Lead Product Manager, Navan Expense

Location:Palo Alto, CA

Department:Product

As the Lead Product Manager you’ll play a critical role in defining our product vision, driving strategy, and ensuring alignment across teams to deliver on company goals. You’ll collaborate closely with engineering, design, and go-to-market teams to oversee the full product lifecycle—from ideation to launch. This is a highly visible leadership role where you will be at the forefront of developing industry-leading financial products, empowering businesses, and delighting users with seamless, user-friendly solutions.

If you're passionate about FinTech, have a proven track record of bringing complex products to life, and are eager to drive innovation in the space, Navan is where you belong. Are you ready to lead the charge in shaping the future of FinTech?

What You’ll Do:

  • Develop, communicate, and champion the product vision for Navan Expense, aligning with company goals and driving strategic initiatives.
  • Lead the development of product strategy and maintain a prioritized roadmap that delivers maximum value to customers.
  • Oversee the end-to-end development of user-facing features, from conceptualization to market launch.
  • Collaborate daily with cross-functional teams (Design, Engineering, Legal, Credit Risk, and FinOps) to ensure smooth product execution and risk management.
  • Utilize data-driven insights to inform decision-making and manage ambiguity in a fast-paced environment.
  • Deliver clear and concise documentation for both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  • Conduct market research and define key performance metrics to measure success and drive continuous improvement.

What We’re Looking For:

  • 7-10 years of Product Management experience, specifically with user-facing software products.
  • Responsible for overseeing and driving the overall consumer experience
  • Deep expertise in FinTech, particularly with payments, credit/debit cards, bank transfers, billing, and related processes.
  • Proven leadership skills with the ability to inspire teams and solve complex problems with innovative solutions.
  • Exceptional project management abilities, capable of driving product delivery from concept to completion.
  • Strong communication and relationship-building skills to work effectively with stakeholders across the organization and with customers.
  • A self-starter mentality, eager to dive deep into the details and execute on big-picture goals.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • A knack for simplifying complex technical concepts for diverse audiences.
  • Consumer product thinker and a visionary
    • Consumer Empathy: Deep understanding of customer needs and pain points, often going beyond traditional market research to uncover insights that drive product innovation.
    • Creative Problem Solving: Visionary that thinks outside the box, creating new solutions to existing problems. They anticipate future trends and are unafraid to disrupt industries.
    • Strategic Vision: Clear sense of where the market is going, how consumer behaviors are evolving, and how to position products to meet these future demands.
    • Product Development Expertise: End-to-end process of developing consumer products — from ideation and design to iteration, launch, and scaling.
    • Entrepreneurial Mindset 

The posted pay range represents the anticipated low and high end of the compensation for this position and is subject to change based on business need. To determine a successful candidate’s starting pay, we carefully consider a variety of factors, including primary work location, an evaluation of the candidate’s skills and experience, market demands, and internal parity.

For roles with on-target-earnings (OTE), the pay range includes both base salary and target incentive compensation. Target incentive compensation for some roles may include a ramping draw period. Compensation is higher for those who exceed targets. Candidates may receive more information from the recruiter.

Pay Range
$134,250$245,000 USD

Navan About Us

Navan is the all-in-one super app that makes travel and expense easy so you can focus on being there, not getting there. Say goodbye to spending hours on the phone trying to change your flight or saving stacks of receipts to manually input expenses. From EAs and finance teams to travel managers and employees, Navan empowers people to focus on the things that matter most to them — all while providing companies with real-time visibility, savings, and control.

Navan’s investors include visionaries like Andreessen Horowitz, Lightspeed Ventures, Greenoaks, Zeev Ventures, and entrepreneurs Lee Fixel, Adam Bain, and Elad Gil. Valued at $9.2B, Navan is well-positioned for continued growth as it continues its takeover of the travel and expense market.

In April 2023, Navan expanded in the Indian market with the acquisition of Tripeur, a modern, people-centric corporate travel and expense management company. The group’s fifth acquisition in under two years, Tripeur joined the Navan Group alongside Spanish meetings and events specialists, Atlanta Events & Corporate Travel Consultants; Berlin-based modern travel management company, Comtravo; leading Scandinavian travel agency Resia AB; and London-based high-touch TMC, Reed & Mackay — the latter of which remains a standalone brand.

At Navan, we’re never satisfied with the status quo, and we know breakthrough ideas come from diverse perspectives. We are committed to cultivating a workplace that reflects the diversity of the customers we serve while fostering leadership and innovation. All voices are valued here and you’ll have the resources, tools, and training you’ll need to do the best work of your life.

Our Benefits

Navan provides a comprehensive benefits package tailored to support your well-being and financial security. Our offerings include generous medical plans, dental, and vision benefits with premiums covered by Navan, as well as various insurance options designed to cover each family's needs. We also prioritize your holistic wellness with perks like paid parental and bereavement leave, subsidized commuter benefits, mental health support, connectivity stipends, and even pet insurance.

Workplace Policy

Navan believes in the value of in-person connections, whether that is sitting down to have lunch with one another, taking a walking 1:1, or collaborating in a room together. The connections forged through face-to-face interactions improve company culture and drive business results. Navan invests in global office spaces — in the U.S., Europe, and Asia, among others — that feel welcoming. Perks such as lunches and happy hours create a strong team environment to help you do your best work. We prioritize in-person connections and operate on a four-day-in-office work model. Please expect this policy for all roles that are tied to an office.

Equal Opportunity

Navan is an equal opportunity employer. We make all employment decisions based solely on merit. We provide equal employment opportunity to all applicants and employees without discrimination on the bases of race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We prohibit any such discrimination or harassment. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including hiring.

Accommodations

Navan complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), as amended by the ADA Amendments Act, and all applicable state or local law. Navan will reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with a disability in connection with applications for employment as required by law.

If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, you are welcome to email us at talent-accommodations@navan.com.

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Job Search Best Practices

We have been made aware of recruitment scams involving fraudulent attempts to lure job seekers into sending money or personal information in return for fake job offers or coerce them into purchasing equipment by electronic funds transfer (Zelle, Venmo, etc.) Legitimate Navan recruiters will never ask for money in any recruitment or onboarding activities. All available job openings at Navan will be posted on Navan’s website and all Navan recruiters will be reachable through an email address ending in “@navan.com” or “@navan.tech” or "@talent.navan.com".