About the role
Role Overview:
Our client is looking for a Senior Product Manager – Payments & Acquiring under a B2B (business-to-business) contract to own and shape its Card Acquiring proposition across card-present and e-commerce payments, driving product growth, innovation, and commercial performance.
Key Responsibilities:
* Own and execute the product strategy for Card-Present and e-commerce acquiring, aligned with business objectives and market opportunities.
* Lead the development and scaling of POS and e-commerce acquiring propositions, including unattended POS use cases where relevant.
* Actively monitor market trends, analyze customer needs, identify opportunities, and respond to competitor activities.
* Own product and feature planning, development, testing, launch, and continuous optimization.
* Drive acquiring economics and commercial performance, including merchant pricing, interchange, scheme fees, processor costs, and profitability.
* Lead cross-functional teams and make product decisions, challenge technical solutions, and represent the product with external partners.
* Establish scalable business processes and ensure effective handover to responsible teams.
Must-Have Requirements:
* 5+ years of Product Management experience, with significant experience inpayments, fintech, banking, or financial services.
* Proven experience launching, developing, or scaling Card-Present acquiring / POS products, combined with strong e-commerce acquiring experience.
* Strong understanding of CP and CNP acquiring, payment processing, authorization, settlement, and the broader card-payment ecosystem.
* Experience working with payment processors, POS terminal vendors, gateways, acquirers, acquiring banks, or card schemes.
* Strong understanding of acquiring economics, including merchant pricing, interchange, scheme fees, processor costs, and acquiring profitability.
* Experience with Visa, Mastercard, AMEX, Apple Pay, and Google Pay.
* Knowledge of legislation, standards, and regulatory requirements applicable to payment and acquiring products.
* Strong analytical, commercial, and strategic mindset, with the ability to make data-driven product decisions.
* Strong communication, stakeholder-management, and leadership skills, with the ability to influence technical, commercial, and senior stakeholders.
* Proficiency in English (spoken and written).
* Experience with Open Banking / A2A payments is a strong advantage.
* Experience with SQL, databases, SDLC, Jira, and Confluence is an advantage, but not a core requirement. 📩 Ready to Join? We look forward to receiving your application and welcoming you to our team!
Originally posted on Himalayas