Product Manager - Card structure

IDEMIA; Courbevoie; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

IDEMIA Secure Transactions in Courbevoie, France, seeks an experienced Product Manager to drive the strategy, development and industrialization of card and wearable payment products. You will own the product vision end-to-end from roadmap definition to first customer delivery, collaborating with R&D, sales and partners.

This role sits at the intersection of innovation, payment standards and market strategy, covering smart cards, contactless wearables and related innovations.

Qualifications

• Master's degree or equivalent in engineering, business, or related field.
• 3–5 years in product management, ideally in payment technology or smart card domains.
• Understanding of card structures, NFC/contactless protocols and payment ecosystems.
• Strong analytical mindset with ability to translate technical constraints into business value.
• Excellent written and verbal communication in French and English.

Responsibilities

• Define and communicate the product vision and multi-year roadmap for PVC smart cards and payment wearables.
• Lead build-vs-partner analysis; identify and develop strategic partner relationships.
• Collaborate with engineering, industrialisation, delivery, sales and customers to turn strategy into executable plans.
• Drive end-to-end product execution from concept through qualification and mass production.
• Manage component lifecycle and coordinate maintenance and support activities.
• Ensure product compliance with ISO 7810/7816, EMVCo, Visa/Mastercard and oversee certifications.
• Support pricing, training, presentations to prospects, and RFP/RFI responses.

Skills

Product management

Cross-functional collaboration

Payment technology

NFC / contactless

Stakeholder communication

Education

Master's degree in Engineering or Business

Job description

IDEMIA Secure Transactions, a division of IDEMIA Group, is the leading technology provider making it safer and easier to pay and connect. With unmatched expertise in cryptography and credential issuance, IST is trusted by over 2,000 financial institutions, mobile operators, automotive manufacturers, and IoT providers worldwide. Every day, IST secures billions of essential transactions, ensuring the highest levels of data protection and convenience.

Purpose

We are looking for an experienced Product Manager to drive the strategy, development and industrialization of our card and wearable payment products. You will own the product vision end-to-end from roadmap definition to first customer delivery working across R&D, sales and key industry partners.

This role sits at the intersection of innovation, payment standards and market strategy, covering smart cards, contactless wearables and some innovations.

Key Missions

• Define and communicate the product vision and multi-year roadmap for PVC smart cards, payment wearables and card features, aligned with market trends and customer needs.
• Lead build-vs-partner analysis; identify, evaluate and develop strategic partner relationships to accelerate product capabilities.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholder such a engineering team, industrialisation team, delivery teams, sales and customers to turn strategy into executable product plans.
• Drive the end-to-end product execution with R&D and industrialization teams, from concept through qualification and mass production.
• Manage component lifecycle: anticipate and resolve obsolescence issues, coordinate maintenance and support activities.
• Ensure product compliance with applicable standards (ISO 7810/7816, EMVCo, Visa/Mastercard) and oversee certification milestones.

Go-to-Market & Commercial Support

• Support Pricing team building a target cost models and defining price lists in coordination with Finance and Sales.
• Deliver product training to sales teams.
• Prepare and present product pitches and demonstrations to prospects and strategic customers.
• Support RFP/RFI responses and provide competitive positioning inputs.

Profile & Other Information

• Master's degree in Engineering, Business or equivalent field or equivalent professional experience.
• 3 to 5 years in product management, ideally in payment technology, smart cards.
• Understanding of card structures, NFC/contactless protocols, and the payment card ecosystem (schemes, issuers,…).
• Strong analytical mindset; ability to translate technical constraints into business value.
• Excellent written and verbal communication in French and English.
• Proven ability to drive cross-functional teams without direct authority. Experience managing product partnerships with external vendors.

Join Us!

At IST, we believe in an inclusive environment where every talent can thrive. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds, identities, and abilities. If you require any accommodation during the process, let us know.

Join us to shape a career as unique as you are, where every day brings a new challenge and a new opportunity to learn.