Company Description
Verse is a financial brand within the ecosystem of Square, located in Barcelona. Our goal is to take the friction out of spending and sharing money through peer-to-peer transactions. Our digital wallet allows you to share payments instantly, safely, and free of charge in select European countries.
We are collaborating closely with the Cash App organization to build a product that refines the world’s relationship with money by making it universally accessible. This partnership will enhance support and continued investment in our company’s growth across the European Union.
We want to hire the best talent to join our team, headquartered in Spain. Interested in learning more?
Job Description
We are looking for a Lead Product Owner who will push boundaries, influence strategy, and make a strong impact on product execution and quality.
We’re intended on raising the bar with smart, scalable solutions that lock-in on user needs and tightly align with company priorities. We also want teammates that are passionate about technology, community, and finding better ways to bring people together.
As a qualified candidate, you have both an incredible eye for detail and an ability to think big, break new ground, and innovate. You have experience leading the product development for mobile (native apps and mobile web) and you have the technical skills to understand and prioritize development tasks.
You’re also an excellent communicator and a flexible team player that can thrive in a very fast-paced, dynamic working environment. You are comfortable working closely with passionate designers and engineers who care deeply about creating beautiful, high-impact experiences.
What you will be doing:
Help define the short and long-term roadmap for Verse product
Define product requirements, starting with the user journey and reaching all the necessary edge cases
Work with the development team to divide features in tasks, estimate them and prioritize to optimize the workflow
Manage the speed of the development and design team, refine the tasks and manage the success of the sprints
Push the boundaries of UX/UI/visual execution and try new ideas. Be able to explore divergent concepts, then converge on feasible, innovative designs
Work with other designers and engineers to oversee new user experiences from concept to launch
Promote user research and implement the best practices for it
Identify the needs of Verse users and improve on existing features
Define user specifications, flows, and interaction models
Lead and develop a current product team (up to 5 Product Managers)
Qualifications
7+ years of product management, product ownership or equivalent consultant experience
Technical / developer / QA background
Familiarity with Agile frameworks like Scrum or Kanban
An academic background in Computer Science or related engineering discipline
Fluent level of Spanish and English
Passion for Verse and what we are trying to achieve in the payments industry
Natural ability to make things happen around you. You manage project ambiguity, complexity and interdependencies in an organized and structured way. Be able to define and analyze metrics that inform the success of products
Excellent judgment and thoughtfulness about the dynamics of a product ecosystem
Strong communication skills and intuition for communication strategy at every level -- within teams, within the company, to users, to press, and other audiences
Experience leading post-launch optimizations including developing testing strategies.
Ability to conceptualize, manage and prioritize multiple projects for stakeholders
Detail oriented with superior organizational skills -- balancing multiple projects, deadlines, and requests should be second nature to you
Additional Information
Verse treats all employees and job applicants equally. Every decision is based on merit, qualifications, and talent. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, political ideas, ethnicity, origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, social status, union states, kinship status, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
We will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with each office’s corresponding local guidelines and applicable regulations.
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