Group Product Leader, Intelligent Payment Optimization

Checkout.com; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Checkout.com is seeking a Group Product Manager to lead Intelligent Acceptance, scale optimization across payment lifecycles, and drive merchant value. You will shape a portfolio of AI/ML-powered products, coordinating with Engineering, Data Science, Analytics and Design to deliver measurable improvements.

You will guide several Product Managers, manage investment cases, and partner with Commercial, Finance and Customer Success to package and bring capabilities to market.

Qualifications

• Deep experience in payment optimization across acquiring, routing and costs.
• Track record setting strategy and delivering outcomes across multiple products.
• Proven success leading Product Managers.
• Strong ability to bring clarity to complex problem spaces.
• Credibility with Engineering and Data Science teams.

Responsibilities

• Create a multi-year vision for merchant payment optimization.
• Define portfolio metrics and roadmap; balance acceptance, cost and fraud risk.
• Own product economics from investment to pricing and packaging.
• Co-own the Data Science roadmap and ensure measurable merchant impact.
• Lead Product Managers and align cross-functional teams across Engineering, Data Science and Analytics.

Skills

Payment optimization

Strategic leadership

Product management

Data-driven decision making

Experimentation & measurement

Cross-functional leadership

Communication with merchants

Financial acumen

Job description

Checkout.com is seeking a Group Product Manager to lead Intelligent Acceptance, scale optimization across payment lifecycles, and drive merchant value. You will shape a portfolio of AI/ML-powered products, coordinating with Engineering, Data Science, Analytics and Design to deliver measurable improvements.

You will guide several Product Managers, manage investment cases, and partner with Commercial, Finance and Customer Success to package and bring capabilities to market.