Staff Product Manager, Payments (Fintech)

TL;DR

Staff Product Manager (Fintech): Leading the Payments Ledger & Payouts platform, the financial backbone of GoFundMe, ensuring accurate tracking, control, and disbursement of billions of dollars. Focus on enabling faster, more reliable payouts, unlocking new financial capabilities, and strengthening trust through financial accuracy and controls.

Location: Candidates considered for this role will be located in the San Francisco Bay Area. There will be an in-office requirement of 3x a week.

Salary: $181,000- $240,000 + equity + benefits

Company

GoFundMe is the world’s most powerful community for good, dedicated to helping people help each other.

What you will do

• Lead the vision and strategy for GoFundMe’s ledger and payouts infrastructure.
• Design and evolve systems that support multiple processors, settlement models, currencies, and geographies.
• Drive platform investments that enable faster withdrawals, international payouts, wallets, remittances, and new payout methods.
• Partner closely with Risk, Compliance, Legal, and Finance to ensure strong financial controls, auditability, and regulatory readiness.
• Lead from problem definition through delivery, optimization, and scale.
• Use data, experimentation, and modern tooling—including AI—to accelerate decision-making and improve system design.

Requirements

• Bring 8+ years of product management experience, including ownership of complex platform or infrastructure products.
• Have deep experience in payments, fintech, or financial systems (e.g., ledgers, payouts, settlement, reconciliation).
• Think in systems—able to connect technical architecture with user and business outcomes.
• Are comfortable operating in highly ambiguous, high-stakes environments with significant cross-team dependencies.
• Excel at influencing across Engineering, Finance, Risk, Compliance, and Legal without direct authority.
• Are AI Powered and actively use AI tools to accelerate work across the product development lifecycle.

Nice to have

• Proven track record of defining and scaling platform products or financial infrastructure with measurable impact.
• Strong understanding of money movement, payment systems, or financial controls.
• Ability to work closely with engineering teams on complex, distributed systems.
• Strategic thinking paired with strong execution—able to translate vision into clear plans and outcomes.
• Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to align teams and influence senior stakeholders.

Culture & Benefits

• Be part of a mission-driven organization making a positive difference in millions of lives every year.
• Work with a diverse, passionate, and talented team in a fast-paced, forward-thinking atmosphere.
• Enjoy competitive pay and comprehensive healthcare benefits.
• Enjoy financial assistance for things like hybrid work, family planning, along with generous parental leave, flexible time-off policies, and mental health and wellness resources to support your overall well-being.
• Participate in learning, development, and recognition programs to help you thrive and grow.
• Contribute to diversity, equity, and inclusion through ongoing initiatives and employee resource groups.