Manager, Juniper Product Management

Company Description

Juniper Payments – A Velera Company – simplifies domestic and cross-border payment processes for financial institutions of all sizes through innovative technology, strategic integration, and streamlined processing. With over 20 years of experience, Juniper delivers high-availability transaction, reporting, and risk management services in a single, user-friendly solution used daily by more than 15,000 users at 2,500+ institutions. As the innovator of the Correspondent Gateway, the company offers the industry’s first comprehensive correspondent payment platform, built specifically for correspondent financial institutions.

Juniper’s modern Payments Hub helps financial institutions meet evolving customer and business needs by integrating modular transactions into an end-to-end processing platform that scales with client growth. All solutions combine payment origination, receipt, exception management, risk monitoring, and reporting in an intuitive portal, including automated ACH and wire delivery to the Federal Reserve Bank.

The Manager, Juniper Product Management is a full-time, on-site role based in Tucson, AZ, responsible for leading the strategy, roadmap, and lifecycle of Juniper’s payment products. This role oversees day-to-day product management activities, including gathering and prioritizing requirements, defining features, and coordinating product releases across cross-functional teams such as engineering, operations, sales, and client support. The manager analyzes market trends, client feedback, and performance data to guide product enhancements that strengthen customer relationships and support institutional growth.

This position also manages product development initiatives, ensures projects are delivered on time and within scope, and maintains alignment with regulatory, risk, and operational standards. The role involves close collaboration with internal stakeholders and clients to ensure products remain competitive, scalable, and effective in simplifying payment processes.

• Strong product strategy and product management skills, with experience defining roadmaps and managing product life cycles.
• Proficiency in product development and project management, including coordinating cross-functional teams and delivering complex initiatives.
• Advanced analytical skills, with the ability to interpret data, assess market trends, and drive data-informed decisions.
• Experience in financial services, payments, or fintech environments, especially with B2B or institutional products, is highly beneficial.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across technical and business teams.
• Demonstrated leadership capabilities, including mentoring team members and influencing outcomes without direct authority.
• Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, information systems, or a related field; an advanced degree or relevant certifications (e.g., PMP, Agile) are a plus.
• Comfort with on-site work in Tucson, AZ and willingness to engage directly with internal teams and clients as needed.