Product Owner

Role Overview

• Own the end-to-end lifecycle of product initiatives from idea to production rollout.
• Translate business goals into clear product requirements, epics, and user stories.
• Prioritize the backlog using impact-based frameworks (value, effort, compliance, risks).
• Define acceptance criteria, ensure requirement clarity, and maintain a clean, structured backlog.
• Work closely with Compliance, Operations, Engineering, Finance, and Customer Support teams.
• Gather business requirements, negotiate priorities, and align expectations across departments.
• Facilitate cross-functional workshops, discovery sessions, and status reviews.
• Clearly communicate product decisions, timelines, and trade-offs to internal and external stakeholders.
• Collaborate daily with engineering teams to clarify scope, manage dependencies, and unblock delivery.
• Maintain deep understanding of SDLC stages and ensure requirements are properly groomed before development.
• Validate technical feasibility with architects and developers; manage risks and constraints.
• Support QA in test case preparation and participate in UAT to ensure product quality.
• Advocate for user-centric product design across customer journeys and internal workflows.
• Review wireframes, prototypes, and UI designs to ensure clarity, usability, and consistency.
• Use UX analytics tools (heatmaps, session recordings, funnel analysis) to identify pain points.
• Translate insights into actionable product improvements and measurable UX outcomes.
• Support integrations with payment schemes such as SEPA, SWIFT, Faster Payments, ACH, etc., or support integrations with acquiring, card processing, merchant onboarding, and chargeback flows.
• Participate in discussions with banking partners, PSPs, and technical vendors.
• Understand regulatory impacts (PSD2, AML/CTF, KYC, VoP/CoP, reporting).

Requirements

• Minimum 3 years of experience as a Product Owner or in a similar product management role.
• Experience in fintech (checkout or banking) is a strong advantage.
• Solid understanding of the fintech ecosystem, industry trends, competitive landscape, and emerging payment technologies.
• Experience in fintech, EMI, PSP, or banking. Understanding of payment schemes and banking integrations.
• Experience with acquiring, card processing, merchant onboarding, and chargeback flows.
• API familiarity (basic ability to read API docs, understand request-response flows).
• Strong experience in stakeholder management and cross-department alignment.
• Solid background in UX principles, journey mapping, and usability best practices.
• Hands-on experience with UX analytics.
• Deep understanding of SDLC, including discovery, refinement, development, QA, release, and post-release monitoring.
• Ability to write clear and structured documentation – BRD, PRD, acceptance criteria, use-cases, flow diagrams.
• Experience working with engineering teams using Scrum/Kanban.
• Analytical thinking and ability to make decisions based on data, constraints, and risk assessment.
• Ownership mindset with proactive problem-solving.
• Strong communication skills and ability to simplify complex concepts.
• High attention to detail and ability to structure ambiguous inputs.
• Empathy, user-centric mindset, and ability to balance business and tech perspectives.

Tech Stack

• SDLC
• Swift

Benefits

• Annual Learning & Development Budget – invest in your growth with dedicated funds for courses, training, and certifications.
• Regular Performance Reviews Based on KPIs – for your professional growth.
• Transparent career growth – with opportunities to achieve Lead roles within 1 year, Head roles in 2 years, and even C-level within 4 years, based on exceptional performance.
• Innovation Financial Rewards – share your ideas through our Ideas Hub and earn extra bonuses.
• Paid Vacation – with the flexibility to transfer unused days to the next year or receive compensation.
• Paid Sick Leave – available to cover medical needs and emergencies.
• Public Holidays tailored to your country’s calendar.
• Flexible Payout Options – PE accounts or popular e-wallets.