Director of Product, Clasp Student Finance

Clasp

10d • $160,000 - $190,000 • Remote

About The Position

Clasp is hiring a Director of Product for its Clasp Student Finance business line. The role owns product strategy and the roadmap for a student-lending technology business that equips colleges and universities to launch and operate private student loan programs. The company has seen rapid growth following federal student loan policy changes and is working to scale its platform, improve the borrower experience, and meet the enterprise needs of large university partners.

The Director of Product works across the executive team, Product, Engineering, Compliance, and lending operations, co-leading execution with the Director of Engineering. The role spans executive-level product planning and hands-on work with Engineering, including feature prioritization and refinement. It also manages and develops product managers, builds the team, and engages directly with school customers and partners. The position is remote, open to candidates in EST or CST locations, and requires up to 10% travel.

Requirements

• At least 7 years of product management experience, including recent hands-on work across executive strategy and sprint planning.
• Experience managing direct reports and building a team, including hiring, creating an organizational structure, and coaching product managers.
• Experience with student loans and an understanding of financial aid packaging, loan applications, certification, disbursement, and servicing.
• Experience partnering with Compliance to balance risk and product vision.
• Ability to learn complex systems quickly using materials such as diagrams, API documentation, and written documentation.
• Commercial judgment and the ability to connect customer problems to revenue and make tradeoffs among the needs of schools, students, and internal teams.
• Ability to take and defend a position, research and support a point of view, disagree with senior leaders, and maintain their trust.
• Deep use of AI, with examples of automation that has had an impact on teammates, customers, or personal workflows.
• Authorization to work in the United States for any employer; this role is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

• Experience at a startup or growth-stage company.
• Experience at a fintech that works with bank partners, such as a lending-as-a-service company.

Responsibilities

• Own the product strategy and roadmap for Clasp Student Finance, co-leading execution with the Director of Engineering.
• Create a repeatable process for onboarding and integrating schools, including loan certification and connections to student information systems, without relying on custom builds for enterprise launches.
• Prioritize product investments across the student application experience, university customer requests, and platform modernization.
• Partner closely with Compliance and involve the team early in product decisions.
• Represent Clasp’s product vision to school partners, at higher-education finance conferences, and internally.
• Learn the lending platform end to end, including applications, disclosures, school certification, data flows, and disbursement with bank and servicing partners; serve as a product resource for the platform.
• Develop expertise in student loan policy and identify how Clasp can continue meeting the needs of students and universities.
• Manage product managers, hire and grow the team, and coach direct reports.
• Present product plans to the executive team and board, and work hands-on with Engineering on feature decisions.

Benefits

• Competitive cash and equity compensation.
• Health, dental, and vision benefits.
• Student loan repayment benefits.
• 401(k) with matching contributions.
• Flexible PTO policy.
• Opportunities to grow and perform in a fast-paced environment alongside the team.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: No Education Listed