Product Manager

Arketa is building the operating system for modern fitness and wellness. Our mission is to make wellness more accessible by empowering studios and wellness entrepreneurs to grow beyond in-person classes. We provide a powerful, all-in-one platform to manage and scale hybrid wellness businesses—whether online, in-person, or both.

With Arketa, users can easily manage schedules, accept bookings and payments, build on-demand video libraries, host retreats, and run marketing campaigns via text and email. We also offer fully branded apps and websites, so studios can deliver a seamless, professional experience across every customer touchpoint.

We’ve raised $15M in Series A funding and are growing quickly. It’s a unique moment to join us—we’re building a category-defining company in a fast-moving space, and we’re looking for teammates who are excited to help shape the future of wellness.

The Role:

We’re looking for a Product Manager with strong fintech and payments expertise to lead the next generation of Arketa’s financial infrastructure — the systems that power how studios and wellness creators get paid. In this role, you’ll own the strategy, roadmap, and execution for payments, billing, payouts, and financial workflows across the platform.

You’ll partner closely with engineering, design, GTM, and leadership to build reliable, intuitive, revenue-critical products that reduce friction, increase trust, and help our customers scale. This is a high-impact, highly cross-functional role designed for someone who thrives in fast-paced environments, loves simplifying complex financial systems, and wants to shape the future of how wellness businesses manage and move money.

What You’ll Do:

• Lead product strategy and roadmap for Arketa’s payments, billing, and financial infrastructure.

• Build and optimize financial tools including payouts, reconciliation, invoicing, refunds, dispute management, and subscription billing.

• Collaborate with engineering, design, and data to ship high-impact features that improve speed, reliability, and trust in our fintech systems.

• Drive product discovery through user interviews, data analysis, and cross-functional research to deeply understand the needs of studios and wellness creators.

• Partner with GTM teams to support launches, gather feedback, and ensure smooth adoption of new financial products.

• Develop a strong understanding of compliance, risk, fraud, KYC, and global payment requirements.

• Define and track KPIs for fintech experience, financial performance, and user satisfaction.

• Continuously improve our financial workflows to reduce friction, improve accuracy, and help our customers get paid faster.

What We’re Looking For:

• 3–6+ years of Product Management experience in fintech, payments, or financial infrastructure at a high-growth B2B SaaS or marketplace startup.

• Strong technical understanding of APIs, payment processors, ledgers, and financial systems.

• Experience working with external payment platforms (e.g., Stripe, Plaid, Adyen, Modern Treasury).

• Exceptional problem-solving skills — you simplify complexity and move quickly without sacrificing quality.

• A user-centric mindset and the ability to translate financial concepts into intuitive product experiences.

• Comfort operating in a fast-paced environment with ambiguous inputs and evolving priorities.

• Excellent communication and alignment skills across engineering, design, compliance, finance, and GTM teams.

• (Bonus) Experience supporting global payments, payout flows, risk management, or tax workflows.

• (Bonus) A passion for wellness, fitness, or building tools for small business owners.

What We Offer:

• Competitive Salary, Stock Options, and Performance-based Bonuses

• Comprehensive Medical, Vision and Dental Insurance

• Unlimited PTO

• Wellness Reimbursement

• Catered Lunches/Snacks in NY

• Ownership and Opportunity for Advancement

For this role, the estimated annual base salary range is $160,000–$200,000, depending on experience and qualifications. In addition to base pay, we offer equity and performance-based bonuses as part of our total compensation package. We believe in compensating fairly and transparently, and we’re happy to provide more detail during the interview process.

Arketa is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to diversity in its workforce. We actively encourage applications from all qualified individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We believe that a diverse and inclusive workplace fosters innovation and creativity, and we welcome candidates who share our values of respect, collaboration, and excellence.