Role overview

Wave is seeking a Group Product Manager for Financial Services to lead the company’s payments and financial services offerings designed to help small businesses manage their money effectively. In this strategic role, you will oversee a team of Product Managers responsible for payments acceptance, processing, platform modernization, risk management, and emerging financial services capabilities.

Key responsibilities

Lead and coach a team of Product Managers across multiple financial services areas including payments acceptance, processing, platform modernization, risk and fraud mitigation, and future financial services development.
Balance immediate priorities around platform stability, compliance, and reliability with longer-term vision for how financial services integrate into a unified small business experience.
Translate strategic direction into clear execution plans by setting product priorities and managing budgets across the financial services portfolio.
Improve discovery and development practices to enhance how the team identifies customer needs and delivers solutions.
Establish operating rhythms and processes that enable the team to deliver measurable outcomes consistently.
Collaborate with senior stakeholders across the organization while remaining engaged with operational and technical details when necessary.
Coach Product Managers through uncertain situations and help them develop their capabilities.

Requirements

Demonstrated experience leading product teams and managing Product Managers in a coaching capacity.
Strategic product leadership experience, ideally in financial services, payments, or related domains.
Ability to balance short-term stability and compliance requirements with longer-term product vision.
Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to operate effectively at senior levels.
Comfort with both strategic thinking and diving into operational or technical details as situations require.
Track record of translating strategy into concrete execution plans with measurable outcomes.

What makes this role worth considering

Wave operates in an environment focused on creative energy and impact, supporting small businesses that form the backbone of communities. You’ll have the flexibility to work in ways that suit your style while remaining connected to a mission-driven team, and you’ll have the opportunity to shape how financial services evolve for small business owners.