Senior Technical Product Manager, Banking Platform

Bogota, Colombia. Posted 3 months ago

The role

The Senior Technical Product Manager will own the end to end product lifecycle for Sezzle's banking core. This includes the ledger, accounts, balances, and money movement to support future financial products.

What you will do

Own the banking platform roadmap.
Drive build-vs-buy decisions for core banking platforms and processors.
Shape the account and ledger model with Engineering and Finance.
Specify money movement requirements including transfers, ACH, and card issuing.
Ensure the platform is auditable for Finance, audit, and regulators.
Partner on regulatory readiness with Compliance and Legal.
Plan migration and cutover strategies.
Write technical requirements including API contracts and data models.
Use SQL to monitor platform KPIs.
Manage technical risks and dependencies.

Required qualifications

Bachelor’s or advanced degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or other technical discipline
5–10 years of product experience
Meaningful time spent on financial infrastructure
Ownership in at least one: Ledgers, payments processing, card issuing, deposit/wallet/account platforms, lending origination, or product work at a processor, BaaS provider, or core banking vendor
Comfort with double-entry accounting concepts
Deep technical understanding of APIs, event-driven architecture, idempotency, distributed system failure modes, batch vs. real-time processing, and data flows
Strong SQL skills
Experience working directly with Compliance, Legal, Finance, or Treasury
Comfortable working in ambiguity
Strong written and verbal communication
Hands-on familiarity with AI tools, data models, or generative AI applications

Nice to have

Direct experience with a core banking platform (Thought Machine, Mambu, 10x, Finxact, Temenos, Technisys, Galileo, Pismo, or similar)
Experience with a core migration, conversion, or major ledger replacement
Experience at a chartered or licensed financial institution, or supporting a charter, banking licence, or deposit insurance application
Familiarity with consumer finance regulation
Background in consumer credit or BNPL, card products, or bank-fintech sponsorship programs
Experience with third-party risk management and vendor oversight in a regulated environment

About the company

Sezzle is building the platform to transition from a BNPL provider into a full-stack financial institution. The company aims to financially empower the next generation through tech-driven shopping experiences.