Director, Payments Product Strategy & Growth

Real Ventures; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 220,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity options

Health and wellness benefits

Parental leave

Job summary

Lightspeed is seeking a Director of Product Management for Payments in Financial Services. You will own strategy, governance and business outcomes across North America and EMEA, leading Group PMs and Senior PMs to drive GPV growth and payments penetration.

You’ll report to the VP of Product, collaborate with Engineering Directors, Design leaders, and Commercial executives, and shape a cohesive payments platform across multiple product lines with strong data-driven discipline.

Qualifications

• 2 to 3+ years at Director level managing large teams incl. Group PMs.
• Ownership of a full line of business or major product vertical (payments).
• Record of hiring, developing and promoting product leaders.
• Experience driving change in a mature technology org and partnering with VP/C-suite.
• Strong business and technical understanding of P&L, pricing, and market strategy.

Responsibilities

• Define multi-year strategy for Payments aligned to OKRs and P&L targets.
• Own line of business outcomes: payments penetration, GPV growth, onboarding.
• Lead Group PMs across Retail and Hospitality platforms; hire and develop leaders.
• Raise standards in discovery, pricing, packaging, and data-driven execution.
• Partner across Engineering, Design, GTM, Sales, Operations and Finance.

Skills

Director level experience

Payments domain ownership

Hiring and developing product leaders

Executive collaboration with VP/C‑suit

Data-driven decision making

Tools

APIs & microservices knowledge

Job description

Lightspeed is seeking a Director of Product Management for Payments in Financial Services. You will own strategy, governance and business outcomes across North America and EMEA, leading Group PMs and Senior PMs to drive GPV growth and payments penetration.

You’ll report to the VP of Product, collaborate with Engineering Directors, Design leaders, and Commercial executives, and shape a cohesive payments platform across multiple product lines with strong data-driven discipline.