About the role
<p><strong>Summary </strong></p> <p>Join Aperia Solutions, a leader in SaaS solutions for the Payments and Compliance industries. Aperia is a Texas-based fintech and managed consultancy firm that creates custom SaaS applications and other software-based solutions for the payments, banking, and processing industry. Founded in 1999, Aperia offers business intelligence, risk management, compliance, and customer intelligence platforms. With offices in Dallas, Washington DC, and Vietnam, Aperia is a fast-paced, global organization that strives to improve efficiency in compliance, risk, and customer service operations. Aperia’s clients include banks, processors, payment facilitators, merchant service providers, independent sales organizations, and government entities. A career at Aperia promises a great challenge, culture, and opportunities to forge your own path.</p> <p><strong>Job Description&nbsp;</strong></p> <p>We are seeking a Principal Product Manager —a senior, highly strategic leader responsible for driving enterprise‑critical product initiatives and shaping our clients long‑term platform direction. In this role, you will leverage deep domain expertise, strong cross‑functional leadership, and the ability to influence decisions at the highest levels of the organization. You will define the product vision for complex, multi‑team capabilities and guide PMs and engineering leaders to deliver scalable, innovative payment solutions.</p> <p>This position is ideal for someone who operates as a thought leader, a strategic problem solver, and a connector across organizational boundaries. T</p> <p><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p> <p><strong>Strategic Product Leadership</strong></p> <ul> <li>Own the long-term strategy for a major platform capability, cross-product domain, or enterprise-level initiative.</li> <li>Build and champion a clear vision that aligns to our clients multi-year business goals.</li> <li>Identify market shifts, emerging technologies, and regulatory trends to shape proactive product evolution.</li> <li>Develop high-impact business cases to secure executive alignment and investment.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Cross-Functional Alignment &amp; Influence</strong></p> <ul> <li>Act as a senior partner to Engineering, Architecture, Compliance, Risk, Operations, and Commercial Leadership.</li> <li>Drive alignment across multiple product lines, ensuring cohesive prioritization and technical direction.</li> <li>Present strategy, progress, and recommendations to senior leadership and executive teams.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Complex Program Leadership</strong></p> <ul> <li>Break down large, ambiguous problem spaces into clear, actionable initia