Senior Product Manager (Lending) – Engine by Starling

Overview

In this role you will own the lending sub-domain within Engine, shaping features for overdrafts, unsecured loans, mortgages and credit cards. You will work closely with Business Development, Customer Success and Engineering to define and deliver solutions that meet client needs and drive growth. You’ll own the roadmap and strategy for your domain, while collaborating across teams to build scalable lending products for diverse markets. This is a practical, impact-driven role at a fast-growing fintech reshaping banking.

Pay / Benefits

• 33 days holiday (including public holidays)
• Birthday holiday
• Pension scheme (salary sacrifice)
• Private Medical Insurance (VitalityHealth)
• Life insurance 4x salary
• Volunteer time (16 hours/year)

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end delivery and scoping of sub-domain features in alignment with product and engineering leadership
• Define and maintain the roadmap, vision, and strategy for the lending sub-domain
• Collaborate with engineers, designers, writers and QA to implement product improvements aligned with business goals
• Prioritise tasks and communicate the what and why to internal and external stakeholders
• Manage delivery deadlines and proactively raise risks impacting client projects
• Build close relationships with Delivery and Customer Success to evaluate feature requests and client requirements
• Partner with Business Development to articulate Engine’s capabilities and participate in early-stage sales discussions as an SME
• Champion features, tailor communications for diverse stakeholders, and manage difficult conversations with senior stakeholders

Key requirements

• Proven product management or product ownership experience with complex, impactful products
• Experience building or significantly improving lending products
• FinTech/Banking exposure in regulated environments
• Technical foundation or strong technical curiosity
• Clear communication and stakeholder management across engineering, design and clients
• Willingness to learn and grow in a rapidly expanding org
• Experience coaching other PMs is a plus but not required

• Clear communication
• Stakeholder management
• Problem solving
• Lending product knowledge (overdrafts, loans, mortgages, credit cards)
• Product ownership in an engineering context
• Technical mindset with ability to work with engineering leadership

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