Associate Product Manager, Core Cards (Gerente Associado de Produto, Processamento de Cartões Core) - Brasil

Clara is seeking an Associate Product Manager to join its Core Cards Processing team in São Paulo, Brazil. This role is central to Clara's payment infrastructure, focusing on high-impact initiatives across products such as Travel, Fleet, and Corporate Cards. The successful candidate will collaborate with processors, networks like Mastercard, and internal engineering teams to build and scale core issuing capabilities. Clara is a rapidly growing company in Latin America, providing solutions for companies to manage their payments with agility and financial clarity.

The Associate Product Manager will be responsible for driving the evolution of Clara's card processing infrastructure, including issuing, card flows, clearing, settlement, reconciliation, and payments application. They will partner with business teams to translate vertical needs into core platform capabilities and enable new card-based products through core infrastructure. Additionally, the role involves working closely with Engineering, Operations, Finance, Compliance, and external providers like Mastercard to coordinate initiatives and support delivery across multiple workstreams. The candidate will also turn complex operational and business problems into structured product solutions, contributing to roadmap planning and long-term platform evolution.

The ideal candidate must have working proficiency in English and Spanish, with experience or strong exposure to payments, fintech, or financial infrastructure. They should possess structured problem-solving skills, the ability to manage product initiatives from discovery to production, and experience working cross-functionally with engineering, finance, and external partners. An interest in AI tools to automate workflows, excellent verbal and written communication skills, adaptability to fast-changing environments, and a strong sense of ownership are also essential.

Clara offers a competitive salary and stock options (ESOP) from day one, a multicultural team with daily exposure to Portuguese, Spanish, and English, an annual learning budget, and internal accelerated development paths. The company provides a high-ownership environment where team members move fast, learn fast, and raise the bar together. Additional benefits include smart, ambitious teammates, a flexible vacation policy, and a hybrid work model focused on results.

At Clara, employees have the autonomy, speed, and support to make a meaningful impact on how organizations operate across Latin America. The company is the leading B2B fintech for spend management in the region, certified as one of the world's fastest-growing companies, a Great Place to Work, and a LinkedIn Top Startup. Clara is passionate about making Latin America more prosperous and competitive, constantly innovating to build financial infrastructure that enables each customer to thrive. The company fosters a product-led, high-talent-density culture designed for builders who raise the bar, and prides itself on an open, inclusive, and values-driven environment.