About the position
Vast Bank is looking to hire an SVP, Payment Product Manager. The Payments Product Manager is responsible for the strategic development, management, and continuous improvement of the bank’s payments products and services. This role plays a critical part in ensuring our payment offerings meet evolving client needs, remain competitive, and comply with regulatory requirements. The ideal candidate combines deep payments expertise, customer-centric thinking, and strong cross-functional collaboration skills to drive product innovation and delivery.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain the product vision, roadmap, and strategy for core and emerging payments solutions (e.g., ACH, wires, RTP, FedNow, card, cross-border, USBC, deposit tokens).
- Own the end-to-end product lifecycle—from ideation and market research through design, launch, and ongoing optimization.
- Translate customer and market needs into business requirements; partner with UX, operations, and technology to deliver seamless and secure payment experiences.
- Collaborate with stakeholders across technology, operations, risk, compliance, legal, and sales to deliver high-impact payment solutions.
- Monitor industry trends, competitive offerings, and regulatory developments (e.g., NACHA, Fed regulations, ISO 20022, digital asset frameworks impacting USBC and tokenized deposits) to inform product design and positioning.
- Track product KPIs, client usage, and revenue performance; identify and implement opportunities to improve product functionality, efficiency, and adoption.
- Lead product launch activities, develop training and marketing materials, and support internal teams with positioning, demos, and client communications.
- Must comply with applicable laws and regulations, including but not limited to, the Bank Secrecy Act, the Patriot Act, and the Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Requirements
- Minimum of 5+ years of experience in Banking, Financial Services, FinTech, Digital Payments and Products, with 5+ years in a senior program or product leadership role.
- Experience with API’s, embedded payments, open banking or digital wallet solutions.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Management Business Management, Finance, Banking or related field.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package & 401(k) match
- Professional development- opportunities for advancement!
- Tuition assistance
- Transit reimbursement
- Paid time off
- & more!
