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Coastal · 4 months ago

Head of Product Management, AI & Stablecoin

United States

Full-time

Remote

Director/Executive

$210K/yr - $270K/yr

8+ years exp

Coastal is at the forefront of modern banking, combining strong financial infrastructure with cutting-edge Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) and fintech enablement strategies. As the Head of Product Management for AI & Stablecoin, you will define and deliver products that drive meaningful business outcomes, owning the vision and execution of Coastal's AI and stablecoin strategy to create scalable financial products.

Financial Services

Responsibilities

Own the full product lifecycle for AI and stablecoin initiatives, from early discovery through launch and iteration, ensuring alignment with Coastal’s broader strategy and delivering measurable business outcomes

Set the vision and lead execution for Coastal’s Stablecoin and AI strategy, translating emerging technologies into scalable, compliant, and customer-centric financial products

Develop and drive product strategy in alignment with company objectives, influencing both near-term execution and long-term roadmap direction

Act as the product owner across multiple workstreams, prioritizing ruthlessly, managing trade-offs, and ensuring clarity of execution across cross-functional teams

Collaborate deeply with engineering, design, operations, compliance, and external partners to ship high-quality solutions quickly and scalably

Champion a hypothesis-driven, data-informed approach to product development—setting success metrics, running A/B tests, and using data to drive continuous improvement

Partner with operations to ensure product readiness, adoption, and customer satisfaction

Proactively identify friction in customer experience, internal workflows, or partner integration—and drive cross-functional initiatives to resolve them

Mentor and support junior product managers, fostering a high-performing, collaborative product culture

Represent the product team in senior-level conversations, shaping strategic direction and communicating trade-offs clearly to executives and stakeholders

Stay ahead of emerging trends in fintech, AI, and infrastructure—bringing forward new ideas and turning them into actionable product opportunities

Qualification

Product managementStablecoins expertiseAI expertiseData-driven decision makingFintech experienceBusiness acumenMentoring product managersStakeholder managementCommunication skillsProblem-solvingTeam player

Required

8+ years of product management experience, ideally in fintech, BaaS, embedded finance, or enterprise platforms, delivering products from zero-to-one as well as scaling existing offerings

Subject matter expertise in stablecoins and AI, with a track record of turning frontier tech into real-world financial products that balance innovation with regulatory rigor

Proven ability to own product strategy, roadmap, and execution across complex systems, balancing customer needs, technical constraints, and business objectives

Strong business acumen with a deep understanding of financial drivers, trade-offs, and how to drive impact across P&L-like metrics, even without formal ownership

Data-driven decision maker with hands-on experience designing experiments, interpreting results, and driving measurable outcomes

Familiarity with AI/ML applications in product workflows, with a strong interest in emerging technologies and their practical impact

Comfortable operating in high-ambiguity, high-accountability environments; thrives in a fast-paced, startup-like setting

Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence without authority, guide executive conversations, and align cross-functional teams

Experience mentoring or managing product managers, and a desire to grow into broader product leadership responsibilities over time

Passion for solving real-world problems in regulated environments—bonus if you've worked directly with risk, compliance, or external partners in a banking context

Bachelor's degree in Business, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field required