Senior Director, Product Strategy

Senior Director, Product Strategy

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We’re seeking a future team member for the role of Senior Director, Product Strategy to join our Global Payments & Trade leadership team. This role is located in New York City, NY.

In this role, you’ll make an impact in the following ways:

• Help shape the strategic direction of the Global Payments & Trade business, defining priorities that support growth, client value, operational scale and long-term competitiveness.
• Partner with senior leaders across product, commercial, technology, operations, risk and other functions to align on strategic priorities and drive enterprise-wide initiatives.
• Translate business strategy into clear product and execution priorities, ensuring investments are aligned to market opportunity, client needs and measurable business outcomes.
• Lead high-impact, cross-functional initiatives that strengthen business performance, improve client experience and support the successful execution of strategic objectives.
• Identify and assess opportunities for product enhancement, business growth, market expansion and strategic differentiation across Global Payments & Trade.
• Establish and monitor key performance indicators, scorecards and milestones to evaluate progress against strategic goals and support executive decision-making.
• Provide thought leadership grounded in market trends, competitive dynamics, client insights and internal performance data to help guide the evolution of the business.
• Partner with leadership to identify risks, dependencies and execution challenges, helping drive informed decisions and effective prioritization.
• Support the development of strategic plans, business cases and executive-level materials for leadership discussions, planning processes and governance forums.
• Promote strong execution discipline and accountability across strategic initiatives, ensuring alignment, momentum and delivery against commitments.

To be successful in this role, we’re seeking the following:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, finance or a related discipline, or the equivalent combination of education and experience required.
• 15+ years of experience in product strategy, business strategy, product management or related leadership roles within financial services or other complex, highly regulated industries.
• Demonstrated ability to operate at the intersection of business strategy and product, connecting enterprise priorities to product direction, investment decisions and business outcomes.
• Proven ability to lead complex, cross-functional initiatives and influence senior stakeholders across business, product, technology, operations and risk.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with experience using data and business insights to support prioritization, performance management and strategic decision-making.
• Experience developing strategic plans, business cases and executive presentations for senior leadership audiences.
• Excellent communication, leadership and influencing skills, with the ability to build alignment and drive progress across a broad set of stakeholders.
• Ability to balance long-term strategic thinking with disciplined execution in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
• Knowledge of payments and trade is preferred, but not required; the ability to build domain expertise quickly and apply it to strategic planning and business leadership is essential.
• Intellectual curiosity, sound judgment and a passion for challenging the status quo to drive meaningful outcomes.