Product Lead - Account Verification

Plaid

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San Francisco, US Posted 35 days ago $207,600–$306,600 / year
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TL;DR

The Product Lead for Plaid’s Account Verification team in San Francisco will oversee the strategic direction and execution of one of the company's most critical product areas, focusing on secure bank account connections. This high-ownership role involves setting long-term vision and near-term priorities while expanding verification methods across open banking, machine learning, and traditional systems. The ideal candidate will lead a cross-functional team to develop seamless verification journeys that balance speed, reliability, and security, using data and AI tools for analysis and experimentation. With 10+ years of experience in product management or equivalent roles, particularly in fintech or payments, the successful applicant must excel in ambiguous, high-growth environments, demonstrating strong strategic vision and executional drive alongside exceptional communication skills.

Skills

Python JavaScript AWS Kubernetes Docker CI/CD PostgreSQL MongoDB Git GitHub JIRA Terraform Prometheus Grafana OpenAPI Swagger RESTful_APIs GraphQL Microservices SaaS

What you'll do

  • Own the Account Verification strategy and roadmap, focusing on customer outcomes.
  • Reimagine authentication experiences to unlock new financial use cases.
  • Expand verification capabilities using open banking, database auth, microdeposits, etc.
  • Drive development of self-service tools for configuring verification paths.
  • Partner across Plaid to create cohesive account setup and risk management experiences.
  • Represent Plaid as a product thought leader in the industry.

What we're looking for

  • 10+ years of experience, including 5+ in product management or equivalent roles.
  • Proven success building and scaling B2B or infrastructure products in fintech or payments.
  • Strong strategic vision and executional drive with ability to manage details.
  • Exceptional communication skills for technical and business stakeholders.
  • Thrives in ambiguous, high-growth environments with a track record of leading cross-functionally.
  • Hands-on experience with data and AI tools for analysis, prototyping, and experimentation.

Market check

Salary context

This $207,600–$306,600 range sits above 90% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$147,000–$221,000

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$150,000–$222,650

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 239 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

Employer

About Plaid

Plaid is a financial technology company that builds a data network powering digital finance applications, enabling consumers to securely connect their financial accounts to apps and services. Industry: Financial Technology & Data Infrastructure

Plaid currently has 127 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $186,000–$262,800 across 127 roles with salary data.

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