Director of Product, Astra

• This role is for someone who wants to build, not just manage – someone who thrives in ambiguity, moves fast, and is energized by the opportunity to create something from scratch alongside a world-class team
• 8+ years of product management experience, with a strong track record of shipping complex B2B products at scale
• Experience as a founding product hire or early product leader (first 3 PMs) at a high-growth startup
• Deep experience with API products, developer tools, or infrastructure platforms
• Background in fintech, payments, or financial services is strongly preferred
• Proven ability to thrive in 0-to-1 environments and build from scratch
• Strong understanding of software development processes and API design principles
• Comfortable engaging in technical discussions with engineering teams
• Ability to understand system architecture and make informed trade-offs
• Familiarity with modern development tools and practices
• Proven ability to develop compelling product strategies that drive business outcomes
• Experience making complex decisions with incomplete information
• Track record of identifying market opportunities and executing against them
• Strong business acumen and understanding of go-to-market dynamics
• Deep empathy for users and commitment to solving real problems
• Experience conducting user research and translating insights into action
• Ability to balance customer needs with business priorities
• Strong intuition for product-market fit and user experience
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Proven ability to influence without authority and build consensus
• Experience presenting to executive audiences and external stakeholders
• Comfortable working across time zones and with distributed teams
• Strong bias toward action and ability to move fast in ambiguous environments
• Track record of shipping high-quality products on time
• Experience managing multiple priorities and competing deadlines
• Attention to detail without losing sight of the bigger picture
• If you're a product leader who thrives on building from scratch and defining the future of financial infrastructure, we'd love to hear from you

Desirable

• As Astra's first product lead, you'll establish the product function from the ground up and set the strategic direction for our entire payments infrastructure platform
• This is not just a product role – you'll be a foundational member of our leadership team, shaping company strategy, building product culture, and defining what world-class product management looks like at Astra
• You'll own the complete product vision and roadmap, making critical decisions about what we build, for whom, and why
• Working directly with our founders and engineering leadership, you'll translate our mission of building mission-critical financial infrastructure into concrete products that move billions of dollars and power thousands of businesses
• As we scale, you'll build and mentor the product team, establishing processes, frameworks, and best practices that will define how Astra builds products for years to come
• This is a rare opportunity to join at the inflection point where your decisions will have an outsized impact on our trajectory
• You'll be architecting solutions that define how modern financial infrastructure should work, making foundational product and technical choices, and building the playbook for how a generational payments company brings products to market
• Build the product function:
• Establish product management as a core discipline at Astra from day one
• Define product processes, frameworks, and rituals that scale with the company
• Set the bar for product excellence and build a culture of customer obsession
• Eventually hire and mentor a world-class product team as we grow
• Own end-to-end product strategy:
• Define product vision, strategy, and multi-quarter roadmaps for critical platform capabilities
• Drive products from conception through launch, iteration, and scale
• Make strategic trade-offs between competing priorities while maintaining focus on customer outcomes
• Partner with engineering leadership to architect scalable, reliable solutions
• Be the voice of the customer:
• Conduct deep customer research to understand pain points, workflows, and unmet needs
• Build strong relationships with key customers and prospects to inform product direction
• Translate complex technical concepts into clear value propositions
• Gather and synthesize feedback to continuously improve product-market fit
• Drive cross-functional execution:
• Work closely with engineering teams to define technical requirements and scope releases
• Collaborate with design to create intuitive experiences for developer and business users
• Partner with compliance and risk teams to ensure products meet regulatory requirements
• Enable sales and customer success teams with the tools and narratives to drive adoption
• Make data-driven decisions:
• Define and track key product metrics and success criteria
• Analyze usage patterns, customer feedback, and market trends to inform priorities
• Run experiments to validate hypotheses and optimize product experiences
• Use quantitative and qualitative insights to guide strategic decisions
• Communicate and influence:
• Present product strategy and updates to executive leadership and board members
• Write clear, concise product documentation and requirements
• Build alignment across multiple stakeholders with competing interests
• Advocate for the customer while balancing business and technical constraints

• Please submit with your application:
• Resume highlighting your track record of shipping complex B2B products and early-stage/founding experience
• Brief cover letter (300 words max) answering: "Describe a product you built from 0-to-1 that required balancing technical complexity, customer needs, and business constraints. What trade-offs did you make and why?"
• Optional: Examples of product artifacts you've created (product vision documents, roadmaps, PRDs, customer research frameworks, launch plans, etc.)