Product Manager

Summary

Join Lightspeed as a Staff Product Manager and contribute to the growth of our Capital team within Financial Services. You will play a key role in developing and implementing product strategies, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and building systems for capital eligibility decisions. This position requires a blend of technical skills and business acumen, along with strong leadership and collaboration abilities. Located in Canada (Montreal, Toronto, Ottawa), this role offers flexibility with fully remote, partially remote, or fully office-based options. You will mentor other Product Managers and have a significant impact on scaling Lightspeed Capital. The ideal candidate possesses extensive experience in product management within a data-heavy environment and a proven track record of success.

Requirements

• A proven track record in product management for complex, data-heavy platforms at scale, with 8–10 years of experience, ideally in B2B SaaS, Fintech, or data transformation
• Expertise in leading cross-functional teams, defining product vision, and executing roadmaps in fast-paced, agile environments
• Excellent communication and leadership skills, able to articulate complex concepts to senior leadership, technical teams, and non-technical stakeholders
• A collaborative mindset, forging strong relationships, influencing without authority, and aligning teams toward shared goals
• Deep knowledge of Agile/Scrum methodologies and delivering high-quality software on time
• A data-driven approach to decision-making, with experience setting, measuring, and improving product success metrics
• Experience working across multiple squads and time zones
• Strong strategic thinking, aligning product vision with company objectives
• Ability to mentor and coach other product managers to develop their skills and careers
• Effective stakeholder management, working with senior leadership, engineering, and cross-functional teams

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the product strategy for a key area of Capital’s three-year vision
• Work closely with engineering, data science, risk, and growth to evolve capital eligibility decisions
• Develop and maintain a product roadmap that aligns with business goals and strategy
• Create detailed Product Requirements Documents for major initiatives to ensure clear scoping, requirements and implementation milestones
• Represent Product within the squad and work with engineering counterparts to organize and prioritize the work, and ensure efficient delivery
• Collaborate with Data Science, Risk, Operations, and Engineering to understand the implications of product decisions and trade-offs in terms of complexity, depth, and timelines
• Define, track, and analyze the impacts of product changes, ensuring that key business metrics are achieved

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in SMB Lending
• Retail and eCommerce industry experience

Benefits

• Lots of autonomy, flexible work culture and the option of fully remote work
• Genuine career opportunities in a company that’s creating new jobs every day
• Opportunity to make a difference; help merchants grow their businesses and become more successful by creating or improving products and addressing customer feedback
• Work in a team big enough for growth but lean enough to make a real impact
• Development of very high traffic products, used at the global scale
• Opportunities to learn and expand your skill set
• Become a valued part of the diverse and inclusive Lightspeed family
• Lightspeed equity scheme (we are all owners)
• Flexible paid time off policy
• Extended Healthcare benefits
• Health and wellness benefit of $500 per year
• Paid leave and assistance for new parents
• Mental health online platform and counseling & coaching services
• Volunteer day