In this interview with The Product Recruiter, host Heidi Ram sits down with Ron Benegbi, CEO and Co-Founder of Uplinq Financial Technologies, to discuss the pivotal moment when the company hired its first Product Manager. Ron shares insights into what he looked for in the role, the challenges of building an early product team at a fintech startup, and how the right hire can shape a company’s long-term product strategy.
The conversation offers a behind-the-scenes look at how fintech companies scale product leadership while building solutions designed to expand fair and accessible lending for small businesses worldwide.