Job Description
Product Manager - Payments Infrastructure & Security
Experience

• 5-10 years of Product Management experience in Payments / FinTech / Financial Services.
• Strong experience with card networks (Visa, Mastercard, Amex) and payment infrastructure systems.

Core Domain Expertise
Card Payments & Infrastructure

• Deep understanding of card payment rails and network ecosystems.
• Hands-on experience with ISO 8583 / ISO 20022 messaging standards.
• End-to-end understanding of payment lifecycle:
  • Authorization flows
  • Clearing & settlement
  • Chargebacks & disputes
  • Card-present vs card-not-present transactions

Security & Risk Across Product Chain

• Ownership of security considerations across the end-to-end payment product lifecycle.
• Strong understanding of fraud prevention and risk controls in payment systems.
• Experience designing secure transaction flows, authentication mechanisms, and system-level safeguards.
• Awareness of common payment attack vectors (fraud patterns, unauthorized transactions, abuse patterns).

Technical Depth

• Ability to read API specifications and review ERDs independently.
• Strong understanding of microservices, event-driven architecture, REST APIs, and messaging systems.
• Able to participate in system design and architecture discussions with engineering teams.

Execution & Delivery

• Strong ownership of sprint hygiene:
  • Backlog grooming and prioritization
  • User story definition and sizing
  • Definition of Done (DoD)
  • QA and release readiness
• Ability to enforce delivery discipline while collaborating closely with engineering teams.

Stakeholder Management

• Experience working with card networks, internal platform teams, and external integration partners.
• Ability to translate business, security, and technical requirements into clear product specifications.

Ideal Candidate

A technically strong Product Manager with deep experience in card networks, payments infrastructure, and system-level security , capable of driving secure, scalable, and reliable payment products in collaboration with engineering and platform teams.