfolio across the Americas</p><p>✔️ Translate vision into actionable roadmaps, requirements, and execution plans</p><p>✔️ Apply <strong>AI-first thinking</strong> in both product development and personal workflows to improve efficiency and outcomes</p><p>✔️ Partner closely with <strong>Sales, Client Success, and enterprise customers</strong> to support complex go-to-market efforts</p><p>✔️ Conduct market, competitive, and customer research to identify opportunities, validate direction, and drive continuous innovation</p><p>✔️ Lead <strong>customer discovery</strong> to validate solutions and surface emerging market needs</p><p>✔️ Collaborate with Engineering and Data Science to build <strong>data-driven products and analytical capabilities</strong>, including predictive and ML-enabled credit-risk signals</p><p>✔️ Define features, write user stories, and manage product backlogs in <strong>Jira</strong></p><p>✔️ Monitor product KPIs, customer outcomes, and performance metrics</p><p>✔️ Support <strong>platform modernization and customer migration</strong> initiatives where applicable</p><p>✔️ Support <strong>commercialization</strong> by partnering with Marketing and Sales on <strong>pricing, packaging, placement, messaging, collateral, training, and onboarding materials</strong></p><p>✔️ Collaborate cross-functionally to guide development, ensure delivery milestones, and remove roadblocks throughout the product lifecycle</p><p>✔️ Engage directly with <strong>key enterprise customers</strong> to understand use cases, validate hypotheses, and ensure product-market fit</p><p>✔️ Champion a <strong>data-driven approach</strong> to prioritization, experimentation, and decision-making</p><p><br></p><p>🧠<strong> Required Qualifications (Highest Priority)</strong></p><p>✔️ <strong>10+ years of product management experience in B2B enterprise SaaS environments</strong></p><p>✔️ Must have experience <strong>building customer-facing products for external enterprise clients — not solely internal tools</strong></p><p>✔️ Experience in <strong>startup / high-growth environments</strong></p><p>✔️ Experience supporting <strong>complex enterprise customers</strong> and partnering directly with <strong>GTM teams</strong></p><p>✔️ Experience working in <strong>strong product-led organizations</strong> with high product management rigor</p><p>✔️ Demonstrated <strong>end-to-end ownership of a product domain</strong> — strategy, roadmap, execution, launch, and iteration</p><p>✔️ Strong experience building <strong>data-driven products</strong> (algorithmic or machine learning experience is a plus)</p><p>✔️ <strong>Demonstrated hands-on use of modern AI tools</strong> to improve personal productivity and product execution (this is a must, not a nice-to-have)</p><p>✔️ Strong analytical capabilities and ability to make <strong>data-driven decisions</strong></p><p>✔️ Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills</p><p>✔️ Stable, progressive career trajectory with meaningful tenure and clear impact in each role</p><p>✔️ Bay Area–based and able to be on-site in <strong>Burlingame ~2 days/week</strong></p><p><br></p><p>➕ <strong>Preferred Qualifications</strong></p><p>✔️ Experience leading <strong>platform modernization and customer migration initiatives</strong></p><p>✔️ Experience in <strong>bankruptcy risk, credit risk, fraud, payments, compliance, or adjacent financial services sectors</strong> (a plus, not a requirement)</p><p>✔️ Experience with <strong>Jira</strong> as the primary backlog management tool</p><p>✔️ MBA from a top program (nice-to-have, not required)</p><p><br></p><p><strong>⚠️ Not the Right Fit If - VERY IMPORTANT</strong></p><p>❌ Your background is primarily <strong>internal tools, consumer, or non-SaaS B2B</strong></p><p>❌ You're a <strong>platform / infrastructure-only PM</strong> without customer-facing product ownership</p><p>❌ You've never personally engaged with <strong>external enterprise customers</strong> or supported <strong>GTM motions</strong></p><p>❌ You haven't used <strong>modern AI tools hands-on</strong> in your day-to-day PM workflow (certifications alone don't count)</p><p>❌ You come from an environment where Product operates as a <strong>service layer</strong> rather than owning outcomes</p><p>❌ You struggle to work through <strong>open-ended product cases</strong> with structured analytical reasoning and customer-centered creativity</p><p>❌ You can't commit to <strong>~2 days/week on-site </strong></p><p><br></p><p>🔥 Why This Role Stands Out</p><p>✔️ <strong>Product-first culture</strong> — real ownership and decision-making authority as a Director-level IC</p><p>✔️ <strong>Direct exposure to top-tier enterprise customers</strong> and clear revenue impact</p><p>✔️ <strong>AI-native transformation</strong> of a mission-critical, market-leading risk SaaS product</p><p>✔️ <strong>PE-backed, profitable, cash-flow positive</strong> — stability of a mature business with the upside of a transformation story</p><p>✔️ Tight-knit Burlingame team with a highly engaged, product-led leadership group</p><p>✔️ Strong compensation, hybrid flexibility, and urgency — target start <strong>June / early July 2026</strong></p><p><br></p><p>📩 <strong>Interested?</strong></p><p><strong>📧 APPLY NOW</strong></p><p><strong>🔒 All inquiries kept strictly confidential</strong></p><p></p>

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