Staff Product Manager, Payments

Qualia•Austin, TX

About The Position

Qualia is building payments infrastructure integrated directly into its real estate Closings experience. The Staff Product Manager, Payments will own the product’s vision, roadmap, and execution from the ground up, developing end-to-end payment flows, introducing new payment rails, and delivering an experience for customers and end users. The role is based in Austin, Texas, with remote possibilities for qualified candidates. Qualia also has offices in San Francisco, California, and Concord, New Hampshire. The role works closely with Design, Engineering, and cross-functional partners to bring payment products to market, balancing customer value, technical complexity, and risk. The Product Manager will use adoption and engagement data to guide priorities and continually improve the product. Qualia describes itself as a rapidly growing company focused on using technology to improve real-world processes. It offers an online onboarding program, biweekly all-hands meetings, and internal virtual events, and emphasizes an inclusive workplace where diverse perspectives are valued.

Requirements

At least 5 years of experience as a Product Manager building software products.
Proven experience building payments products across multiple payment methods, including ACH, wire, RTP, FedNow, and checks.
Experience with Agile product development methodologies and scoping, executing, and delivering products to market.
Analytical and strategic approach, with a track record of using data to validate assumptions.
Ability to solve problems by listening, clarifying ambiguity, asking questions, and negotiating trade-offs.
Experience creating roadmaps and communicating them to executives.
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including experience working with high-level decision-makers.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of real estate, title, lending, or insurance industries.

Responsibilities

Own the end-to-end payments product strategy, from assessing market opportunities and defining the vision to shipping and iterating in production.
Partner with Design to create a payments experience tailored to the needs of real estate closings.
Integrate with multiple payment rails to maximize speed, optionality, and value for customers.
Collaborate with Engineering and Design to break ambitious goals into shippable, iterative milestones that deliver value quickly.
Work with Strategy, Legal, Risk, Operations, Bank Partners, and Product Marketing to build high-impact features.
Maintain a prioritized roadmap that maximizes customer value while balancing technical complexity and risk.
Write clear product requirements documents that frame the problem, success criteria, and context.
Analyze adoption and engagement data to refine priorities and improve the product.