Full-Time

Product Manager

Posted on 2/7/2024

Charlie

Charlie

51-200 employees

Banking services tailored for retirees

Financial Services

Senior

Los Angeles, CA, USA

Category
Product Management
Product
Required Skills
Communications
Requirements
  • A minimum of 5 years of product management experience in FinTech or financial services space.
  • At least 5 years of FinTech product management experience, ideally building scalable web and mobile applications focused on consumers.
  • Excellent verbal, written, presentation and interpersonal communication skills.
  • A positive can-do attitude.
  • Organized and results-oriented.
  • A BA/BS degree.
Responsibilities
  • Work directly with the Head of Product and Head of Operations to expand upon the company’s core banking experience.
  • Work closely with the founders to implement integrations between consumer experience and infrastructure partners (e.g. core processor, sponsor bank).
  • Critically evaluate information gathered from multiple sources, reconcile conflicts, decompose high-level information into details, abstract up from low-level information to a general understanding, and distinguish user requests from the underlying true needs.
  • Work with the executive team on the firm’s customer care strategy, and team buildout.
  • Elicit and document requirements using interviews, market and competitor analysis, requirements workshops, surveys, site visits, business process descriptions, use cases, scenarios, business analysis, and task and workflow analysis.
  • Proactively communicate and collaborate with external and internal customers to analyze information needs and functional requirements, resolve conflicts, and feed the engineering beast.
  • Successfully engage in multiple initiatives simultaneously.
  • Serve as the conduit between the customer community (internal and external customers) and the software development team through which requirements flow.
  • Work with developers and subject matter experts to establish the technical vision and analyze tradeoffs between usability and performance needs.

Charlie Financial offers banking services tailored for retirees aged 62 and older in the United States. The company allows clients to access Social Security benefits up to four weeks early and provides a competitive 3% earnings rate on deposits. With a focus on security, Charlie Financial includes advanced fraud protection and FDIC insurance coverage, while also ensuring customer support is handled by a U.S.-based team. The goal is to provide a secure and seamless banking experience that addresses the unique financial needs of retirees.

Company Stage

Debt Financing

Total Funding

$22.9M

Headquarters

Los Angeles, California

Founded

2021

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

60%

1 year growth

55%

2 year growth

55%
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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Charlie raised $23 million in Series A funding, boosting expansion capabilities.
  • Increasing digital banking adoption among seniors aligns with Charlie's digital-first approach.
  • Charlie's U.S.-based customer service enhances trust and satisfaction among older clients.

What critics are saying

  • Rising elder fraud complaints could undermine trust in Charlie's services.
  • Increased competition from fintechs targeting seniors may erode Charlie's market share.
  • Potential regulatory scrutiny could increase compliance costs for Charlie.

What makes Charlie unique

  • Charlie offers early access to Social Security benefits, easing retirees' cash flow management.
  • CharlieSaver aggregates over 20,000 senior discounts, enhancing retirees' purchasing power.
  • SpeedBump initiative provides real-time fraud alerts, safeguarding older Americans' financial assets.

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