Product Manager

About Basic CapitalBasic Capital is a fintech company disrupting America’s $1T retirement industry by building the mortgage for retirement, unlocking market ownership, and making wealth accessible to every American. Our mission is to create products, platforms, and a credit marketplace that power a fundamentally new retirement system.Our founding team includes leaders from Goldman Sachs, Uber, Block, and Robinhood, and we’re backed by top investors such as Lux, BoxGroup, SVAngel, Inspired Capital, and Henry Kravis. Based in SoHo, NYC, we’re assembling a lean, high-performance team committed to reducing wealth inequality.About the RoleBasic Capital is building a new wealth system for everyday Americans. We are designing products that unlock access to capital markets and make long-term investing feel simple, intuitive, and trustworthy.This is a company where product matters deeply because the stakes are real. When we ship, we are not shipping “features.” We are shipping tools people rely on for their financial future.We are hiring a Product Manager to help build and scale a brand new product experience that simplifies the complex in service of a solution with immense societal need.Shape the experience thousands rely on for their financial securityTackle the challenge of building the UX and UI for a brand new product that makes complexity disappear.This is not a role for someone who wants to maintain a backlog.This is a role for someone who wants to own a product surface end-to-end, move fast with high standards, and ship improvements that compound into something people trust with their retirement.You will guide the continued development and refinement of the Basic Capital product. Ship product updates with speed and grace. Own the user experience that thousands of Americans rely on for their long-term financial security.What You’ll DoOwn the Product ExperienceOwn the UX and UI quality of the Basic Capital productTranslate complex financial workflows into simple, intuitive user journeysDefine product principles that keep the experience clean, consistent, and trustedShip Product Updates With Speed and GraceDrive product execution from discovery to deliveryWrite clear specs and make high-quality tradeoffsPartner closely with engineering and design to ship frequently and reliablyGuide Iteration and RefinementContinuously improve onboarding, activation, and core product flowsUse qualitative and quantitative signals to prioritize what mattersMake the product feel more obvious, more delightful, and more powerful over timeOperate Cross-FunctionallyWork tightly with design, engineering, ops, legal, and GTMBe the connective tissue that turns ideas into shipped productCommunicate clearly and lead with convictionWho You AreYou are a builder with taste.You care about craft and clarity. You obsess over user experience. You can hold a high bar while moving fast. You thrive in ambiguity and love being close to the work.You have:Strong product instincts and deep empathy for usersAbility to simplify complexity without losing meaningA bias toward action and iterationComfort operating with high ownership and high accountabilityYou want to build a product people trust with their financial lives.What We’re Looking ForRequirementsExperience shipping digital products end-to-endStrong product strategy and execution abilityAbility to collaborate deeply with design and engineeringExcellent written and verbal communicationComfort working in a high-velocity environmentBonus PointsFintech, investing, or benefits product experienceStrong design sensibility and UX intuitionExperience with onboarding, activation, or growth loopsYou have shipped products that simplified complex workflows