Product Director (Fiat/Payments)

Solana AG seeks a Product Director to lead the global Fiat & Payments domain, overseeing strategy, roadmap, and execution for money movement infrastructure and scalable payment experiences.

This strategic leadership position sits at the intersection of product management, payments, and financial infrastructure. The role involves shaping the long-term product direction while maintaining a hands-on approach to execution, partner integrations, and daily product decisions. The primary objective is to build scalable payment experiences that enable global growth and expansion.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain the vision, strategy, and roadmap for the global Fiat & Payments platform.
• Oversee the creation and scaling of payment products, including the infrastructure required for international money movement.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Compliance, Operations, Finance, and commercial teams to ensure the delivery of secure, reliable, and scalable payment capabilities.
• Facilitate market expansion by establishing new payment rails, banking relationships, and local payment ecosystems.
• Develop and manage strategic partnerships with banking institutions, payment processors, fintech providers, and infrastructure vendors.
• Establish and track key product and business metrics, such as payment conversion, authorization and success rates, transaction costs, operational efficiency, and customer experience.
• Guide product discovery, prioritization, and execution while remaining actively involved in delivery.
• Mentor Product Managers and contribute to the growth of a high-performing product organization.

Requirements

• Minimum of five years of Product Management experience, with substantial expertise in payments, banking, fintech, financial infrastructure, or fiat products.
• Comprehensive understanding of global payment ecosystems, including bank transfers, card networks, payouts, and alternative payment methods.
• Demonstrated success in delivering complex products that involve multiple external partners, APIs, and third-party integrations.
• Experience launching products across multiple markets and navigating diverse regulatory environments.
• Strong knowledge of global payment rails such as ACH, SEPA, Faster Payments, PIX, SPEI, and UPI.
• Excellent analytical, strategic, and execution skills, with a data-driven approach to product decision-making.
• Strong commercial acumen with the ability to balance customer needs, business objectives, and technical constraints.
• Outstanding stakeholder management and communication skills, with experience influencing cross-functional teams and senior stakeholders.
• Comfortable operating in fast-paced, high-growth environments with a high degree of ownership and autonomy.

Nice to have

• Experience with crypto, stablecoins, digital wallets, or digital asset infrastructure.
• Knowledge of scalable distributed systems and payment architecture.
• Experience leading, mentoring, or managing Product Managers and building high-performing product teams.