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# Product Manager – Cross-Border Payments & Digital Assets at ClearBank

- **Company:** ClearBank
- **Location:** London, United Kingdom
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-11-05
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-09
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/clearbank/e5db5492-e74d-41cc-993d-faa430a5b850

## Job description

## About us

ClearBank was built on the belief that banking infrastructure should enable progress, not slow it down. Our clients, from fintechs and digital asset businesses to banks and financial institutions, use our technology and APIs to power innovative banking and payment propositions. But we wouldn’t be ClearBank without our people. They’re what powers our technology and the reason we love what we do every day. We’re a group of ambitious, curious people who aren’t afraid to challenge the status quo. We believe in fairness, autonomy and choice, empowering our people with the tools and opportunities to learn, grow and contribute to the success of ClearBank and our clients.

## About you

You’ll be joining the Product team as a Product Manager – Cross-Border Payments & Digital Assets, reporting to the Head of Product, Cross-Border Payments and Foreign Exchange. This is an exciting opportunity to help shape ClearBank’s next generation of international payments and digital asset propositions. We’re looking for an experienced, hands-on Product Manager who can operate at the intersection of cross-border payments, banking infrastructure and digital assets. You’ll help develop propositions that enable our clients to move money internationally through both traditional payment infrastructure and emerging digital asset and stablecoin rails. You’ll be comfortable taking complex opportunities from discovery through to launch, working across Product, Engineering, Operations, Treasury, Financial Crime, Compliance, Risk and Commercial teams. You’ll combine strong customer understanding with commercial and technical thinking, translating market opportunities and complex payment flows into scalable products that solve genuine customer problems.

You will be As Product Manager, you’ll own key initiatives across cross-border payments and digital assets, helping define the product strategy, roadmap and delivery priorities. You’ll work closely with Engineering and cross-functional teams to understand customer problems, define requirements and take new capabilities from discovery and design through delivery, pilot and commercial launch. Within cross-border payments, this could include capabilities covering international payment corridors, payment providers and networks, multi-currency payment flows, FX-enabled payments and alternative payment rails. Within Digital Assets, the role will contribute to developing propositions including stablecoin payments, stablecoin minting and redemption, fiat-to-digital-asset connectivity, custody and tokenisation opportunities A major part of the role will be connecting these two worlds and exploring how emerging digital asset infrastructure can complement traditional correspondent banking and payment networks to deliver faster, more efficient and scalable global payment propositions. You’ll also work directly with customers, partners and internal stakeholders to validate propositions and ensure they are commercially viable, operationally scalable and aligned with ClearBank’s risk and regulatory requirements.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

- Develop and execute product roadmaps in partnership with the Head of Product, translating strategic objectives into clear priorities and measurable outcomes.
- Own product initiatives across the full lifecycle, from customer discovery and business case development through design, delivery, pilot, launch and ongoing optimisation.
- Develop and enhance ClearBank’s cross-border payment propositions, including international payment corridors, payment providers, payment networks and new payment rails.
- Help develop ClearBank’s Digital Assets proposition, including stablecoin payments, minting and redemption, fiat/stablecoin interoperability, custody and tokenisation-related opportunities.
- Evaluate how traditional correspondent banking, payment networks and blockchain-based rails can be used individually or together to improve international payment propositions.
- Work closely with Engineering, Architecture and Business Analysis teams to translate customer and business problems into clearly defined product and technology requirements.
- Lead product discovery with existing and prospective clients to understand customer pain points, underlying use cases and future requirements.
- Evaluate potential banking, payment and digital asset partners, considering product capability, coverage, commercial model, technology integration and customer proposition.
- Build business cases and support product-level commercial management, including pricing, volumes, costs, revenue opportunities and product economics.
- Work closely with Treasury, Operations, Financial Crime, Compliance, Legal and Risk teams to ensure new propositions can operate safely and effectively within ClearBank’s risk appetite and regulatory obligations.
- Develop appropriate operating models and ensure operational processes, controls and customer journeys are ready ahead of product launch.

Core Skills and Experience

- Strong Product Management experience within payments, banking, fintech or financial infrastructure.
- Good understanding of cross-border payments, including correspondent banking, international payment flows and the challenges associated with moving money across currencies and jurisdictions.
- Experience taking complex financial products from discovery through delivery and launch.
- Demonstrable experience working with Engineering teams in an Agile product environment.
- Strong customer-discovery skills, with the ability to turn customer problems and use cases into clear product requirements and priorities.
- Strong commercial mindset, with experience considering pricing, costs, volumes, unit economics and business cases when making product decisions.
- Ability to understand complex end-to-end payment flows and translate them into clear product, technical and operational requirements.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to structure ambiguous problems and recommend pragmatic solutions.
- Experience working across multidisciplinary teams including Engineering, Operations, Compliance, Financial Crime, Treasury, Risk and Commercial functions.
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, including the ability to explain complex payment or technology concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- A proactive, hands-on approach with strong ownership and accountability.

A little bit more about us!

ClearBank is Where You Can belong: At ClearBank we think about Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DE&I) a lot. Not because we think we should. But because we know we should – how else can we build a happy workforce and be successful as a business. We’re committed to making sure our teams reflect society. And we put energy and effort into making this a place where everyone feels at home, where they’re given the trust and encouragement to do their very best work. Here are some of the things we’re most proud of:

- 42% of our senior management roles are held by women
- Our enhanced family leave policies
- Launching our partnership with Code First Girls
- Increasing awareness of neurodiversity in the workplace through our partnership with the Inclusive Group

Our hiring process and what you can expect: Application: a member of our talent acquisition team will review your application against the key requirements for the role and let you know within two weeks whether you’re moving forward to the next stage; Screening: You’ll spend 30-45 minutes speaking to one of our recruiters learning more about the role and ClearBank, and we’ll get it know more about you, your experience and how your skills align with the role (this will be via phone or Teams video call). You can expect to hear back from us within seven days following this meeting (if things are taking longer than expected, we’ll let you know that too); First Interview: You’ll spend one hour with a member of our hiring team focusing on your skills, competencies and your ways of working at the same time we’ll give you time to ask more questions about the role, the team and learn more about the ClearBank culture. This will be via Teams. Second Interview: This will be a competency-based interview with one or more members of our team. Final Stage: You will have a final meeting with the Head of Department. This will be around 45-60 minutes. Offer: Congratulations! Get ready to transform banking forever!

Our commitment to you as a candidate: We will always try our best to get back to you within seven days of your interview whether you’ve been successful or not and provide you with feedback. Sometimes things take a little longer, so we may not have a decision to share but we will get it touch to let you know we need a little more time. We’re unable to provide specific individual feedback at the application or screening stage but know that your application was reviewed and considered carefully. We wish you the best of luck with your application and maybe we’ll be celebrating your new role at ClearBank soon!

## Equal Opportunities

ClearBank is committed to ensuring equal opportunities throughout every stage of the recruitment process. ClearBank recognises that diversity is vital to the long-term success of the business in the communities and markets in which it operates. ClearBank is also a firm believer that an inclusive culture fosters greater employee engagement and collaboration. ClearBank strives for diversity and inclusion of all forms, including (but not limited to): gender, age, educational and professional background, disability, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief and sexual orientation. As part of the Company’s commitment to equal employment opportunity, we provide reasonable adjustments, to candidates during the recruitment process, including to individuals with disabilities. We want to create a safe space that welcomes everyone so please let us know how we can accommodate you. In case you have any accessibility requirements you can share that with our Talent Acquisition team prior to your interview stage, if applicable.

The legal bit By submitting your CV to ClearBank Limited you are providing your consent for us to use the information you provide for recruitment purposes. For more information on how we manage your data go and check out our Candidate Privacy Notice on the ClearBank website to see how we process, manage and look after your data. You are also allowing us to communicate with you by email and telephone for recruitment purposes.

## About ClearBank

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: ClearBank provides fully regulated, cloud-based banking infrastructure and real-time payment clearing via an API, enabling fintechs, banks, and corporates to offer secure accounts and payment services.
- **Entity Type**: Private (funded – £176m raised in 2022)
- **Headquarters**: London, United Kingdom (also Amsterdam, Netherlands)
- **Founded**: 2016 (launched in 2017)
- **Founders**: Not publicly disclosed

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Banking infrastructure / Payments / Fintech
- **Target customers**: B2B – fintechs, banks, building societies, credit unions, digital asset platforms, corporates, non-bank financial institutions, and pre-regulated firms
- **Mission / Purpose**: “Provide great technology that unlocks our clients’ potential, ensuring everyone has the freedom to choose the financial services they need.”

## Products & Services
- **Accounts**: Fully regulated, FSCS-protected accounts (up to £85,000) that can be embedded into clients’ propositions via API.
- **Clearing**: Real-time payment clearing connected directly to UK payment schemes (and SEPA Instant in Europe) – 24/7 settlement for fiat and digital assets.
- **Embedded Banking**: Enables non-bank brands to offer banking and payment services under their own name using ClearBank’s licence and infrastructure.
- **Digital Assets**: Dedicated rails for fiat on/off ramp for crypto platforms, with 24/7 settlement and compliance.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed
- **Key Metrics**: Total funding of £176m (raised in 2022); over £10 billion in client deposits; 801+ employees; 271+ innovative clients; 13+ million accounts; 167 million annual scheme payments processed.
- **Notable Investors**: Not publicly listed in available sources
- **Growth Signals**:
  - Became Europe’s newest bank – secured a full banking licence in the Netherlands (2024)
  - 4th consecutive year in Deloitte Fast 50 as one of UK’s fastest-growing tech companies
  - Named Top 250 Global Fintech (CNBC, 2023, 2024)
  - Banking Tech of the Year (2024), Technology Partner of the Year (2023, 2024)
  - 259 new starters in 2024; over 40 new clients onboarded
  - Achieved profitability in 2023

## Competitive Advantages
- **Fully regulated bank** (UK PRA/FCA and European Central Bank) – not just a fintech intermediary.
- **Cloud-native API** built from scratch, avoiding legacy system constraints.
- **No customer overlap or competition** – ClearBank does not offer front-end consumer products, serving only as infrastructure provider.
- **FSCS protection** on accounts, a trust differentiator for clients.
- **Global expansion** already executed (UK + Europe) with a scalable model.

## Strategic Focus
- **International growth**: Expand European operations from the Dutch bank, replicating the UK model.
- **Sustainability**: Net Zero 2040 target with a published transition plan.
- **Continuous product innovation**: Enhancing clearing, embedded banking, and digital asset services.
- **Responsible growth**: Balancing investment in technology, people, and compliance with long-term stability.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Emphasises trust, empowerment, and bold decision-making. Employee value proposition: “Where You Can” – you can make things happen.
- **Diversity & Inclusion**: Committed to Women in Finance Charter; active DE&I group “Dimensions”.
- **Work model**: Hybrid/office options with a “Remote only” filter on careers page; main offices in London and Amsterdam.
- **Perks & environment**: Fast-growing tech-driven bank with top industry awards; opportunity to shape the future of payments.

## Sources
1. [clear.bank – Homepage](https://clear.bank/)
2. [clear.bank – Careers](https://clear.bank/join-clearbank/careers)
3. [clear.bank – Our Company](https://clear.bank/our-company)
4. [clear.bank – Press Kit](https://clear.bank/press-kit)
5. [ClearBank Annual Report 2024 (PDF)](https://clear.bank/uploads/assets/ClearBank-Annual-Report-2024.pdf)

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