Product Owner

Harris; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading payment software provider is seeking a Product Owner to manage product lifecycle and engage with clients in the US and Canada. The role involves developing payment solutions, collaborating with Sales and Marketing, and working with architects to validate software scalability. Ideal candidates will have 5-10 years of Product Owner experience, strong knowledge of payment systems, and a relevant university degree. This position offers great compensation, comprehensive benefits, and the option for remote work.

Benefits

Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision

Generous vacation

Opportunities to grow

Community involvement

Qualifications

• 5 to 10 years of experience as a Product Owner.
• Proven track record in software products related to payments.
• Willingness to travel once per quarter.

Responsibilities

• Develop understanding of payment ecosystems and software solutions.
• Manage full product lifecycle from concept to launch.
• Collaborate with Sales and Marketing for opportunities and training.

Skills

Product Owner experience

Payment knowledge

Collaboration with large retailers

Understanding of APIs

Experience with AI solutions

Education

University Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Science, Business, or Commerce

Job description

Tender Retail is looking for a Product Owner to report to the R&D Vice President.

What your impact will be:

• Develop deep understanding of US and Canadian payment ecosystems and payment softwares for different verticals.
• Develop deep understanding of different software solutions used in payments; SAAS middleware on premise centralize or decentralized.
• Define and document commercial requirements based on frequent customer reseller and partner engagement competitive analysis panels and deep understanding of payment trends.
• Working closely with the R&D Services and Support groups own and manage the full product life cycle from concept to launch.
• Work with Sales Marketing and partner teams to support new customer opportunities including pricing proposals training webinars demos etc.
• Collaborate with Sales and Marketing to drive product positioning product launch and other commercialization activities.
• Establishing prioritized backlog roadmaps and predictive planning and release cycles.
• Challenge our customers thinking about what they should do next.
• Ensure alignment between product vision and technical architecture.
• Work with architects and developers to validate feasibility and scalability of proposed solutions.

What we are looking for:

• 5 to 10 years of Product Owner experience.
• Demonstrated success of bring software products to market in the US/Canada/Global payment space.
• University Degree in Computer Science Engineering Information Science Business or Commerce.
• Strong US and Canadian payment knowledge.
• Capacity to travel once per quarter.
• Based in Toronto or Montréal.

What would make you stand out:

• Experience collaborating with large retail quick service restaurants and tier one merchants.
• Experience in payment processing gateways certification and contact and contactless payment systems.
• Curiosity and non‑stop energy.
• Strong understanding of payment systems APIs and integration workflows.
• Proven experience with AI solutions.

Why you should come work with us:

• Interacting with the largest brands in North America.
• Comprehensive Medical Dental and Vision.
• Great compensation package.
• Opportunities to grow.
• Generous vacation (we want you to take it!).
• Community involvement and social responsibility.
• Remote work or possibility to work from offices in Toronto or Montréal.

About Us

Tender Retail is a well‑established payment software provider and leads the North American merchant middleware payment space. We use innovative payment technology to develop leading‑edge secure and compliant payment tech solutions. With 300,000 payment points deployed across North America we have provided enterprise chain retailers and quick‑service restaurants freedom of choice to manage payments and data according to their specific needs and implement fast secure payment options to provide a better experience for their clients.

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