Senior Director, Product Management – Platform Governance and Compliance

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Take ownership of and enhance the governance product strategy for the platform, focusing on Governance, Control, and Administration.

• Ensure that the platform strategy aligns with business objectives, customer requirements, and the changing regulatory environment.

• Promote enterprise-wide adoption of the three-part controls framework among platform services and leadership stakeholders.

• Act as the main liaison for C-suite executives, legal, and risk stakeholders.

• Showcase governance and compliance capabilities during strategic customer interactions, vendor risk evaluations, and security assessments.

• Establish and advocate for risk-adjusted prioritization frameworks that balance commercial growth with compliance obligations and regulatory risks.

• Function as the ultimate decision-maker regarding trade-offs between business expansion and compliance.

• Lead and mentor the Platform Governance & Compliance team.

• Set priorities and assess the quality of execution across PRDs, epics, and audit-readiness tasks.

• Direct platform strategy by utilizing financial services requirements such as GLBA and model risk management practices.

• Interact directly with regulators and auditors as necessary.

• Define platform-level KPIs to measure the effectiveness of governance, control, and administration.

• Present governance and compliance KPIs to executive leadership.

⛳️ Requirements

• Extensive experience in Platform Product Management or in leadership roles focused on Governance/Compliance.

• Significant expertise in Financial Services, including areas such as banking, lending, credit decisioning, or consumer finance.

• Proven history of shaping governance strategies within the financial services sector or other regulated industries.

• A recognized and credentialed figure within the governance, compliance, or financial-regulatory field.

• Experience in public speaking, thought leadership publications, and participation on regulatory or industry boards, or having held senior regulatory/executive positions.

• Demonstrated ability to articulate governance strategies to C-suite executives, boards, and clients.

• Strong foundation in identity and security architecture, encompassing RBAC/ABAC, MFA, SSO, and encryption standards.

• Extensive experience in building or mentoring product management teams.

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in engineering, computer science, or a related discipline; an advanced degree or relevant certifications are highly preferred.

• Industry credentials such as CISSP, CIPP, or CRCM are advantageous but not mandatory.

🏝️ Benefits

• Highly competitive compensation, benefits, and rewards programs.

• Emphasis on work/life balance.

• Access to employee resource groups.

• Opportunities for social events.

• Commitment to professional development and valuable learning experiences.

• Fostering an inclusive culture.

• Equal employment and advancement opportunities.