Product Manager, Payments

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Wonderschool is hiring a Product Manager, Payments to lead the development of core financial products that enhance usage, revenue, and profitability for childcare providers. The role involves driving product growth through improving payment tools, collaborating with engineering and design teams, and using data insights to iterate quickly with a focus on measurable business impact.

Highlights

Lead product development for tuition payments and provider financial tools
Increase payments volume, product adoption, and net revenue
Enhance provider NPS and streamline billing experience
Drive profitability and improve unit economics via product and pricing strategies
Collaborate closely with engineering, design, and data teams
Use data modeling, experimentation, and provider feedback to inform decisions
Leverage AI and automation to scale workflows and product features
Requires strong product judgment with software engineering background or ability to work with engineers
Experience in payments, fintech, or finance roles with proven 0→1 product delivery
Salary starts at $140,000, includes equity, and is negotiable based on experience

Product Manager, Payments Full Description

The Opportunity
Wonderschool is solving one of the most critical market problems in the U.S.: childcare access and affordability. Weâre building an AI-powered platform that enables providers to operate financially sustainable childcare businesses at scale.
Weâve raised over $50M from Andreessen Horowitz, Goldman Sachs, and other top investors, and are a Series B company focused on product growth and operational leverage.
As Product Manager for Fintech & Payments, you will own core financial products that drive usage, revenue, and profitability. Youâll move fast, identify and ship high-leverage product improvements, and create tools that providers prefer over any alternative. This role is ideal for someone with strong product instincts, a builderâs mindset, and a clear focus on measurable business impact.

What Youâll Own

Lead product development for tuition payments and other provider-facing financial tools
Grow total payments volume, product adoption, and net revenue
Improve provider NPS and reduce friction across the billing experience
Drive profitability and improve unit economics through product and pricing strategy
Work end-to-end with engineering, design, and data to ship features weekly
Talk to providers every week and turn insights into product decisions
Use modeling, experimentation, and data to drive prioritization and iteration
Scale internal workflows and product surfaces using AI and automation tools

What Youâll Need

Strong product judgment and an instinct for what users want
Background as a software engineer or ability to work deeply with engineering teams
Experience with payments, fintech, or in a high-bar finance role (e.g., investing, banking)
Proven track record of delivering 0â1 products that generate measurable financial results
Strong analytical thinking; can model impact and drive decisions with data (SQL or similar is a plus)
Extreme ownership and urgency â ships fast, iterates constantly, and fixes broken experiences
Bias toward outcomes â knows how to set and hit aggressive goals
Interest in small business empowerment, with a preference for those whoâve built or supported business owners
Based in San Francisco, with the ability to work in-office 3â5 days/week

What Success Looks Like

Payments volume and adoption grow significantly month-over-month
Providers prefer our financial tools and use them to grow their income
Unit economics improve meaningfully through product changes
High NPS and reduced support load signal strong usability and product-market fit
You identify quick wins, iterate fast, and consistently ship value

Why Join Wonderschool

We operate with urgency, clarity, and focus. As a Series B company with significant capital and a rapidly growing customer base, weâre building real products that generate revenue and deliver economic value. If you care about solving hard financial problems and want to build with speed and ownership â youâll thrive here. The role's base salary starts at $140,000, includes equity, is negotiable and aligns to the appropriate experience of the individual.

Original Job Description

What Youâll Own

Lead product development for tuition payments and other provider-facing financial tools
Grow total payments volume, product adoption, and net revenue
Improve provider NPS and reduce friction across the billing experience
Drive profitability and improve unit economics through product and pricing strategy
Work end-to-end with engineering, design, and data to ship features weekly
Talk to providers every week and turn insights into product decisions
Use modeling, experimentation, and data to drive prioritization and iteration
Scale internal workflows and product surfaces using AI and automation tools

What Youâll Need

Strong product judgment and an instinct for what users want
Background as a software engineer or ability to work deeply with engineering teams
Experience with payments, fintech, or in a high-bar finance role (e.g., investing, banking)
Proven track record of delivering 0â1 products that generate measurable financial results
Strong analytical thinking; can model impact and drive decisions with data (SQL or similar is a plus)
Extreme ownership and urgency â ships fast, iterates constantly, and fixes broken experiences
Bias toward outcomes â knows how to set and hit aggressive goals
Interest in small business empowerment, with a preference for those whoâve built or supported business owners
Based in San Francisco, with the ability to work in-office 3â5 days/week

What Success Looks Like

Payments volume and adoption grow significantly month-over-month
Providers prefer our financial tools and use them to grow their income
Unit economics improve meaningfully through product changes
High NPS and reduced support load signal strong usability and product-market fit
You identify quick wins, iterate fast, and consistently ship value

Why Join Wonderschool

We operate with urgency, clarity, and focus. As a Series B company with significant capital and a rapidly growing customer base, weâre building real products that generate revenue and deliver economic value. If you care about solving hard financial problems and want to build with speed and ownership â youâll thrive here. The role's base salary starts at $140,000, includes equity, is negotiable and aligns to the appropriate experience of the individual.

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