Product Manager, International Consumer

About Uphold

A fast-growing fintech company, Uphold is pursuing a mission to accelerate access to blockchain technologies for people and companies worldwide. Founded in 2014, Uphold has millions of customers in over 150 countries and executes billions of dollars of crypto and fiat transactions a year. A bridge between old and new money systems, Uphold’s consumer offering is crypto-enabled neo-bank, allowing consumers ways to manage their daily finances with debit cards, direct deposit, high interest savings, crypto and precious metals trading, and many more features. We expose these through our APIs to businesses and institutions who can enable them to their customers for a seamless bridge between on-chain and traditional finance.

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About the role

We’re looking for a Product Manager, International Consumer to drive the roadmap and execution strategy behind Uphold’s Consumer features as they expand into new global markets. In this role, you will act as the connective force between local market leaders, marketing, and engineering teams— enabling innovative financial services to scale globally.
As the Product Manager, International Consumer, you will own the product roadmap to launch new features across multiple jurisdictions, building market-specific capabilities to meet local demand. This includes leading the delivery of product and technical changes required to serve new markets, collaborating with internal teams to adapt functionality for new regions, and maintaining an active feedback loop with regional business/ market leaders, local Marketing, Legal, Compliance, and Regulatory teams.
This is a hands-on role requiring deep coordination with stakeholders and strong execution skills. You’ll need to manage ambiguity, navigate global regulatory dynamics, and prioritize engineering efforts in alignment with market expansion goals. You will work cross-functionally across engineering, legal, platform, and regional operations.

This is a hybrid role based in London, UK with an expectation of in-office presence three days a week. 

Key Responsibilities

• Own the roadmap for product and technical requirements tied to launching new features across global jurisdictions.
• Translate local market needs into actionable product requirements and engineering deliverables.
• Partner with internal teams to ensure cross-functional readiness for market launches, including updates to KYC, payments, customer experience, and reporting.
• Work closely with platform teams to build capabilities that scale across multiple regions and reduce future integration effort.
• Monitor and respond to evolving regulatory requirements in coordination with local legal, licensing, and compliance teams.
• Collaborate with regional expansion stakeholders and third-party partners to assess readiness and unblock execution issues.
• Communicate program status, risk, and trade-offs clearly across multiple stakeholders.
• Operate both strategically and tactically—able to manage roadmap planning cycles while owning detailed product work as needed.
  

Required Qualifications

• Strong experience in product management or a related field, with direct experience in crypto or fintech.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent hands-on experience.
• Strong familiarity with product development processes, particularly in the context of financial technologies.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with legal, engineering, and business stakeholders to deliver compliant and scalable solutions.
• Experience managing global cross-functional teams and coordinating work across time zones.
• Strong organizational, analytical, and stakeholder communication skills.
• Self-starter with the ability to work asynchronously and independently in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to travel globally as needed.
• Fluent in using LLMs and AI to accelerate your daily work, including development of prototypes through LLM code agents.

Preferred skills

• Experience leading product expansion efforts into regulated international markets.
• Working knowledge of blockchain technologies and their intersection with compliance frameworks.
• Familiarity with licensing regimes (e.g. VASP, EMI, MSB) and how they translate into product and platform requirements.
• Comfort operating in fast-paced startup environments with evolving priorities.
  

What we offer

• Innovation and Impact: Contribute to pioneering projects in a dynamic and challenging environment.
• Competitive Compensation: Performance bonuses, and comprehensive benefits on top of a competitive salary.
• Strong Company Culture: Thrive in a supportive, collegiate environment with values of integrity, teamwork, accountability, and excellence.
• Global Collaboration: Participate in regular updates, strategy sessions, and networking opportunities across the group.
• Development Opportunities: Access training and mentorship programs.
• Flexibility: Enjoy options to work from home, other locations, or adjust your hours.
  
• Inclusive Environment: Value and respect diverse perspectives.

Our Benefits

• Annual bonus program based on individual, team and company performance.
• Home office stipend for a productive setup.
• Annual leave, healthcare, and employee assistance programs.
• Engaging events and celebrations.
• Well-stocked office kitchen with a foodie culture.

Join us to grow, innovate, and contribute meaningfully. Be part of our talented team!

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