International Payments Product Manager in London

Payments Recruitment; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial organization seeks an International Payments Product Manager to enhance payment capabilities. This on-site role in London focuses on developing and executing the product roadmap for International Payments, ensuring compliance and meeting client expectations. Candidates should have extensive knowledge of international payment processes, strong problem-solving skills, and excellent communication abilities. This position offers an opportunity to lead innovations in a dynamic banking environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in a Financial Services or Banking environment.
• Deep knowledge of the payments industry, particularly international payments.
• Ability to stay updated on trends and regulatory changes in Global Payments.
• Strong problem solving and independent initiative in an agile environment.
• Excellent communication, organisation, and stakeholder relationship skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the product roadmap for International Payments.
• Communicate and distil the roadmap into specific business requirements.
• Serve as the product subject matter expert on international payments.
• Work with Payment Operations to document end-to-end operational processes for international payments.
• Enhance the payments platform by improving the Client API and core payment engine for speed, reliability and global connectivity.
• Champion customer needs and use cases for corporate, institutional and fintech clients.
• Engage with global payment schemes, regulators and industry bodies to design compliant connectivity solutions.
• Stay aligned with industry trends to maintain leadership in the Payments space.
• Act as day-to-day contact for international payment product queries and escalate issues as needed.

Skills

Product roadmap execution

Knowledge of international payments

Agile methodologies

Problem-solving skills

Excellent communication

Job description

International Payments Product Manager

• On-site, London (City)
• Contract Role

In your role as International Payments Product Manager, your focus on product quality is consistent and relentless to deliver next-level Payment’s capabilities.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Develop and execute the product roadmap for International Payments, expanding from the Bank’s current domestic payment capabilities, in an agile and iterative manner.
• Effectively communicate and distil the roadmap into specific business requirements for both in-house and external engineering teams, while also managing capacity to ensure timely quality delivery.
• Serve as the product subject matter expert (SME) on international payments, covering SWIFT, correspondent banking, agency banking, FX, treasury, and cross-border settlement processes, providing deep expertise across the client journey.
• Work effectively with the Payment Operations team to develop and document end-to-end operational processes for international payments.
• Enhance and optimize the bank’s payments platform by improving the Client API and core payment engine, focusing on speed, reliability, scalability, and seamless global connectivity.
• Champion customer needs and use cases in a complex, rapidly evolving international payments landscape, ensuring the product meets the expectations of corporate, institutional, and fintech clients.
• Engage with global payment schemes, regulators, and industry bodies to design and implement compliant, cutting‑edge international payments connectivity solutions within strict deadlines.
• Understanding industry trends to ensure the product capabilities and directions will ensure we establish and maintain leadership in the Payments segment.
• Act as a day‑to‑day contact for all international payment‑related product queries, dealing with and escalating any issues to management in a timely manner

About you:

• Experience in a Financial Services or Banking environment.
• You have a deep and broad knowledge of the payments industry, notably across the client journey for international payments (SWIFT, correspondent banking, agency banking, FX, treasury).
• You keep your finger on the pulse of trends and regulatory changes in the Global Payments space such as Real Time Payments, New Payments Architecture (NPA) and Open Banking.
• Passionate about providing unparalleled levels of service and convenience for customers
• You have brilliant problem‑solving skills and a high degree of independent initiative, with a sharper focus to drive delivery in an agile‑based working environment.
• You are a positive self‑starter with excellent communication skills, well‑organised, you can establish strong working relationships with a wide variety of customers, peers and stakeholders in a fast‑paced bank.