Ninth Wave · 1 day ago
Senior Product Manager – Payments & Integrations
New York, NY
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expNinth Wave is building the future of open banking infrastructure, and they are seeking a Senior Product Manager with a deep understanding of payments and a passion for building partner-friendly APIs. The role involves owning the product lifecycle for payments APIs, collaborating with engineering and design, and driving integration readiness to shape the payments strategy of the Ninth Wave platform.
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Responsibilities
Own the product lifecycle for our payments APIs — from discovery and design to launch and continuous improvement
Collaborate with engineering and design to define technical requirements, API schemas, and integration flows
Partner with external fintechs and internal stakeholders to understand pain points and build features that scale
Drive integration readiness and enablement, including documentation, testing tools, and onboarding frameworks
Serve as the internal subject matter expert on payment flows, standards (e.g. ACH, RTP), and best practices
Identify opportunities to simplify integration experiences and reduce time-to-market for third-party developers
Leverage AI tools to accelerate research, documentation, and technical understanding where applicable
Complies with the company in-office policy
Collaborate in-person with teams at our New York City office to drive initiatives
Qualification
Required
5+ years of product management experience, ideally in fintech, banking, or payments
Strong understanding of payments systems (e.g., ACH, wire, RTP, card rails), payment operations, and API design
Experience working with or building for third-party developers and partners
Technical fluency — comfortable working through API specs, integration edge cases, and data models with engineers
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Proactive, self-directed, and comfortable navigating ambiguity in a fast-paced environment
Preferred
Familiarity with OAuth, token exchange, and developer onboarding flows is a strong plus
AI fluency a plus — bonus points if you actively use LLMs to supercharge your workflow
Benefits
Competitive compensation
Equity
Benefits
Company
Ninth Wave
Ninth Wave empowers financial institutions, enabling secure data exchange in a holistic and scalable open finance ecosystem.
51-200 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
unknownKey Investors
Level Equity ManagementSARORAS Private Capital
2024-09-13Private Equity
2019-07-01Private Equity
Leadership Team
Thomas Fast
Chief Financial Officer & Head of Corporate Development
George Anderson
Founder
Recent News
2025-09-15
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