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THE TEMPLE
OF IKSPOZ

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Ascend the jungle temple.
Claim what rests at the summit.

The chest yields its secret.
A chronicle of deeds and dominion.

JOHN STANDRIDGE
Fintech Product & API Strategy
Atlanta, GA  ·  john@ikspoz.com  ·  LinkedIn
Experience
Senior Product Manager 2021 — Present
Bread Financial Holdings · Atlanta, GA
  • Led API integration strategy for payments and lending products serving enterprise retail partners
  • Defined roadmap for embedded finance capabilities across credit and BNPL product lines
  • Collaborated with engineering, compliance, and external partners to ship production integrations
  • Drove go-to-market execution for new product features across the payments ecosystem
Product Manager, Payments Infrastructure 2018 — 2021
Previous Role · Atlanta, GA
  • Owned the full lifecycle of payment processing integrations from scoping to launch
  • Partnered with engineering teams to design scalable API contracts and partner onboarding flows
  • Reduced integration time by 30% through standardized documentation and sandbox environments
Skills
Payments & Lending APIs
Product Roadmapping
Partner Integrations
Systems Thinking
Go-to-Market Strategy
Agile / Scrum
Financial Product Design
Cross-functional Leadership
Education
BS · Economics University · Year
Notable
  • Deep practitioner in DIY fabrication, metalworking, and systems design
  • Active options trader with focus on macro positioning and derivatives strategy
  • Marathon runner · Garmin Instinct · targeting sub-3:30