Product Manager – Payments & Core Ledger Systems – FinTech HiringBlaze

The Corporate Institute; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

The Corporate Institute in Bengaluru (Bangalore) is seeking an analytical Product Manager to own payments, core ledger systems, and related merchant tools. You will drive the lifecycle from ideation to launch, focusing on checkout optimization, onboarding portals, and robust ledger/reconciliation capabilities.

You will work with engineering, design, compliance, and business teams in a strictly office-based setup to deliver scalable, secure, and developer-friendly products in a fast-growing

Qualifications

• 4–8 years in product management, with 2+ years in fintech/payments or high-scale SaaS.
• Deep understanding of payment gateways, transaction lifecycles, and ledger accounting.
• Proficient with REST APIs, microservices, and SQL for analytics.
• Data-driven with strong numerical thinking.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the product roadmap for payments processing engines and ledger management.
• Write PRDs, user stories, and acceptance criteria; collaborate with backend/frontend teams.
• Partner with Risk, Compliance, and Security to meet PCI-DSS and local/global rules.
• Monitor metrics like conversion, latency, and transaction success; run experiments.
• Engage with enterprise merchants and sales to translate needs into features.

Skills

Product management

Fintech domain

SQL analytics

Data analytics

REST APIs

Microservices

Java

Node.js

Tools

Java

Node.js

Job description

Product Manager – Payments & Core Ledger Systems

Location:

Bangalore, India (Strictly Work from Office)

Experience Required:

4 to 8 Years

Employment Type:

Full-Time

About the Opportunity:

We are a fast-growing financial technology innovator building high-performance, secure, and scalable payment infrastructure. We process high-volume financial transactions and power seamless payment experiences for modern enterprises worldwide.

As we scale our transaction processing engines, merchant dashboards, and internal financial ledgers, we are looking for a high-agency Product Manager to own core product verticals and drive our next phase of growth.

About the Role:

We are seeking an analytical, execution-focused Product Manager who understands the nuances of fintech, payment gateways, and transactional data flows. In this role, you will own the product lifecycle from ideation to launch – building checkout optimization flows, merchant onboarding portals, and robust ledger/reconciliation systems.

You will work at the intersection of engineering, design, compliance, and business development out of our Bangalore office to deliver products that are secure, highly scalable, and developer-friendly.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Product Strategy & Roadmap:

• Define and execute the product roadmap for payment processing engines, transaction routing, ledger management, and merchant tools.

2. Feature Execution:

• Write comprehensive PRDs (Product Requirement Documents), user stories, and acceptance criteria; partner closely with backend (Java/Node) and frontend engineering teams in a collaborative office environment.

3. Cross-Functional Ownership:

• Collaborate with Risk, Compliance, and Security teams to ensure all payment features adhere to PCI-DSS, local regulations, and global standards.

4. Metrics & Optimization:

• Monitor core product metrics (conversion rates, latency, transaction success rates, drop-off points) and run data-driven experiments to optimize performance.

5. Customer & Market Discovery:

• Engage directly with enterprise merchants, internal operations, and sales teams to uncover friction points and translate customer needs into product capabilities.

Must-Have Requirements (Non-Negotiable):

• Professional Experience: 4 to 8 years of product management experience, with at least 2+ years building products in fintech, payments, neo-banking, or high-scale SaaS.
• Domain Fluency: Deep understanding of payment gateways, transaction lifecycles, ledger accounting, payment orchestration, or API-first products.
• Technical Acumen: Ability to converse fluently with engineers on microservices architecture, REST APIs, database design, and asynchronous event processing.
• Data-Driven Mindset: Strong command over product analytics, funnel drop-off analysis, and SQL/metric tracking tools.

Work Mode:

• Strictly Work from Office (WFO) in Bangalore.