Principal Product Manager - Global Videogaming

Women in Payments; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working model

Hybrid office presence

Career progression opportunities

Training and development

Competitive remuneration and benefits

Autonomy and leadership exposure

Job summary

Paysafe is a global payments platform powering the experience economy, with focus on iGaming, video gaming and digital wallets. We seek a Strategic Product Leader to define the long-term product strategy for Paysafe’s gaming ecosystem, covering merchant payments and consumer wallet experiences.

You will influence roadmaps across engineering, risk, and partnerships, translate gaming trends into opportunities, and own end-to-end initiatives from funding to settlement, driving global monetization

Qualifications

• 10+ years of product management experience with a strong track record of leading complex platform or ecosystem products.
• Deep experience in video gaming, digital marketplaces, or digital entertainment ecosystems, with a strong understanding of player economies and merchant monetization models.
• Strong expertise in payments, fintech, wallets, or digital transaction platforms.
• Demonstrated success leading cross-functional initiatives that span multiple teams and organizational boundaries.
• Proven ability to influence senior leadership and drive strategic alignment across large organizations.
• Strong technical fluency with APIs, payment infrastructure, platform architecture, and partner integrations.
• Exceptional strategic thinking, problem solving, and communication skills.
• Experience mentoring product managers and shaping product organizations.

Responsibilities

• Define and own the long-term product strategy for Paysafe’s gaming ecosystem, covering both merchant payment capabilities and consumer financial experiences.
• Develop a clear product vision that enables frictionless global monetization for gaming merchants while delivering seamless funding, spending, and wallet experiences for players.
• Identify emerging opportunities in digital gaming economies including in-game payments, virtual goods, marketplace payments, cross-border transactions, and new payment methods.
• Partner with executive leadership to influence roadmap priorities, platform strategy, and commercial growth initiatives.
• Lead product initiatives that span the entire value chain from player funding to merchant settlement.
• Own complex initiatives that involve multiple product lines including wallets, alternative payment methods, payment processing, fraud and risk capabilities, and platform integrations.
• Drive alignment with Engineering, Architecture, Compliance, Risk, Commercial, and Partnership teams.
• Present product strategy, progress, and investment opportunities to executive leadership.

Skills

Product management

Cross-functional leadership

Strategic thinking

Finance & payments knowledge

API knowledge

Tools

APIs

Payment infrastructure

Platform architecture

Partner integrations

Job description

Paysafe

Paysafe is aglobal payments platform powering the experience economy,witha strong focus on the iGaming, video gaming,e-commerce, online trading, retail,traveland hospitality sectors.With 30 years of expertise in payment technology, Paysafe helps businesses and consumers lift every experience through seamless, securepayment solutions, including card payments, digital wallets such as Skrill, eCash solutions like PaysafeCard, and a suite of local payment methods.With approximately 2,900 employees across12countriesand annualized transactional volume of$167 billion in 2025, Paysafe connects people and businesses worldwide through innovative digital payment experiences.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Product Leadership

Define and own the long-term product strategy for Paysafe’s gaming ecosystem, covering both merchant payment capabilities and consumer financial experiences.Develop a clear product vision that enables frictionless global monetization for gaming merchants while delivering seamless funding, spending, and wallet experiences for players.Identify emerging opportunities in digital gaming economies including in-game payments, virtual goods, marketplace payments, cross-border transactions, and new payment methods.Shape strategic investments that position Paysafe as a preferred payments partner for leading game publishers, platforms, and gaming marketplaces.Partner with executive leadership to influence roadmap priorities, platform strategy, and commercial growth initiatives.

Video Gaming Industry Expertise

Serve as the internal domain expert on the gaming ecosystem, including digital distribution platforms, game publishers, esports platforms, player communities, and digital marketplaces.Translate gaming industry trends into product opportunities, including new monetization models, player wallet experiences, and payment orchestration capabilities.Build strong relationships with key gaming partners and represent Paysafe as a strategic product voice with major industry stakeholders.Drive innovation that supports evolving gaming business models such as live-service games, digital economies, creator marketplaces, and global player monetization.

End-to-End Ecosystem Ownership

Lead product initiatives that span the entire value chain from player funding to merchant settlement, ensuring a cohesive and optimized payment experience.Own complex initiatives that involve multiple product lines including wallets, alternative payment methods, payment processing, fraud and risk capabilities, and platform integrations.Ensure Paysafe delivers differentiated value for both sides of the ecosystem:MerchantsEnable scalable global acceptance, optimized payment performance, and higher conversion rates.ConsumersDeliver simple, secure, and trusted ways for players to fund gaming accounts, manage digital value, and transact across gaming environments.

Cross-Functional Alignment and Executive Influence

Act as a senior partner to Engineering, Architecture, Compliance, Risk, Commercial, and Partnership teams to drive alignment on large product initiatives.Influence strategic decisions across multiple product organizations to ensure a unified approach to gaming ecosystem development.Present product strategy, progress, and investment opportunities to executive leadership and senior stakeholders.Navigate organizational complexity to unblock critical initiatives and accelerate delivery of high-impact capabilities.

Complex Program Leadership

Lead large cross-team programs that deliver mission-critical gaming capabilities across multiple product and engineering teams.Break down complex opportunities into clear strategic initiatives and execution plans.Anticipate regulatory, operational, technical, and market challenges and proactively design mitigation strategies.Ensure strong execution across teams while maintaining focus on long-term platform scalability.

Technical & Platform Leadership

Partner closely with engineering and architecture leaders to evolve the payment platform supporting gaming merchants and player experiences.Drive scalable solutions that support high-volume digital transactions, global expansion, and evolving compliance requirements.Guide API strategy, partner integrations, and platform capabilities that enable gaming platforms to seamlessly integrate Paysafe products.

Thought Leadership & Organizational Impact

Mentor product managers and help elevate product management practices across the organization.Act as a strategic advisor to leadership on gaming ecosystem opportunities and market dynamics.Contribute to the broader product culture by raising standards for strategic thinking, customer insight, and execution excellence.

Qualifications

10+ years of product management experience with a strong track record of leading complex platform or ecosystem products.Deep experience in video gaming, digital marketplaces, or digital entertainment ecosystems, with a strong understanding of player economies and merchant monetization models.Strong expertise in payments, fintech, wallets, or digital transaction platforms.Demonstrated success leading cross-functional initiatives that span multiple teams and organizational boundaries.Proven ability to influence senior leadership and drive strategic alignment across large organizations.Strong technical fluency with APIs, payment infrastructure, platform architecture, and partner integrations.Exceptional strategic thinking, problem solving, and communication skills.Experience mentoring product managers and shaping product organizations.

What You Bring

A deep understanding of how digital gaming economies function across bothplayer and merchant experiences.A strategic mindset capable of turning complex industry dynamics into clear product opportunities.The ability to influence leaders and drive alignment across diverse teams without direct authority.A strong sense of ownership and accountability for delivering measurable business impact.A passion for building innovative financial and payment experiences that power the future of gaming.

We offer in return

• The opportunity to write the history of a leading and growing multinational company
• Tailor-made training and ongoing development to help you enhance your skills in the field of online payments
• Multiple career progression opportunities in a dynamic in-house business
• Environment where product expertise, professional and personal commitment are rewarded
• Competitive remuneration and social benefits package
• Fun and collaborative working atmosphere
• Flexible working model - we encourage our employees to embrace our flexible working approach. You will be expected to work from home and spend an average of three days a week at our office as part of our hybrid work model

Equal Employment Opportunity

Paysafe provides equal employment opportunities to all employees, and applicants for employment, and prohibits discrimination of any type with regard to ethnicity, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other protected characteristics. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of recruitment and employment. If you need any reasonable adjustments please let us know. We will be happy to help and look forward to hearing from you.