Product Manager - New Vertical (ex-founder or ex-private equity)
About this role
Join an early-stage startup. Accelerate economic opportunity.
Join us to build Kovo's next vertical. You'll take one new consumer financial product from zero to one: help choose it, design it, build the first version, launch it, and own where it goes next. You'll work directly with the founders and with the person who runs legal and compliance.
This role is a good fit if:
- You've founded a company, or were one of its first engineers, and you built the product yourself. Or you started in private equity or investing, then joined a fintech early and built a business line. - Your first prototype is working code, not a deck. - You understand finance deeply, and you treat unit economics as part of product design, not a finance review at the end. - You'd rather design a product that needs fewer licenses than staff up to manage more of them. - You want to run a business line, not manage a backlog.
ABOUT US
- Kovo is expanding access to financial tools for people historically excluded from the traditional credit system. We believe everyone deserves the opportunity for economic independence, and we're building products that help people establish financial identity and unlock opportunity. - Over the past three years, Kovo has grown revenue 20x while maintaining exceptional capital efficiency. We rank above the 99th percentile in revenue per employee benchmarks, reflecting the leverage of a small, high-performing team. - The team combines the ambition of a venture-scale company with the discipline of a profitable business. We reached positive free cash flow early in our lifecycle, allowing us to grow with less dilution and focus on building for the long term. - Kovo is backed by Inspired Capital and Homebrew, and built by alumni from Plaid, Experian, Equifax, TransUnion, Innovis, Chime, Robinhood, Cash App, Honey, Possible, Monzo, Mercury, and more. We're looking for exceptional people to help us scale the company another 20x and beyond.
WHY YOU MIGHT BE EXCITED ABOUT US
- Direct impact on millions of people's ability to access credit - High ownership with minimal bureaucracy - Speed, learning, and impact are core values
WHY YOU MIGHT NOT BE EXCITED ABOUT US
- Roles and priorities evolve quickly - Some systems and processes are still being built - The pace of execution and career growth is intense (not optimized for work-life balance)
ABOUT THE ROLE
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