[Hiring] Head of Product @Marathon Talent

Role Description

This role exists because Product has become a strategic priority. Today, product ownership sits between Engineering and a junior Product Owner focused on execution — there's no dedicated leader driving strategy, prioritization, or long-term innovation. The Head of Product will be Abaco's first dedicated Product leader, partnering directly with the executive team to build the Product function from the ground up:

• Owning the roadmap across multiple countries and lending products.
• Establishing a data-driven product culture.
• Shaping the company's AI strategy.

Success looks like:

• A scalable product organization.
• Faster and better product decisions.
• Successful launches of new lending products.
• A business that can grow significantly without adding operational complexity.

• Product Strategy & Roadmap: Own the long-term product vision across multiple products and markets, define priorities based on customer insights and data, and build a scalable strategy aligned with Abaco's growth objectives.
• Product Development: Lead end-to-end development of new lending products (declining-balance loans, working capital solutions, micro-factoring), translate business opportunities into clear requirements for Engineering, and manage the product backlog.
• Cross-functional Leadership: Partner closely with Engineering, Data, Risk, Pricing, Operations, Legal, and Collections; build alignment across stakeholders; present product strategy and business cases to senior leadership with financial and commercial credibility.
• Product Operations & Analytics: Establish product KPIs, success metrics, and experimentation frameworks; collaborate with Data on collection, reporting, and insights; build scalable processes for faster launching and iteration.
• AI & Digital Transformation: Help define how AI shows up in customer-facing experiences and internal workflows, support the shift toward conversational channels like WhatsApp, and identify automation opportunities across CX, efficiency, and decision-making.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in Product Management, ideally in fintech, lending, embedded finance, or credit.
• Bilingual.
• Demonstrated experience building products or product orgs from scratch.
• Strong commercial acumen balancing customer needs, business goals, and technical execution.
• Close collaboration with Engineering throughout the product lifecycle.
• Highly analytical, data-driven decision-making.
• Comfortable in fast-paced, high-ambiguity environments.

Requirements

• Strong plus: B2B lending, SME financial services, or regulated financial institutions.
• Founder or early-stage startup experience.
• SQL proficiency.
• Experience embedding AI into digital products or business processes.
• Background in small, high-performing product teams.

Benefits

• Nice to have: Experience across multiple countries/international markets.
• Familiarity with conversational products or WhatsApp-based CX.
• Exposure to risk, underwriting, or financial operations.