About the job Senior Product Manager (Payments)
We are looking for a seasoned Product Manager Payments to drive the expansion, performance, and reliability of our global payments infrastructure. You will lead high-impact initiatives across local payment method integrations, checkout optimisations, and API product design working closely with engineering, partners, and cross-functional teams.
Key Responsibilities
1. Expand Channels & Markets
- Launch and scale country-specific payment rails (e.g., bank transfers, wallets, QR codes / RTP) and regional payment methods (e.g., WeChat Pay)
- Define and deliver all prerequisites for market entry, including contracts, certifications, settlement flows, and operational readiness
- Ensure a consistent and streamlined merchant experience where feasible
- Design and iterate on payment and checkout flows, focusing on smart routing, issuer / wallet-aware retries, capture / refund logic, and error handling
- Implement robust funnel instrumentation and run experiments to improve conversion rates and success metrics
- Define and maintain high-quality API specifications, including resource models, pagination, error semantics, and versioning strategies
- Champion developer experience through well-documented APIs, usable SDKs, and testable interfaces
4. Drive Integrations with Partners & Schemes
Manage integrations and certifications with banks, wallets, schemes, and technical partnersTranslate network and scheme specifications into scalable product capabilities5. Ensure Operational Excellence
Reduce time from partner contracting to go-live
Enhance payment routing reliability, minimise latency, and optimise reconciliation and settlement with Finance and TreasuryEstablish clear SLAs in partnership with Ops and Support teams
Contribute to card-related initiatives, such as 3DS / SCA, tokenisation, authentication improvements, and chargeback managementCollaborate closely with Risk, Compliance, and processing partners
Align stakeholders across Engineering, Business Development, Legal / Compliance, Risk, and external partnersCommunicate clearly and effectively via product docs (PRDs), API specs, roadmaps, and change logsQualifications
8+ years of product management experience , with a strong focus on payments. You have launched multi-country payment integrations and / or local methods at scaleDeep expertise in API product design , including spec writing, versioning and deprecation strategies, error modelling, idempotency, and backwards compatibilityProven track record optimising payment flows for conversion and reliability , using diagnostics, A / B testing, and data-driven iterationComfortable working hands-on with processors, schemes, and network specs , and managing technical partner relationshipsStrong business and operational acumen , including partner economics, SLAs, certification timelines, and commercial trade-offsExcellent communicator, both verbal and written. Operates effectively as a senior individual contributorBased in Jakarta or Kuala Lumpur (remote considered within GMT+7 ±2). Willing to travel up to 2 weeks per quarter#J-18808-Ljbffr