Principal Product Manager - Zelle Platform
Core
Lead the core event data domain and messaging framework for the Zelle® Platform, driving resilient, performant, and scalable event architecture to support future growth and mitigate risk.
Role type
Principal Product Manager (Platform/Event Architecture)
Builds
Zelle® event data domain, messaging framework, and developer-facing platform products (APIs, Webhooks, SDKs)
Domain
Financial services / Payments infrastructure / Event-driven architecture
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Product strategy and roadmap definition, cross-functional leadership, technical acumen in event processing, risk management, stakeholder alignment at executive level, agile methodology, design thinking
Preferred skills
Event-driven architecture patterns (event sourcing, pub/sub, CQRS), modern messaging infrastructure (Kafka, Pulsar, RabbitMQ), high-throughput low-latency platform ownership, developer experience (DX), payments network concepts (authorization, clearing, settlement), platform governance in regulated environments, systems thinking, AI/ML application productization, microservices and cloud migration
Technologies
Kafka, Pulsar, RabbitMQ, APIs, Webhooks, SDKs, CQRS, pub/sub, event sourcing
Responsibilities
Build internal and external coalitions on product strategy, assess customer needs to maximize satisfaction, drive go-to-market strategies for revenue targets, oversee integration of risk and security controls, define requirements and groom user stories for technologists, align product roadmap with growth teams
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC with strategy & mentorship
