Product Owner

Who we are

We are building the world’s first regulated payments curation layer. By consolidating best-in-class payments infrastructure under our ecosystem, we will enable marketplaces and eCommerce brands to scale their payments operations smoothly around the world.

We are building a workplace that encourages growth, development, and fun. Working in a startup can be both rewarding and challenging, we’ll be with you throughout the highs and lows as one team. We need people who have GRIT, resilience, a willingness to find solutions, not just problems and work well within our global team of almost 30 nationalities.

Requirements
Key Responsibilities:

• Be the bridge between the Business and Tech on the ideation, prioritisation, development, and delivery of core features in our platform.
• Actively contribute to the overall product strategy, representing the requirements of our Foundations squad
• Nurture and manage the product backlog in all areas related to banking partner integrations, cross-border payments, FX, and enterprise-level SaaS.
• Drive the creation and release of high-level requirements, epics, and user stories that deliver demonstrable value and business impact

To be successful in this role, you:

• Have 2+ years in a Product Owner role with a sound understanding of the technical aspects of a FinTech product in the context of global payouts and alternative payment methods
• Can demonstrate a sound understanding of payment and FX operations, accounting and reconciliation concepts, and experience in financial business processes
• Have a track record of leading the discovery and development of market-leading value propositions that drive growth for financial products
• Demonstrate understanding of enterprise-grade B2B software requirements and can systematically break down and solve complex problems
• Have experience with integrations with external banking partners
• Can give examples of successful collaboration with cross-functional teams and working effectively with a diverse range of people and working styles to get things done
• Have extensive experience of Agile and Scrum methodologies, with a proven track record of managing engineering backlogs and sprint planning.
• Are able to motivate, energise and inspire people toward a common goal
• Experience with Jira, Confluence, and Lucidchart or similar diagramming/collaboration/prototyping tools

Additional Desirable Skills:

• A general familiarity with Git Hub and build pipelines for microservices-based platforms.
• A solid understanding of JSON data formats.
• Experience working with RESTful APIs, with some understanding of how endpoints are used to exchange data and how to read and appraise API documentation as required.
• Proficiency in creating and maintaining detailed product documentation, user stories, and acceptance criteria that bridge business needs with technical implementation.
• Hands-on experience with API testing tools like Postman or similar, to ensure proper functionality and performance of API integrations.

Personal Attributes:

• You’re a fast learner, curious and humble, with the ability to add to our amazing culture
• You’re able to make decisions under pressure in complex situations
• You continually strive for improvement
• You may not possess every single required skill listed, and that’s perfectly fine. If you have most of them, along with grit, passion, a desire to learn quickly, and the willingness to get stuck in, we encourage you to apply.

Benefits
As part of this role, you will receive the following:

• You will enjoy 26 days of annual leave (excluding Bank holidays)
• Volunteering and Compassionate leave
• Private Healthcare
• Pension Scheme
• Company Options Scheme
• Team socials and annual company off-sites
• Comprehensive, interactive & engaging Training – Leadership, Communication and Presentation Skills, Behavioural Profiling, Conflict Management, etc
• Career frameworks
• Working remotely with cross-cultural teams; whilst we love to have you in the coworking space for occasional workshops and team collaboration, you mostly will be working remotely
• Flexibility surrounding other commitments; within your team we will work around child-care or other appointments you have. We just ask for advance notice!
• Working in a diverse and inclusive environment where we ensure that our people thrive