Manager, Enterprise Payments Product Development

TN United Kingdom; London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Manager for Enterprise Payments Product Development in London. This role offers a unique opportunity to lead the modernization of payment capabilities, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver innovative solutions that enhance customer experiences. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in product management and a passion for driving results in a dynamic environment. Join a supportive and diverse team that values your contributions and offers a flexible working model to ensure your well-being and career growth.

Benefits

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance

Flexible working model

Generous paid parental leave

Free access to wellness centers

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in Product Development and Capability Delivery.
• Strong analytical mindset and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with teams to translate product strategies into actionable plans.
• Drive the definition of capabilities and features for payment products.

Skills

Product Development

Agile Practices

Payments Expertise

Analytical Skills

Effective Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Business or Related Field

Master's Degree (Preferred)

Job description

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Manager, Enterprise Payments Product Development, London

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Client:

American Express

Location:

London, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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Posted:

26.04.2025

Expiry Date:

10.06.2025

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Job Description:

You Lead the Way. We’ve Got Your Back.

With the right backing, people and businesses have the power to progress in incredible ways. When you join Team Amex, you become part of a global and diverse community of colleagues with an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities and each other. Here, you’ll learn and grow as we help you create a career journey that’s unique and meaningful to you with benefits, programs, and flexibility that support you personally and professionally.

At American Express, you’ll be recognized for your contributions, leadership, and impact—every colleague has the opportunity to share in the company’s success. Together, we’ll win as a team, striving to uphold our and powerful backing promise to provide the world’s best customer experience every day. And we’ll do it with the utmost integrity, and in an environment where everyone is seen, heard and feels like they belong.

Join Team Amex and let's lead the way together.

The core of our company is not just the products we offer, but the personal connections our customers have with our brand. You can create digital experiences– from payments to rewards to servicing– that keep us connected to our customers and serve them at every touchpoint. From digital servicing and lifestyle features to secure, frictionless payment options, you can make a meaningful difference in our customers’ lives and help set us apart in the industry.

About Network & Acquiring Solutions

As part of the Global Merchant & Network Services group (GMNS), the Network & Acquirer Solutions (NAS) team is at the core of American Express, uniquely positioned to support every business unit and customer across the Enterprise. The American Express Network enables over $1.6 trillion in annual spend, serving our Issuers and Acquirers in more than 170 markets worldwide. We are driving a strategic, multi-year Enterprise Payments program to bring all payments together into a center of excellence to drive operational excellence for payment execution, enable innovative payment products, services, and capabilities to be built effectively and efficiently, support our BU strategies more closely, and deliver on our customers’ evolving payment needs.

About the Role

The role of Manager, Enterprise Payments Product Development is an exciting opportunity for a talented product manager to drive modernization and development of new payment capabilities. The incumbent will be a central member of the Enterprise Payments COE that is tasked with driving an enterprise critical multi-year Multi-Rail Payments program established to (1) accelerate the development of our enterprise payment services and (2) redesign the operating model surrounding it to drive excellence in payment execution. Reporting to the Director, Enterprise Payments Product Development, this role will help to reshape and transform how payment products are built and delivered at American Express. The Manager, Enterprise Payments Product Development will collaborate with engineers, architects, and business stakeholders to bring the product vision to life.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Product Management teams to translate product strategies and roadmaps into technical capabilities and actionable delivery plans.
• Develop capability release plans with key stakeholders, e.g., Product Management, Engineering, Operations, business owners, market teams, etc.
• Participate in the discovery and envisioning of new payment flows and bank integration capabilities that power key customer journeys across American Express.
• Drive the definition and refinement of capabilities, features, user stories and associated success criteria.
• Define market specific platform requirements for inclusions in global platforms and market expansion release plans.
• Develop the delivery strategy for modernization, establishing a playbook for enablement expansion and scaling of modern payment capabilities across the globe.
• Prioritize and sequence the delivery of payment capabilities within scrums and participate in cross team/train delivery planning
• Monitor and assess delivery and performance metrics to identify opportunities to improve delivery predictability, time to market, delivery of iterative value to the business or to make enhancements.
• Act as a bridge between technical teams and business stakeholders to ensure clear communication, understanding, and alignment on product goals and progress against them.
• Foster a collaborative culture within the organization focused on delivery excellence and doing it the right way.

Requirements/Qualifications

• Relevant experience: Experience in Product Development, Capability Delivery, agile practices, and scaled product delivery.
• Payments expertise: Passion for payments and the advancement in technologies driving innovation in the payments ecosystem. Knowledge of Bill Pay capabilities and/or A2A money movement (ACH, wires, RTP, etc.) a plus.
• Passion for results: Passion to drive execution and deliver results in a dynamic and highly matrixed environment.
• Delivery track record: Proven ability to drive change, lead adoption of new ways of working, and leverage scaled Agile practices to drive successful product development and delivery.
• Product experience: Demonstrated ability to lead and manage a Product organization driving large, complex, and transformational initiatives.
• Analytical mindset: High-intellectual curiosity and strong analytical and critical thinking skills with experience in complex problem solving and strategic thought leadership.
• Highly collaborative: Ability to effectively collaborate with and build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to deliver on shared objectives.
• Effective communicator and influencer: Ability to influence key partners and executive stakeholders. Excellent communication skills, proficient in developing excellent quality presentations and deliverables for an executive audience.

We back our colleagues and their loved ones with benefits and programs that support their holistic well-being. That means we prioritize their physical, financial, and mental health through each stage of life. Benefits include:

• Support for financial-well-being and retirement
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits (depending on location)
• Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need
• Generous paid parental leave policies (depending on your location)
• Free access to global on-site wellness centers staffed with nurses and doctors (depending on location)
• Free and confidential counseling support through our Healthy Minds program
• Career development and training opportunities

Offer of employment with American Express is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background verification check, subject to applicable laws and regulations.