Product Manager, Card Issuing

Company Description

We're Checkout.com - you might not know our name, but companies like eBay, ASOS, Klarna, Uber Eats, and Sony do. That moment when you check out online? We make it happen.

Checkout.com is where the world checks out. Our global network powers billions of transactions every year, making money move without making a fuss. We spent years perfecting a service most people will never notice. Because when digital payments just work, businesses grow, customers stay, and no one stops to think about why.

With 19 offices spanning six continents, we feel at home everywhere - but London is our HQ. Wherever our people work their magic, they're fast-moving, performance-obsessed, and driven by being better every day. Ideal. Because a role here isn't just another job; it's a career-defining opportunity to build the future of fintech.

Job Description

About the role

As a Product Manager in our Issuing Payments team, your mission is two-fold: ensuring the technical robustness, compliance, and quality of our payment rails while simultaneously driving their evolution into new global markets. This is a career-defining opportunity to manage the granular complexity of the processing world and scale our Issuing product from a regional success to a global powerhouse.

What you'll be doing

• Demonstrate strong cross-functional leadership across Engineering, Financial Partnerships, and Commercial teams to contribute to the global expansion of our Issuing capabilities

• Define the product roadmap to achieve functional parity across schemes and regions, ensuring our issuing stack fully supports the needs of our verticals

• Define the product requirements for our critical markets that ensure we not only launch but compete effectively against local incumbents

• Turn complex scheme mandates and technical requirements into seamless, value-add product features. You will ensure our customers remain shielded from the intricacies of the processing world while benefiting from the latest network capabilities.

• Leverage data-driven insights to identify transaction patterns and optimization opportunities, advising the wider business on how to maximize authorization rates and share of wallets

• Act as the bridge between Engineering, Commercial, and Financial Partnerships, translating high-level business goals into precise technical specifications and ensuring alignment on complex certification and integration projects.

What we look for

• You demonstrate end-to-end ownership with the ability to navigate ambiguity; you can drive projects forward and maintain a holistic view even without having every answer defined for you

• A strong collaborator and communicator with the ability to influence critical decisions and inspire confidence across all levels

• You thrive in detail and have proven experience working on complex products requiring meticulous, low-level work to abstract the complexity for users.

• You get things done: you're highly organized and know how to coordinate internal and external teams to consistently meet ambitious timelines.

• You have a proven track record of managing complex products in highly technical environments

Nice to have

• Payment expertise: Prior experience working within the payments industry, specifically with deep knowledge of card processing schemes is a plus

• A technical background enabling deeper engagement with engineering teams

Bring all of you to work

We create the conditions for high performers to thrive - through real ownership, fewer blockers, and work that makes a difference from day one.

Here, you'll move fast, take on meaningful challenges, and be recognized for the impact you deliver. It's a place where ambition gets met with opportunity - and where your growth is in your hands.

We work as one team, and we back each other to succeed. So whatever your background or identity, if you're ready to grow and make a difference, you'll be right at home here.

It's important we 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.

Life at Checkout.com

We understand that work is just one part of your life. Our hybrid working model offers flexibility, with three days per week in the office to support collaboration and connection.

Curious about what it's like to be part of our team? Visit our Careers Page to learn more about our culture, open roles, and what drives us.

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