Regional Product Manager (Fintech/Payments)

Posted 26 February 2019
LocationSingapore
Job type Permanent
DisciplineVenture Capital & Private Equity
ReferenceYQ/REPROMA/200

Job Description

  • Fast growing FinTech
  • Lead role, regional coverage
  • Fantastic remuneration package

Our client, a fast growing and globally recognized financial technology company in the payments industry, is looking for a Regional Product Manager to join them permanently as part of their expansion plans in APAC.

Key Responsibilities

  • Research and identify stakeholder needs and effectively manage stakeholder expectations;
  • Author product requirements, flow documents and use cases and work across Policy, Operations, Finance, Development and Infrastructure to ensure complete solutions are architected to cover Business needs and requirements;
  • Integrate third-party online payments providers and engage with engineering team to create and optimize a frictionless payment platform;
  • Take full ownership of the product, the prioritization of new features and enhancements to existing features;
  • Closely work with internal stakeholders to assure an automated reconciliation and solid operational process;
  • Analyse, understand and share learnings to build a strong knowledge base of the product. Manager and develop a team of world class product managers and grow the team to meet business demands while helping them advance in their careers and sharpen their skills;
  • Work with leadership to define how we grow our products and product teams and work cross functionally to set the strategic direction for the group;
  • Lead solutioning, integration project, operation design and customer excellence with other function to offer a global standard;
  • Precise observation and insightful understanding of our customer, the problems they encounter, and the opportunities we have for offering a solution associated to our payment gateway specific and organisational wide strategy;
  • Drive long-term strategy and company-wide payment gateway initiatives to grow this business with our sales team globally;
  • Have significant experience with API products.

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree required;
  • 4-7 years of product management experience in both front end and both end are preferred. Junior candidates can be considered too if good and passionate in digital payment;
  • Payments industry experience would be desirable, especially those from e-wallet/digital wallet, mobile payment, payment gateway, e-money license background;
  • Experience integrating APIs of third party online payments providers (acquiring banks, payment service providers, risk service providers);
  • Experience working with Settlement and Reconciliation process is a plus;
  • Understanding of Payment Fraud and Chargebacks is a plus;
  • Understanding of card schemes/card networks transactional flow is a plus;
  • Knowledge of online payment industry trends, international payment methods, and standards is a plus;
  • Extremely data-obsessed, and execution focused;
  • Strong Analytical and Presentation skills;
  • Energetic, positive attitude and team player;
  • Excellent organisational and planning skills.

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