Product Manager, Partner Banking

Valley Bank • Morristown, NJ

37d

About The Position

This role involves translating the Partner Banking product strategy into actionable plans, collaborating with technology and data teams for feature development, and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards. The Product Manager will also support partner needs, conduct market research, track product performance, and manage vendor relationships.

Requirements

• Strong product management fundamentals, including requirements definition, prioritization, and cross-functional delivery.
• Technical fluency to work effectively with engineers on APIs, systems, integrations, and data flows.
• Understanding of banking, payments, and embedded finance concepts, including regulatory and compliance requirements.
• Ability to operate effectively in a highly cross-functional, regulated environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex topics into clear, actionable outputs.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Bachelor's degree in business, finance, technology, or a related field.
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in product management, financial services, fintech, payments, or a related domain.

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting partner banking, Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS), or embedded finance products.
• Prior experience working closely with risk, compliance, or legal teams.
• Familiarity with APIs or third-party technology integrations.

Responsibilities

• Translate the Partner Banking product strategy into clear product requirements, user stories, and delivery plans while managing day-to-day execution, including backlog prioritization, testing, and launch coordination.
• Collaborate with Technology and Data teams to design, develop, and deliver new features and core platform capabilities.
• Partner cross-functionally with Risk, Compliance, Legal, and Operations to ensure all products meet regulatory, legal, and policy standards.
• Support partner discovery, onboarding, and ongoing relationship needs by clearly representing product capabilities, constraints, and roadmap direction.
• Conduct market, competitive, and partner research to identify new product opportunities and enhancements, using stakeholder feedback to inform prioritization.
• Track and report key product performance metrics, adoption data, and operational outcomes to guide continuous improvement.
• Manage vendor and third-party platform considerations and prepare product documentation, including roadmap updates and stakeholder or partner-facing material.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior