Product Manager - Payments Platform

Job responsibilities

• Collaborate with Product, Technology, Design and Analytics partners to develop and deliver product and platform strategies from 0-1
• Own and manage the product delivery lifecycle from ideation to production.
• Define product goals, with clear requirements and KPIs that can be converted into user stories and process flows for the engineering development team and other stakeholders
• Work closely with developers and testers to ensure the team correctly translates requirements into working technical designs, test plans and scripts to serve customer needs
• Conduct pre-release reviews which could include regression testing and quality assurance to certify the release as production ready
• Manage product backlog creation and grooming, support agile product delivery, launch and go to market for product, production support, issue & defect resolution and prioritization
• Monitor performance against goals, identify and scope implementation paths for needed enhancements, and create remediation plans when needed
• Collaborate with a team of cross-functional partners to ensure a strong risk and controls environment (e.g., Risk, Controls, Legal, Compliance)

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• 3+ years of experience in financial services and/or product management
• Experience enabling change within large, highly matrixed organizations and managing stakeholders across multiple functions, especially engineering, architecture, design and other product peers
• Passion for understanding customer needs and demonstrated ability to build scalable platforms
• Ability to think strategically while maintaining relentless attention to the details required to ensure successful execution
• Outstanding verbal and written communication
• Strong knowledge of APIs, engineering practices, and the product development lifecycle using Agile methodologies
• Proven track record of managing risk and controls
• Bachelors or Masters in Computer Science, Engineering, Business Administration or comparable field of study

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills:

• Strong preference for experience in online payments including but not limited to digital wallets, payment processing, money movement, and adjacent products.
• Candidates with Fintech background or payment platform experience shall be preferred.