Product Owner
This is a remote position.
We are looking for an experienced Product Owner to drive the development and enhancement of Merchant Solutions and payment technology platforms within an international financial services environment. The role focuses on defining product vision and roadmaps, managing and prioritising product backlogs, translating business requirements into user stories and acceptance criteria, and delivering solutions across payment gateways, merchant acquiring, transaction processing, authorisation, settlement, and payment integrations. The Product Owner will collaborate closely with software engineers, architects, Business Analysts, and business stakeholders in an Agile/Scrum environment to ensure successful product delivery, optimise merchant experiences, and align technical development with business objectives.
Responsibilities
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Define and manage product vision, strategy, and roadmap.
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Own and prioritise the product backlog.
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Translate business requirements into user stories and acceptance criteria.
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Collaborate with development teams, architects, and business stakeholders.
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Support Agile/Scrum processes and sprint planning.
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Oversee the development of payment solutions and merchant services.
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Review and accept delivered features.
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Identify opportunities to improve product performance and customer experience.
Requirements
• Minimum 6 years of relevant professional experience
• Strong experience as a Product Owner or in a comparable product delivery role
• Banking domain expertise
• Strong Agile and Scrum knowledge
• Experience owning and prioritising product backlogs
• Experience writing user stories and acceptance criteria
• Experience gathering and analysing business requirements
• Experience defining product roadmaps and priorities
• Experience working directly with software development teams
• Understanding of software development processes and enterprise applications
• Experience managing business and technical stakeholders
• Ability to prioritise based on business value, customer impact and technical constraints
• Experience reviewing and accepting delivered functionality
• Strong communication and coordination skills
• Good English for international project work
Nice to have
• Experience with Visa, Mastercard or card payment ecosystems
• Knowledge of card transaction lifecycles
• Understanding of payment processing integrations and APIs
• Experience with high-volume transaction platforms
• Experience with payment security and regulatory requirements
• Familiarity with PSD2, PCI DSS or Strong Customer Authentication
• Experience working on platform modernisation projects
• Jira and Confluence
• Experience with distributed international engineering teams
• Experience working across several integrated enterprise systems
Benefits
• Remote work model
• Solid, competitive salary
• Work in a multinational environment on international projects
• Comprehensive healthcare
• Long-term B2B contract with a stable project pipeline
