Senior Technical Product Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United Kingdom.

📋 Description

• Take charge of the roadmap for Payset's essential payment infrastructure, encompassing priorities, trade-offs, and sequencing.

• Convert intricate technical and regulatory requirements into practical product specifications.

• Lead the delivery efforts across the core backend team, from initial discovery and scoping to release and iteration.

• Work in collaboration with compliance, risk, and legal teams to ensure adherence to regulatory standards in various jurisdictions.

• Cultivate relationships with payment schemes, banking partners, and third-party infrastructure providers.

• Define and monitor product metrics such as system reliability, transaction success rates, processing latency, and payment volumes.

• Recognize technical debt and infrastructure shortcomings that pose product risks and advocate for their resolution.

• Serve as a liaison between engineering and business stakeholders by outlining product direction and effectively communicating the developments and their purposes.

⛳️ Requirements

• Direct product experience with payment rails, settlement flows, card issuing/acquiring, or SEPA/SWIFT integrations.

• Capability to elucidate end-to-end payment movements, involved systems, and potential failure modes.

• Technical credibility to engage with engineers on architectural decisions and challenge technical assumptions.

• Proficiency in writing clear product specifications that require minimal interpretation.

• An engineering or similarly technical background is a significant advantage.

• Practical knowledge of AML/KYC requirements, SEPA regulations, PSD2, or comparable regulatory frameworks.

• Take ownership of product decisions, including defining the what and why.

• A minimum of 6 years of product management experience.

• At least 3 years of experience in a fintech or payments infrastructure environment.

• Excellent communication skills in English.

• Experience with crypto/blockchain payment infrastructure or digital asset platforms is a considerable advantage.

• Hands-on familiarity with SEPA Instant, SWIFT GPI, or direct scheme connectivity is a considerable advantage.

• Experience working in or with regulated EMIs, banks, or payment institutions is a considerable advantage.

• Previous work with multi-currency accounts, FX products, or cross-border payment flows is a considerable advantage.

• A background in startups or scale-ups is a significant advantage.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive compensation.

• Flexible working arrangements.

• Opportunities for growth as Payset expands.

• Genuine ownership of critical infrastructure.

• Direct collaboration with engineering leadership and the VP of R&D.

• An international team operating across multiple markets and payment corridors.