About Lavu, Inc.
Lavu helps profitable high-growth restaurants run seamlessly and move money effortlessly—maximizing control, eliminating fees, and increasing profitability. We unify restaurant operations and finance into one simple, easy-to-use platform so owners can run, pay, get paid, and grow.
We’re transforming how restaurants operate with our mobile/cloud POS across fine dining, QSR, bars, cafes, pizzerias, and food trucks in 80+ countries. Our mission: partner with owners through knowledge, solutions, and expertise that accelerate growth while advancing the industry.
Director of Product
Lead Marty. Drive Product Execution. Help Build the Financial OS.
Location: Tampa, FL (in office)
THE ROLE
Lavu is building the Financial OS for modern restaurant brands — POS, Payments, Payroll, Banking, Cards and Marty, the AI intelligence layer that ties it all together.
You will lead:
Marty — our AI agent ecosystem and intelligence platformAll Product — POS, Payments, Payroll, Banking, Card IssuingProduct Strategy — cross-product roadmap, adoption, and revenue impactCross-functional execution with Engineering, Data, Design, and GTMProduct performance across thousands of restaurants in 75 countries
This is the role that turns Lavu’s product portfolio into a unified, AI-powered financial operating system used by the most ambitious restaurants in the world.
WHY NOW
Lavu has crossed into a new category:
50% YoY growth, profitableEBITDA doubled four years in a row#1 Restaurant POS on G2Operating in 75 countriesEmbedded finance adoption is acceleratingMarty is live and customers want moreBanking and card issuing are now in motion
We have product–market fit.
We have scale.
We have a data advantage no one else has.
Now we need a product leader who turns this into a category-dominating OS.
WHAT YOU WILL OWN
1. Lead and Scale Marty (our AI Restaurant Operating System)
You define and drive the intelligence layer for the entire company.
You will:
Own the AI roadmap and agent ecosystemTurn Marty into the system restaurants rely on dailyBuild and refine intelligence across POS, payments, payroll, bankingDrive adoption across thousands of restaurantsMake Marty a core retention, expansion, and revenue driver
2. Own Product Strategy Across the Financial OS
You are accountable for product outcomes across:
POS → Payments → Payroll → Banking → Cards
You will deliver:
90% attachment on payments25% adoption of payroll, banking, and cards in 12 monthsHigh-impact financial and operational product releasesClear revenue and margin outcomes tied to product usage
3. Partner Closely with Engineering to Increase Velocity
You will not manage engineering, but your alignment with engineering drives the company.
You will:
Set priorities, clarify specs, remove ambiguityDrive a fast, predictable product development rhythmShape platform evolution and architecture priorities with engineering leadershipImprove execution quality and reliability through clarity and focus
4. Drive Commercial Impact Through Product
This is a commercial role, not a feature factory.
You will:
Deliver $5M+ ARR in embedded finance in 12–18 monthsImprove NRR through adoptionExpand ARPU and unit economicsBuild a roadmap tied directly to financial impact, not vanity metrics
5. Build the Product Org That Scales
You inherit a working team.You build the next generation.
You will:
Hire PMs, AI product talent, and designEstablish standards, rituals, and clarityBuild the culture that ships
consistentlyStrengthen cross-functional operating rhythms
REQUIREMENTS (NON-NEGOTIABLE)
Technical + Domain Leadership
Built and scaled fintech or embedded finance productsExperience with payments, payroll, banking, or card issuingStrong understanding of platform
architectureExperience owning data or AI-driven product systemsCan partner deeply with senior engineering leaders
Execution Track Record
Owned zero-to-one and scaled one-to-ten productsDelivered complex, regulated, multi-product
environmentsImproved execution velocity and product qualityStrong understanding of product economics and monetization
Leadership
Clear communicator who creates alignmentCan influence cross-functionally without drama or politicsOperates with urgency, clarity, and ownershipCan immediately lead Product at scale
NICE TO HAVES
Restaurant, hospitality, or retail systems experience
Experience with multi-location or high-volume operators
Experience building intelligence layers or AI agents
Experience managing global or distributed product orgs
THIS ROLE IS FOR YOU IF…
You want meaningful ownership of product across multiple financial categories
You want to lead the AI strategy and build a world-class intelligence layer
You want to work directly with strong engineering leadership
You want to take a profitable, scaling platform and turn it into a category-defining OS
You’re motivated by impact, clarity, and building something enduring
APPLY
If you want a role where your decisions directly shape the future of restaurant finance and AI, this is it.
Let’s build the most powerful operating system in hospitality.
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