Principal Product Manager, Agentic

At Early Warning, we’ve powered and protected the U.S. financial system for over thirty years with cutting‑edge solutions like Zelle®, Paze℠, and so much more. As a trusted name in payments, we partner with thousands of institutions to increase access to financial services and protect transactions for hundreds of millions of consumers and small businesses. Positions located in Scottsdale, San Francisco, Chicago, or New York follow a hybrid work model to allow for a more collaborative working environment.

Candidates responding to this posting must independently possess the eligibility to work in the United States, for any employer, at the date of hire. This position is ineligible for employment Visa sponsorship.

The Principal Product Manager at Paze is a senior individual contributor responsible for defining and advancing product strategy across a complex product, product group, or customer solution. The role establishes a clear product vision, translates customer and market needs into prioritized outcomes, and leads cross‑functional alignment from discovery through commercialization and ongoing optimization. Operating with a high degree of autonomy in ambiguous and evolving conditions, the Principal Product Manager influences executives, technical teams, business partners, customers, and external stakeholders to make sound product decisions, manage risk, and deliver measurable customer and business value.

The Principal Product Manager will lead the strategy and development of secure, trusted payment experiences for emerging AI‑enabled and agentic commerce ecosystems.

Define and communicate product vision, strategy, roadmaps, and investment priorities for a complex product, product group, or customer solution, balancing customer value, business impact, risk, and technical feasibility. Lead product work across the full lifecycle, including discovery, concept development, prioritization, requirements, delivery, launch, commercialization, performance management, and continuous improvement. Build alignment and coalitions across Product, Engineering, Design, Marketing, Sales, Analytics, Operations, Legal, Risk, Compliance, Fraud, and other stakeholders to advance product strategy and execution.

Serve as a senior voice of the customer by synthesizing research, behavioral data, partner feedback, market signals, and experimentation into insights, product decisions, and differentiated experiences. Translate complex customer, business, and technical needs into clear product requirements, outcomes, success measures, and decision frameworks that enable cross‑functional teams to execute effectively.

• Typically has 12 or more years of progressive experience or demonstrated portfolio consistent with experience required of the role.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Demonstrated experience defining product strategy, roadmaps, priorities, and measurable outcomes for complex customer‑facing products or platforms.
• Proven experience leading products through discovery, development, launch, commercialization, and ongoing optimization in a cross‑functional environment.
• Demonstrated ability to operate independently through ambiguity, make product tradeoffs, and drive major initiatives across organizational boundaries.
• Demonstrated experience translating customer insights, market signals, data, and business needs into product requirements and product decisions.
• Strong technical fluency and demonstrated ability to partner effectively with engineering and architecture teams on complex product solutions.
• Demonstrated knowledge of payment processing, fraud prevention, digital commerce ecosystems, or related trusted‑transaction…