Lead Product Manager - Hybrid

Genesis10•Columbus, OH

6d•Hybrid

About The Position

Genesis10 is seeking a Lead Product Manager for a contract-to-hire position with a Regional Financial Institution in Columbus, OH. This role focuses on product development and delivery for commercial card and payment-processing capabilities, emphasizing the translation of business objectives into Agile artifacts like epics and features. The Lead Product Manager will help establish delivery foundations for new technology teams, prepare product backlogs, and support the transition to a two-week sprint cadence. The ideal candidate possesses commercial payments expertise and experience leading complex platform implementations or migrations.

Requirements

Significant product development or product delivery experience within payments, financial services, or a related technology environment
Experience creating and refining Agile artifacts, particularly epics and features
Demonstrated experience supporting commercial card products, card processors, or related payment-processing capabilities
Experience leading or supporting large-scale platform migrations, implementations, or modernization initiatives
Strong understanding of Agile delivery practices, backlog management, and iterative product development
Ability to translate complex business needs into clear, actionable requirements for technology teams
Experience coordinating delivery across business, technology, operations, and control functions
Strong communication, facilitation, prioritization, and stakeholder-management skills
Ability to operate effectively in an evolving environment where teams and delivery processes are still being established
Must reside within the organization's approved geographic footprint and be eligible for conversion to full-time employment

Nice To Haves

Direct experience with Qolo or the implementation of Qolo-based payment capabilities
Experience with issuing, processing, transaction lifecycles, authorization, settlement, reconciliation, or commercial card operations
Experience launching a new Agile team or establishing a product backlog before sprint execution begins
Experience working within a highly regulated financial-services environment

Responsibilities

Lead product development and delivery for one or more Enterprise Payments capabilities
Translate business needs, customer requirements, and strategic objectives into clearly defined epics, features, acceptance criteria, and other Agile artifacts
Develop and maintain a prioritized product backlog that is ready for execution by newly established technology teams
Partner with business leaders, engineering, architecture, operations, risk, compliance, and other stakeholders to define product requirements and delivery priorities
Help establish product delivery processes and prepare teams to operate within a two-week sprint cadence
Lead product planning for complex commercial card, payment-processing, or payments-platform initiatives
Support platform migrations and implementations from discovery and requirements definition through delivery, testing, launch, and stabilization
Identify dependencies, risks, and implementation considerations across multiple workstreams
Facilitate product discussions, backlog refinement, planning sessions, and stakeholder reviews
Provide direction and guidance to other product professionals while maintaining accountability for product outcomes
Ensure delivered capabilities meet business, customer, operational, regulatory, and technical requirements

Benefits

Access to hundreds of clients, most who have been working with Genesis10 for 5-20+ years
The opportunity to have a career-home in Genesis10; many of our consultants have been working exclusively with Genesis10 for years
Access to an experienced, caring recruiting team (more than 7 years of experience, on average)
Behavioral Health Platform
Medical, Dental, Vision
Health Savings Account
Voluntary Hospital Indemnity (Critical Illness & Accident)
Voluntary Term Life Insurance
401K
Sick Pay (for applicable states/municipalities)
Commuter Benefits (Dallas, NYC, SF, and Illinois)