VP, Product Development & Innovation (Fintech)

Location: New York City, United States

Salary: $175,000–$225,000 base salary, plus a discretionary bonus and benefits.

Company

Established in 1744, the organization operates a global art and luxury marketplace with auctions, private sales, retail, and financial services across 40 countries.

What you will do

• Lead the strategic roadmap and end-to-end lifecycle of lending and financial products, from opportunity identification through launch, optimization, and ongoing management.
• Develop business cases, financial models, performance metrics, and investment recommendations.
• Design product structures covering pricing, underwriting, servicing, governance, and risk controls.
• Coordinate business, finance, legal, technology, operations, credit, and risk stakeholders to deliver launches and scalable operating models.
• Assess market trends, competitive offerings, regulatory developments, and client needs to identify innovation opportunities.
• Establish governance and reporting frameworks to monitor performance and drive product improvements.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in financial services, including lending, specialty finance, product management, structured finance, or financial product development.
• Experience building financial products from concept through implementation and commercialization.
• Strong knowledge of product economics, pricing, profitability analysis, capital allocation, and risk-adjusted returns.
• Strong understanding of credit risk, underwriting, collateralized lending, and portfolio management.
• Experience executing complex initiatives in matrixed organizations and influencing senior stakeholders.
• Strong analytical, financial modeling, communication, presentation, and decision-making skills.

Nice to have

• Experience in secured lending, private banking, specialty finance, fintech, or alternative asset lending.
• Interest in or familiarity with the art market, luxury assets, or collectibles.

Culture & Benefits

• Work within a financial services business combining the entrepreneurial spirit of a fintech startup with the stability of an established organization.
• Competitive benefits package.
• Eligibility for a discretionary bonus in addition to the base salary.
• Equal opportunity employment across applicable jurisdictions.