Sr. Product Manager

Aperia•Dallas, TX

6h•Hybrid

About The Position

Aperia Solutions is seeking a Principal Product Manager, a senior and highly strategic leader responsible for driving enterprise-critical product initiatives and shaping the long-term platform direction for clients. This role requires deep domain expertise, strong cross-functional leadership, and the ability to influence decisions at the highest organizational levels. The Principal Product Manager will define the product vision for complex, multi-team capabilities and guide Product Managers and engineering leaders to deliver scalable, innovative payment solutions. The ideal candidate operates as a thought leader, a strategic problem solver, and a connector across organizational boundaries.

Requirements

Must be willing to submit to a background investigation and drug test as part of the selection process.
Applicants must have authorization to work in the country without the need for sponsorship (position is not eligible for visa sponsorship).
Deep domain expertise.
Strong cross-functional leadership.
Ability to influence decisions at the highest levels of the organization.
Operates as a thought leader.
Operates as a strategic problem solver.
Operates as a connector across organizational boundaries.

Responsibilities

Own the long-term strategy for a major platform capability, cross-product domain, or enterprise-level initiative.
Build and champion a clear vision that aligns to our clients multi-year business goals.
Identify market shifts, emerging technologies, and regulatory trends to shape proactive product evolution.
Develop high-impact business cases to secure executive alignment and investment.
Act as a senior partner to Engineering, Architecture, Compliance, Risk, Operations, and Commercial Leadership.
Drive alignment across multiple product lines, ensuring cohesive prioritization and technical direction.
Present strategy, progress, and recommendations to senior leadership and executive teams.
Break down large, ambiguous problem spaces into clear, actionable initiatives for multiple teams.
Guide PMs and POs in defining epics, features, goals, and dependencies.
Anticipate organizational, technical, regulatory, and operational challenges early and create mitigation strategies.
Ensure cross-team delivery success for mission-critical initiatives.
Deeply understand customer needs, competitive dynamics, partner ecosystems, and payment industry trends.
Establish the problem definition and strategic framing for entire product domains.
Represent our client externally with partners, clients, and industry groups as a domain expert.
Partner with engineering and architecture to define and evolve platform capabilities, integration strategies, and technical roadmaps.
Ensure long-term scalability, reliability, and compliance considerations are embedded in product direction.
Challenge technical and business assumptions to guide sustainable solutions.
Mentor and coach PMs, Senior PMs, and POs across the organization.
Elevate product management standards, tools, and processes.
Contribute to product culture, organizational development, and strategic planning.