Senior Product Manager (Technical)

PowerToFly; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company in the UK is looking for a Technical Product Manager to oversee product strategy and manage the development of innovative features and services. This hybrid role requires strong product ownership skills, collaboration with diverse teams, and extensive experience in technical management, particularly in the Payments sector. The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's Degree with over 7 years experience, proficient in agile methodologies, and able to balance strategic thinking with execution.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor’s Degree or 4 years with an Advanced degree.
• 8+ years work experience with a Bachelors Degree or 6+ years with an Advanced Degree preferred.
• Experience in Payments space and agile environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop product strategy and roadmap with business sponsors.
• Define product requirements and solutions with stakeholders.
• Own solution design for clients and their customers.

Skills

Product ownership

Agile methodologies

Collaboration

Technical acumen

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Advanced Degree (Masters, MBA, JD, MD)

Tools

Java technologies

API (SOAP & REST)

Web & Mobile Development

Job description

Overview

Visa Direct team is looking for an individual with a technical bent of mind and interest in product ownership to help us continue to grow and launch new features and services. The Technical Product Manager is a hands-on role which includes the following responsibilities:

• Partner with business sponsors and business product managers to develop product strategy and roadmap
• Influence business stakeholders on the definition of product requirements
• Run white-boarding sessions with business sponsors and SMEs to develop solution for product requirements
• Own and drive solution design to provide best and consistent effort to clients and their customers
• Take high level requirements and define detailed requirements for execution by the engineering teams
• Partner with business sponsors, architects and development leads to define product development plans and detailed roadmap
• Play the role of Product Owner during the Agile planning and execution cycle
• Be the product SME who provides requirements clarifications during execution cycle
• Address bottlenecks, provide escalation management, anticipate and make tradeoffs, balance the business needs versus technical constraints to maximize business benefit
• Engage with customers and partners on co-solutioning efforts and to drive product adoption in general
• Foster innovation, leverage new technologies and champion impactful positive change to owned product portfolio

This is a hybrid position. Expectation of days in office will be confirmed by your hiring manager.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

• 7+ years of relevant work experience with a Bachelor’s Degree or at least 4 years of work experience with an Advanced degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD)

Preferred Qualifications:

• 8 or more years of work experience with a Bachelors Degree or 6 or more years of relevant experience with an Advanced Degree (e.g. Masters, MBA, JD, MD)
• Technical experience in managing products built using Java technologies, API (SOAP & REST), Web & Mobile Development.
• Experience working in the Payments space.
• Hands on experience in developing roadmaps, writing user stories, grooming product backlogs, and coordinating/prioritizing conflicting requirements in a fast paced, ever-changing environment.
• Proficiency working in an agile environment.
• Experience working in the Payments space.
• Track record of successfully delivering complex software systems or services.
• Exceptional collaboration and partnership skills with the ability to work in a global environment and drive consensus in cross-functional teams.
• Outstanding communications ability to a diverse customer audience, executives, product, and technology stakeholders.
• Solid business acumen.
• Fast learner on both technical and business side.
• Is proactive and operates with a sense of urgency and "can do" attitude.
• Strategic thinker who can balance big picture strategy with detailed, flawless execution.
• Ability to stay organized while managing competing priorities.
• If you have strong analytical skills, a curious mindset, and a strong desire to create a career in technical product management, come talk to us.

Additional Information

Visa is an EEO Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. Visa will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with EEOC guidelines and applicable local law.