Founding Product Manager

Meet Method

We built Method to propel the next decade of consumer finance. Method’s APIs are redefining financial connectivity with real-time read-write access to consumer liability accounts and bringing consumer finance one step closer to being autonomous.

We are built on the tenets of consumer permissioned data access to enable financial institutions to deliver the most competitive products and seamless experiences to the consumer. We have helped 4+ million users connect 30+ million liability accounts, credential-less, save millions in interest and fees and get access to billions of dollars in personalized loans. We have partnered with 60+ financial institutions - including Bilt Rewards, SoFi, PenFed, Figure, Happy Money and Aven - to deliver frictionless, personalized and engaging user experiences. 

We’re a team of 30+ people spread across offices in Austin, Washington D.C., and New York City! We’re excited to continue the momentum working alongside our investors and advisors from Andreessen Horowitz, Emergence Capital, Y Combinator, Avra, and Ardent. To learn more about us, check out our <u>blog</u>!

Location : Hybrid-model in Austin, TX or NYC.

The impact

As the Founding Product Manager, you’ll have the opportunity to lead product strategy from the ground up and work directly with the co-founders. We’re looking for a candidate who wants to drive product success initiatives forward through thoughtful partnerships, strong organization and product management skills, and outstanding execution.

What you'll do

• Partner closely with engineering, accurately identifying product trade-offs between scope, timelines, quality, understanding the Method’s technical design, and predicting roadblocks

• Partner with the co-founders to ensure Method’s vision aligns best for our customers whether they are prospective or already utilizing Method’s API

• Establish best practices to address customer needs, communicating them clearly to all stakeholders in a timely manner

• Gather all core business problems and requirements from existing customers, prospective customers, and other strategic initiatives

• Be a technical problem solver who isn't afraid to get into the weeds of our technical stack

Who you are

• 5+ years of experience in product management including a background in software engineering, or engineering-adjacent roles or CS degree

• Experience in Financial Services / FinTech

• Sophisticated technical acumen and understanding of underlying drivers and strategy of fintech APIs

• Have the ability to work with a high degree of autonomy but also balancing out working dynamically with a wide range of people, both internally and externally

• Have the motivation and flexibility to work well in a high-growth environment where things change quickly

• Have strong communication skills, both verbal and written, and be able to work under pressure to solve technical problems for Method’s customers and providers

Extra awesome

• Current or previous co-founder with a successful track record of building and scaling

• Experience working at a smaller stage company / start-up environment

The annual compensation for this role will range from $150,000 - $200,000 base salary.