Job Description

Ready to shape tomorrow?
Currencycloud is somewhere where innovative thinking and the power of technology know no limits. We know that the success of the business depends on the people who keep it moving, which is why we are looking for exceptional talent to join our international payments revolution. 

Currencycloud is on a rapid global growth journey and is now looking for an experienced Product Strategy Manager to lead its expansion into Asia Pacific. The Product Strategy Manager will focus on market development, with the objective to identify, assess, and prioritise opportunities in new customer segments and geographies across Asia. The Product Strategy Manager will also support the Product organisation in prioritising what products and features we need to build to solve customer problems across the region and deciding how we deliver these whole products and solutions to market.

This is an individual contributor role reporting into the VP Strategy. Please note the role does not drive the delivery of the product strategy and product backlog.

Key Responsibilities
This role will focus on the following activities:
- Map, segment and size different geographic and sector-based markets across Asia Pacific with meaningful cross-border payment needs
- Understand customer needs and problems in the identified segments through market research and customer discovery
- Work with the Product team to define and prioritise the products and solutions we need to win in these segments
- Work with the Asia General Manager and the wider Growth, Sales, Product and Compliance teams to prioritise customer segments to target in the region
- Shape the Currencycloud value proposition for the target segments, encompassing competitive positioning, pricing and go to market strategy

Skills Knowledge and Expertise
Experience
- Proven experience in a Product Owner/Product Manager/strategy role, preferably in a software-first Fintech or tech start-up
- Demonstrated autonomy and ownership of outcomes in product development / strategic projects 
- Preferably domain knowledge in Fintech - e.g. payments, FX, transaction banking or trading

Personal attributes
- A self-starter who takes accountability for getting things done 
- Exceptional strategic thinking and analytical skills 
- Commercially sharp and outcome-focused 
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills 
- Exceptional structure and attention to detail 
- Ability to build strong relationships and influence key stakeholders 
- Comfortable challenging the status quo and always curious about the way things work 
- Comfortable working in a scale-up or growth environment and as part of a wider team

Benefits
At the moment we are transitioning from an office based working environment to a remote first company, so we have adapted our already great benefits package to reflect this.

We now offer a day off each month for your mental health on top of the 25 days annual leave allowance and a day off for your birthday. Our comprehensive health care includes mental health support service access and we have live streamed health based activities like Yoga and Barre classes each week! We also run fortnightly company updates hosted by our CEO to keep employees up to date on developments and also include an open forum for employees to ask questions.

If you think your skills and experience match what we are looking for and you’d like to join a Fintech industry unicorn, please get in touch!

For recruiters: we aren’t currently looking for additional support on this role and won’t be accepting any unsolicited CVs

About Currencycloud
Currencycloud is a global payments platform built on smart technology that takes the complexity out of moving money. Developers use our API building blocks to build customised payment solutions. Whether you want to embed our payments infrastructure into your products or services, or build on top of it, we’ll fit into your business in a way that works for you. 

We take care of all the intricacies and regulatory hurdles involved with cross-border payments, giving you the tools to globalise your business.

Our cloud-based platform removes that complexity from international transactions, giving you clarity and control over your business so you can focus on the things that matter: your customers. With enterprise-class solutions for clients and partners such as Visa and Starling Bank, Currencycloud understands your needs and can help with market-leading products.

Skills Required