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WHAT IS SPADE? Financial institutions process billions of transactions every day across cards, ACH, wires, and third party aggregators. But most of that data is difficult to use. Descriptions are inconsistent, merchant names don’t match, and categories vary by payment type. Spade is a data and AI platform that turns messy transaction strings into structured, verified records — and gives teams the tools to act on it across authorization, attribution, analytics, and AI initiatives. Spade leads the market in terms of merchant coverage, matching accuracy, geolocation data, and speed of transaction enrichment. Customers such as, FIS, Bilt, Mercury, Stripe, alongside many other leaders in fintech and financial services, trust Spade's data to enable personalized rewards programs, accurate applied spending rules, precise analytics requests, and innovative AI-powered features. Spade is a fast growing, Series B company backed by industry experts and top tier investors (including Oak HC/FT, a16z, Flourish Ventures, Y-Combinator, and Gradient Ventures). We’re a lean and execution-oriented hybrid team, passionate about building exceptional products for our growing customer base. We care deeply about diversity of background, experience, and opinion. We value empathy, curiosity, and passion, and strive to create an environment where individuals have autonomy and the ability to take ownership over their work. THE OPPORTUNITY As our first Product Manager dedicated to our enrichment product, you'll drive improvements and define the future of a core product that enriches hundreds of billions of dollars in transaction volume every month. Working closely with our CEO, data, and engineering teams, you'll help optimize for massive scale as our product grows within the world's largest banks and fintechs. This role is ideal for a technical PM who wants high ownership in a fast-moving environment, while supporting a huge customer base. WHAT WILL YOU BE DOING? - Lead our core enrichment product vertical, collaborating with our engineering and data science teams to deliver high-quality products for our financial customers - Ensure the product scales reliably as it serves billions of API calls each month - Engage directly with customers, both through sales and your own conversations, to gather feedback - Own the roadmap for next-generation enrichment products, from priority-setting through delivery - Collaborate with product marketing to coordinate product launches and ongoing marketing WHAT EXPERIENCE, SKILLS, AND QUALIFICATIONS ARE NECESSARY? MUST HAVE: - 5+ years of experience as a Product Manager, with some time in a fintech or payments company - Proven track record of building or launching B2B products end-to-end, from early ideation through delivery and iteration - Strong technical fluency with API and data products: you can partner effectively with engineers and make informed trade-off decisions - Comfortable defining process and roadmap from scratch. You won't inherit a backlog; you'll build one - Exceptional communicator: you can make complex ideas feel simple for both technical and non-technical audiences - Based in NYC with the ability to work from our Flatiron office at least 2 days/week NICE TO HAVE: - Experience at a startup (seed to Series C) - Direct experience with transactional data - Comfort engaging with customers from early-stage fintechs to enterprise banks Note: we have 2 open PM roles, please only apply for the one that is best suited to you (we will evaluate all candidates on both). Thank you. WHY JOIN SPADE? - Be a cultural founder. As an early employee, you’ll play a meaningful role in defining and building our culture. - Get in on the ground floor. We’re a small but well-funded team – joining now comes with limited risk and unlimited upside. - Build the next generation of financial infrastructure. Our products will power the next wave of innovation in fintech, helping our customers deliver better, more transparent products and services to the consumer. BENEFITS AT SPADE: - Competitive Compensation. Data-driven salaries that reward performance and ownership. - Meaningful Equity. Flexibility with early exercise and an extended post-termination options. - Comprehensive Health Benefits. 100% paid medical, mental, dental, and vision premium option plus One Medical membership (for US-based employees). - 401(k). Empowering you to invest in your future. - Paid Parental Leave. 12 weeks of full pay for parents welcoming a new child into their home. - Unlimited PTO. Take the time you need to unplug and unwind. - Flexible In-Person Culture. NYC HQ (hybrid and dog-friendly) with remote opportunities for certain roles in US/Canada. - Supporting you in and outside of work. Generous work from home stipend, company-paid lunches, Citibike Membership, and more. SALARY RANGE: - At Spade, we view total compensation as consisting of salary + equity + benefits. We recruit motivated and high performing talent, and work to compensate people in line with the value they bring to our team. - We aim to pay fairly and competitively, and consider a number of factors in developing compensation offers. These factors include years and breadth of experience, interview performance, market dynamics, and internal equity. - The anticipated base salary range for this role is listed above (in USD). DIVERSITY & INCLUSION AT SPADE: Spade is an equal opportunity employer, committed to building a culture that is diverse, equitable, and inclusive. We believe that having people with different backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and perspectives not only helps us build the best products for our customers, but also helps us be the best version of ourselves.

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WHAT IS SPADE?
WHAT WILL YOU BE DOING?
Lead our core enrichment product vertical, collaborating with our engineering and data science teams to deliver high-quality products for our financial customers
Ensure the product scales reliably as it serves billions of API calls each month
Engage directly with customers, both through sales and your own conversations, to gather feedback
Own the roadmap for next-generation enrichment products, from priority-setting through delivery
Collaborate with product marketing to coordinate product launches and ongoing marketing
WHAT EXPERIENCE, SKILLS, AND QUALIFICATIONS ARE NECESSARY?
5+ years of experience as a Product Manager, with some time in a fintech or payments company
Proven track record of building or launching B2B products end-to-end, from early ideation through delivery and iteration
Strong technical fluency with API and data products: you can partner effectively with engineers and make informed trade-off decisions
Comfortable defining process and roadmap from scratch. You won't inherit a backlog; you'll build one
Exceptional communicator: you can make complex ideas feel simple for both technical and non-technical audiences
Based in NYC with the ability to work from our Flatiron office at least 2 days/week
Competitive Compensation. Data-driven salaries that reward performance and ownership.
Meaningful Equity. Flexibility with early exercise and an extended post-termination options.

Nice-to-haves

Experience at a startup (seed to Series C)
Direct experience with transactional data
Comfort engaging with customers from early-stage fintechs to enterprise banks
Note: we have 2 open PM roles, please only apply for the one that is best suited to you (we will evaluate all candidates on both). Thank you.
WHY JOIN SPADE?
Be a cultural founder. As an early employee, you’ll play a meaningful role in defining and building our culture.
Get in on the ground floor. We’re a small but well-funded team – joining now comes with limited risk and unlimited upside.
Build the next generation of financial infrastructure. Our products will power the next wave of innovation in fintech, helping our customers deliver better, more transparent products and services to the consumer.

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