Staff Technical Product Manager

Checkout.com; London; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking fintech company as a Technical Product Manager in the Data Platform team. In this pivotal role, you'll drive the data strategy, ensuring scalable and reliable data solutions across the organization. Your expertise in consultancy, data governance, and stakeholder management will empower teams to optimize data models and processes. This innovative firm values collaboration and inclusivity, offering a hybrid working model that promotes teamwork while allowing flexibility. If you're passionate about shaping the future of data in a dynamic environment, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Snacks and Breakfast Options

Lunch Options

Collaborative Workspace

Flexible Working Environment

Qualifications

• Experience in consultancy roles managing change and leading transformations.
• Expertise in data modeling and analytics solutions is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement data platform strategy and influence teams on data products.
• Lead data transformation initiatives and ensure data governance policies are in place.

Skills

Consultancy Skills

Analytical Skills

Data Modeling

Stakeholder Management

Data Governance

Job description

Company Description

Checkout.com is one of the most exciting fintechs in the world. Our mission is to enable businesses and their communities to thrive in the digital economy. We’re the strategic payments partner for some of the best known fast-moving brands globally such as Wise, Hut Group, Sony Electronics, Homebase, Henkel, Klarna and many others. Purpose-built with performance and scalability in mind, our flexible cloud-based payments platform helps global enterprises launch new products and create experiences customers love. And it's not just what we build that makes us different. It's how.

We empower passionate problem-solvers to collaborate, innovate and do their best work. That’s why we’re on the Forbes Cloud 100 list and a Great Place to Work accredited company. And we’re just getting started. We’re building diverse and inclusive teams around the world — because that’s how we create even better experiences for our merchants and our partners. And we need your help. Join us to build the digital economy of tomorrow.

Job Description

At Checkout, we’re rethinking how we “do data”. To ensure our solutions are scalable and our data is reliable, we’re moving towards a streaming pipeline approach enabling Real Time analytics and reporting capabilities for data users across the business that rely on this to understand how our payments are performing, behaving and more.

We’re on the lookout for an experienced Technical Product Manager to join our Data Platform team; a pivotal position that will play a key role in developing and driving this strategy throughout the organisation and ensuring teams are reaping the benefits.

This role will be the interface between the Data Platform and business users in the company. As such you’ll be a crucial part of the puzzle right on the cutting edge of how data is handled at scale. We expect our technical product managers to have a deep ownership of the roadmap, product, and strategy for their teams.

Key Responsibilities:

• Platform and Data Strategy: Help design and implement the data platform strategy, then Influence and work with teams and domains to implement data products that support business strategies, ensuring that data models, flows, and processes are optimised for performance, scale, and governance.
• Stakeholder Management: Collaborate with VP Level executives, product teams, and engineering teams to communicate complex data architecture concepts and drive alignment on data strategy.
• Consultancy and Change Management: Become a subject matter expert, providing guidance to teams, and reporting to stakeholders across the organisation on best practices in data management, data governance, and the design of modern data ecosystems.
• Transformational Leadership: Lead data transformation and migration initiatives, including cloud migrations, implementation of data products, and the adoption of new technologies and techniques.
• Governance and Data Quality: Ensure data governance policies and processes are in place, and promote data quality and security standards across the organisation.

As a fintech, Data Governance is core to what we do but we dream that it doesn’t have to be onerous. We’re building self-sustaining mechanisms to make doing the right things easy - and we need your help to get it right.

Qualifications

• Strong Consultancy Skills: Track record of working in a consultancy or advisory role, managing change initiatives, and leading business transformations in large organisations.
• Analytical and Data Modeling Expertise: You’ll need to be a trusted voice, so some experience in data modelling (conceptual, logical, physical) and analytics solutions would be beneficial.
• Data Governance and Quality: Some Understanding of data governance principles, data quality frameworks, and the regulatory landscape affecting data (e.g., GDPR, CCPA).
• Collaborative and Influential: Great communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work cross-functionally and influence at all levels of the organisation.

Additional Information

Hybrid Working Model: All of our offices globally are onsite 3 times per week (Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday). We’ve worked towards enabling teams to work collaboratively in the same space, while also being able to partner with colleagues globally. During your days at the office, we offer amazing snacks, breakfast, and lunch options in all of our locations.

Apply Without Meeting All Requirements Statement

If you don't meet all the requirements but think you might still be right for the role, please apply anyway. We're always keen to speak to people who connect with our mission and values.

We believe in equal opportunities

We work as one team. Wherever you come from. However you identify. And whichever payment method you use.

Our clients come from all over the world — and so do we. Hiring hard-working people and giving them a community to thrive in is critical to our success.

When you join our team, we’ll empower you to unlock your potential so you can do your best work. We’d love to hear how you think you could make a difference here with us.

We want to set you up for success and make our process as accessible as possible. So let us know in your application, or tell your recruiter directly, if you need anything to make your experience or working environment more comfortable. We’ll be happy to support you.

Take a peek inside life at Checkout.com via

• Our Culture video https://youtu.be/BEwnpHuadSw
• Our careers page https://www.checkout.com/careers
• Our LinkedIn Life pages bit.ly/3OaoN1U
• Our Instagram https://www.instagram.com/checkout_com/

Seniority level: Mid-Senior level

Employment type: Full-time

Job function: Technical Product Management