Staff Product Manager - Apply & Checkout Experience

At Koalafi, we believe in a world where no one has to put an important purchase on hold. That’s why we’re making it easier for more people to pay for big purchases over time. Retailers across the country rely on us to offer flexible lease-to-own financing to their non-prime consumers, while increasing sales and strengthening customer loyalty. Their 2M+ customers love us because we provide a flexible way for them to make payments and give them an opportunity to improve their credit. Our 200+ Koalafi teammates enjoy inspiring and challenging work that accelerates their careers. Interested in learning more about how we’re transforming the financing experience and joining our team?About The Role  We’re looking for a Staff Product Manager to lead and evolve Koalafi’s Originations product: the end-to-end apply & checkout experiences that serve as the front door to financing for every customer. This is a high-impact role at the center of Koalafi’s strategy to accelerate growth by making it easier, faster, and more intuitive for consumers to finance their purchases across both online and in-store channels.   This role is ideal for a product manager who thrives working at the intersection of strategy, execution, and deep cross-functional collaboration. You’ll set the direction for Originations by aligning diverse partners, from Risk and Compliance to Marketing and Sales, around a cohesive strategy that accelerates growth while maintaining a unified vision.  What You’ll Do  Define and drive the Originations roadmap  Lead product vision, strategy, roadmap, and execution for the Originations product as an engine for growth Develop the product strategy for apply & checkout flows that are reusable across diverse merchant and consumer contexts – such as a consumer’s mobile phone to a store owner’s point-of-sale system or e-commerce checkout integration  Grow and optimize the Originations funnel  Drive continuous funnel optimization by identifying conversion opportunities using quantitative data and qualitative insights to ship rapid improvements while balancing profitability and compliance Grow Koalafi’s distribution across channels by partnering with cross-functional teams to design and ship frictionless experiences that work for both merchants and consumers  Shape the product for rapid insight generation and experimentation  Partner with analytics and engineering to instrument the funnel, generate actionable insights, and run A/B tests to validate hypotheses and measure outcomes Mentor other PMs and establish best practices for experimentation and funnel analysis across the broader organization  Champion the customer experience  Champion the customer, bringing curiosity and empathy to every decision to ensure the application experience meets real customer needs Conduct user research and map consumer a...