About the role
We're looking for an experienced, analytical and customer-first Product Manager to join our New Products team, where you'll work closely with one other PM to own all new products together, incubating breakthrough financial products from 0→1 and scaling them to millions of users. In our flat structure with high ownership, you'll have a direct impact on Lendable's next growth vectors, working in small teams of exceptional people who find smarter solutions than the status quo.
You'll report to the Senior PM and take day-to-day ownership of cross-functional squads exploring entirely new product opportunities beyond our core lending products. Recent examples of new product launches just in the last few months include Zable Mobile SIM cards and Car Insurance.
Why join our 'New Products' team?
High ownership: Take full ownership of product lines from day one in our flat organisational structure
Exceptional team: Work alongside some of the industry's best engineers, designers, and strategists
Real impact: Your products will directly improve financial outcomes for millions of customers
Cutting-edge technology: Build with new data sources, machine learning, and AI to automate complex processes
Growth opportunity: Join during our expansion into the massive UK and US markets
What you'll be doing
Strategise: Define the future of consumer finance
Work closely with the VP of Strategy and Senior PM to develop product strategies that serve customers now and 5-10+ years out, thinking deeply about how new financial products can transform lives
Synthesise market data, customer insights, and business analysis into clear product and business strategies
Explore how AI can solve complex consumer financial problems and create competitive advantages
Build: Lead 0→1 product development
Take ideas from initial concept through validation, MVP launch, and early scaling
Generate and test product concepts that resonate with target audiences, establishing clear success criteria
Define scope and trade-offs to rapidly get MVPs into users' hands for the most promising opportunities
Understand and validate key financial assumptions needed to ensure products are significantly revenue additive at scale
Operate: Drive execution at the lowest level of detail
Full product line ownership: Independently manage and prioritise product features, making daily decisions that directly impact product direction
Hands-on team leadership: Run stand-ups and weekly planning sessions with engineering teams, working with an engineering mindset to optimise developer time for maximum business impact
Get your hands dirty with direct customer research, user interviews, and data analysis using SQL to uncover product insights
Work shoulder-to-shoulder with engineers on technical implementation decisions and troubleshooting
Collaborate directly with designers on wireframes, prototypes, and user experience flows
Identify bottlenecks early and map out dependencies that could block product development well ahead of time
Roll up your sleeves with Finance and operations to map out scaling dependencies and lead times
Take bias for action approach—don't wait for perfect data, make informed decisions and iterate quickly
Partner hands-on with marketing on value propositions, messaging, and user acquisition strategies
Continuously validate assumptions through direct user testing and product analytics as products scale
Collaborate: Enable cross-functional success
Work closely with business teams to create new features based on wider business requirements, making countless small decisions that shape the product
Excel at working with engineering, product design, data science, marketing, and strategy functions, with the ability to to create and hold your cross-functional partners accountable towards a common vision
Align diverse stakeholders around new initiatives through strong communication and influencing skills
Lead end-to-end discovery, ideation, and validation with cross-functional squads
What we're looking for
Essential experience
Product management experience: 3+ years building products and 2+ years in a product, strategy or analytics role - ideally with demonstrated success taking ideas from concept through launch and early scaling
0→1 expertise: Proven track record incubating and launching new products in fast-paced, high-ambiguity environments
Experimentation mastery: Strong experience with A/B testing, experimentation frameworks, and data-driven product development
Technical fluency: Comfortable with SQL and numerical analysis, and ideally some coding; able to dive deep into data to drive product decisions
Core capabilities
Risk-taking mindset: Comfortable with ambiguity and willing to make bold bets on unproven concepts
Strategic thinking: Exceptional ability to synthesise complex information into clear product strategies
Operational excellence: Strong prioritisation skills with ability to say "no" and stay focused on highest-impact work
Stakeholder management: Track record aligning diverse teams around new initiatives and communicating trade-offs clearly
Leadership communication: Ability to influence and communicate effectively with senior leadership, presenting complex product decisions and strategy with clarity and confidence
Ideal background
Experience in consumer financial products, fintech, or adjacent industries (strong plus)
Background working in startup or scale-up environments with flat organisational structures
Deep curiosity about emerging technologies and their applications in finance
Ready to help build the future of consumer finance? We'd love to hear from you.
Interview process
A Quick introduction call with someone from the Talent Team
A take-home exercise - 7 days to complete
Take-home task debrief and in person case study - Hiring manager + 1 more PM
Final round:
Cognitive test | 35 minutes
MD interview | 45 minutes
Product interview (case study) - 2 PMs | 1 hour
Eng interview - 2 Engineers | 45 minutes
CPO | 30 minutes
