About Careertakes

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Applicants for this role may also receive access to additional matched opportunities through the Careertakes platform.

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Role overview

Confidential Client is hiring a Senior Associate, Product Manager to lead the Settlements domain for Trade Credit. This role is focused on defining strategy and driving execution to modernize transaction intake and settlement capabilities toward a modular, microservice-based architecture. You will work with engineering, design, data, and partner teams to scale transaction intake and support onboarding of large enterprise partners.

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What you’ll do

• Own the product vision and roadmap for the Settlements domain (transaction intake, data enrichment, and recording).
• Break down business epics into features and user stories; write acceptance criteria and drive MVPs to validate hypotheses.
• Prioritize the backlog with a strong focus on customer value and risk management.
• Collaborate closely with engineers, designers, data scientists, and subject-matter experts to deliver technical, scalable solutions.
• Use data and hypothesis-driven experiments to measure impact and inform product decisions.
• Participate in horizontal forums to coordinate cross-team dependencies and influence architecture and platform direction.
• Communicate roadmaps and outcomes to stakeholders, elevating product decisions and business results.

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What you’ll learn & grow in

• Human-centered product discovery and research techniques.
• Translating strategy into measurable product outcomes.
• Building products for high-throughput transaction systems and microservice architectures.
• Cross-functional leadership and stakeholder influence across technical and business teams.

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Qualifications

Basic qualifications (required)

• Bachelor’s degree or relevant military experience.
• Minimum of 1 year of product management experience OR at least 1 year in product design, agile delivery, business analysis, data science, or software engineering.
• Comfortable working in agile teams and writing user stories and acceptance criteria.
• Strong communicator who can distill complex ideas for technical and non-technical audiences.

Preferred qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or engineering.
• 1+ years translating business strategy into consumer-facing digital products.
• 1+ years working on core product platforms that power digital experiences.
• 1+ years acting as a product owner within an agile development process.

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Compensation & benefits (Chicago, IL)

Base salary range (Chicago, IL): $101,100 - $115,400 per year for Senior Associate, Product Management.

This role is eligible for performance-based incentive compensation (cash bonuses and/or long-term incentives). Benefits include health, financial, and other wellbeing programs; eligibility varies by employment status and level. The exact salary offered will be reflected in the offer letter.

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Additional details

• This is a full-time role based in Chicago, IL.
• Confidential Client will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.
• The position is expected to accept applications for a minimum of 5 business days.
• Careertakes supports reasonable accommodation requests during the hiring process. If you need assistance, indicate that in your application or contact Careertakes for help.

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Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency

Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.

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