Sr. Product Manager

Aperture Cloud is the global utility data and energy solutions platform, processing ~$35B/year in customer utility bills across 1,000+ enterprise customers. We help organizations manage energy costs, procurement, and sustainability across every stage of the energy management lifecycle. WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR We are looking for a product leader to define and implement Aperture Cloud's payments strategy — serving as our internal fintech and payments leader. You will own the roadmap for payment optimization, regulatory compliance, and vendor partnerships, driving multi-million dollar improvements in payment economics while building toward a modern, best-in-class payments platform. WHAT YOU'LL DO Payment & Treasury Roadmap Metrics & Optimization: Define strategy around end-to-end payment metrics (float days, cost per payment, card mix) and own the roadmap to optimize acceptance costs via Level 2/3 metadata, smart routing, and surcharge deployment. Core System Roadmap: Drive a compelling multi-quarter roadmap balancing quick wins, platform investments, and longer-horizon innovation bets — with a north star of a modern, optimized fintech system. Innovation Scouting: Continuously evaluate emerging payment technologies (RTP, FedNow, open banking APIs, AI-powered reconciliation) and build a pipeline of innovation opportunities into the roadmap. Customer Funding: Engage customers to enhance products that ease fund collection, increase float, and deliver low-cost solutions to fund Aperture Cloud's $35B payment throughput. Risk & Compliance Risk & Policy: Serve as product lead for identifying and mitigating regulatory risk in customer funding and payments; partner with Legal/Compliance to define the company's stance on Money Tranfer Licenses (MTLs), Agent of Payee, and Payment Facilitator models. Fintech Vendor Management & Partnerships Vendor & Partner Management: Own commercial relationships with key Payment Service Providers (PSPs) and processors; influence commercial outcomes, hold vendors accountable to SLAs, and incubate strategic fintech partnerships. WHAT WILL HELP YOU SUCCEED Must-Haves Roadmap Leadership & Innovation: Proven ability to build and drive a multi-quarter product roadmap — balancing quick wins, platform investments, and longer-horizon innovation bets. Comfortable bringing creative problem-solving to ambiguous, high-impact problems. Payments Domain Knowledge: Strong working knowledge of payment rails and processing fundamentals (ACH, RTP, FedNow, SWIFT, card networks), with enough familiarity with interchange economics and optimization levers to make informed roadmap decisions. Regulatory Expertise: Working knowledge of US payments regulatory concepts (MTLs, Agent of Payee, Payment Facilitator models) and the ability to define risk-mitigation product strategies. Vendor & Partner Management: Experience managing relationships with payment processors, PSPs, and technology partners, with the ability to influence commercial outcomes. Executive Communication: Ability to produce concise, data-driven memos and presentations on complex financial and regulatory topics. Technical Acumen: Ability to engage with engineering on API integrations, data modeling for payments reconciliation, and systems architecture. Experience: 7+ years of product management experience, including 3+ years in payments, fintech, or financial services. Nice-to-Have Prior experience in M&A due diligence, corporate development, or strategic consulting focused on payments or billing. BENEFITS "Remote first" culture - work anywhere in the US as long as you have a reliable internet connection Flexible PTO - no accrued hours and no limit on the number of vacation days exempt employees can take each year 11 annual holidays 10 days sick leave Up to 3 weeks bereavement leave Up to 4 weeks of caregiver leave Military leave for eligible services or events 2 volunteer days off 2 professional development days off 10 weeks paid parental bonding leave for all parents and additional medical recovery time for eligible employees 75-95% employer cost coverage for medical, dental, and vision benefits for employees and depende Eliminating carbon footprints, eliminating carbon copies. Here at Aperture Cloud, we cultivate diversity, celebrate individuality, and believe unique perspectives are key to our collective success in creating a clean energy future. 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