Senior Product Manager - Issuing

Checkout.com is one of the most exciting fintechs in the world. Our mission is to enable businesses and their communities to thrive in the digital economy. We’re the strategic payments partner for some of the best known fast-moving brands globally such as Wise, Hut Group, Sony Electronics, Homebase, Henkel, Klarna and many others. Purpose-built with performance and scalability in mind, our flexible cloud-based payments platform helps global enterprises launch new products and create experiences customers love.

We empower passionate problem-solvers to collaborate, innovate and do their best work. That’s why we’re on the Forbes Cloud 100 list and a Great Place to Work accredited company. And we’re just getting started. We’re building diverse and inclusive teams around the world — because that’s how we create even better experiences for our clients and our partners. And we need your help. Join us to build the digital economy of tomorrow.

Checkout.com is seeking a Product Manager and leader to join the Issuing Product Team in this exciting next period of the product’s growth. This role is pivotal in helping shape the future of Controls and Fraud Tooling across the Product. The successful candidate will provide cross-functional leadership across product, engineering, and business teams, to enable our merchants to create and launch innovative card programmes that are tailored to their needs. They will establish a robust foundation and drive the adoption of the next generation of fraud tooling within the issuing product and set the long term strategic direction of the Issuing Products Fraud and Control Suite as we support new use cases. Daily tasks include understanding stakeholders’ pain points, driving prioritisation for product development, and developing new capabilities for our customers.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead the strategic development of Issuing’s suite of card controls and fraud tooling, enabling clients to tailor their card programs to their needs.
• Drive the integration and commercialisation of our next-generation fraud product into the Issuing stack.
• Act as the domain expert for Card Controls and Fraud, shaping the product roadmap and strategy to deliver a best-in-class merchant experience.
• Build strong partnerships with business, product, and technology stakeholders: buy-in and collaboration to generate momentum for mobile products.
• Work with other product and engineering leaders to ensure alignment with cross-functional roadmaps that relate to the mobile world.
• Gain a deep understanding of Checkout.com’s customers, be they end-customers or developers, and businesses themselves.
• Build strong relationships across your network, particularly with engineering.
• Foster a team culture that upholds Checkout.com’s operating principles.

Qualifications:

• 5-8 years of product management experience.
• Experience working in Fintech, on B2B or Platform Products - specifically with API and platform product management experience [Must Have].
• Experience in Card Issuing [strongly desired but not essential].
• You thrive in a fast-paced dynamic environment and enjoy taking products from 0 - 1.
• Data-driven: Skilled at leveraging data and business insights to determine strategic priorities and drive the product roadmap and execution.
• Customer-first: Think from the customer’s perspective and can balance future opportunities with immediate needs.
• End-to-end mindset: Think in a structured and diligent manner, understanding all key components necessary to drive the ongoing success of a product.
• Leadership: Excellent at collaborating with stakeholders in product, engineering, commercial, and business teams proactively, demonstrating high EQ and influencing skills.
• Effective communicator: Able to inspire others with a shared vision and simplify complex concepts for a wide range of audiences.
• You are truly passionate about what you build - championing your products around the business.

Additional Information:

• Hybrid Working Model: All of our offices globally are onsite 3 times per week (Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday).
• We’ve worked towards enabling teams to work collaboratively in the same space, while also being able to partner with colleagues globally.
• During your days at the office, we offer amazing snacks, breakfast, and lunch options in all of our locations.

If you don’t meet all the requirements but think you might still be right for the role, please apply anyway. We’re always keen to speak to people who connect with our mission and values.

We believe in equal opportunities. We work as one team. Wherever you come from. However you identify. And whichever payment method you use. Our clients come from all over the world — and so do we. Hiring hard-working people and giving them a community to thrive in is critical to our success.

When you join our team, we’ll empower you to unlock your potential so you can do your best work. We’d love to hear how you think you could make a difference here with us.

We want to set you up for success and make our process as accessible as possible. So let us know in your application, or tell your recruiter directly, if you need anything to make your experience or working environment more comfortable. We’ll be happy to support you.