Global Wallet & Account Platform Lead (API-First)

Western Union; Denver (CO); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

401K

Tuition assistance

Employee discount

Parental leave

Job summary

Western Union is seeking a Senior Technical Product Manager for the global Wallet & Account Platform to lead vision, strategy, and execution of platform capabilities across markets. You will drive API-first services and collaborate with engineering, architecture, and business stakeholders to enable scalable wallet and payment solutions globally.

This role requires 5–8 years in fintech product management, strong API experience, and the ability to work in a hybrid environment with regional teams

Qualifications

• 5–8 years of product management experience in fintech, payments, banking, or other technical platform environments.
• Proven experience owning and scaling platform, API, or infrastructure products.
• Strong understanding of wallet systems, ledgering, account models, and transaction processing.
• Experience delivering API-driven products and partnering with engineering teams.
• Knowledge of distributed systems, microservices, and cloud-based architectures.
• Experience integrating with banking APIs, payment networks, card processors, and external vendors.
• Understanding of financial regulations, including KYC, AML, and transaction monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the global Wallet & Account Platform strategy and roadmap.
• Build scalable, API-first platform capabilities supporting wallets, payments, cards, and account services.
• Establish platform standards, integration patterns, and reusable components for global adoption.
• Partner with engineering to design secure, reliable, and scalable services.
• Serve as the subject matter expert for wallet architecture, ledger systems, account structures, and balance management.
• Collaborate with regional teams to support local regulatory, payment, and customer requirements.
• Define integration strategies with banks, payment processors, card networks, and third-party providers.
• Drive end-to-end product delivery, including requirements, prioritization, launch, and ongoing optimization.
• Monitor platform performance, adoption, and reliability metrics to guide product decisions.
• Stay current on industry trends in digital wallets, embedded finance, real-time payments, and banking platforms.

Skills

Product management

Fintech/payments

API-driven products

Wallet systems

Ledgering

Cross-functional

Regulatory knowledge

Stakeholder mgmt

Global scaling

Developer platforms

KYC/AML knowledge

Job description

Western Union is seeking a Senior Technical Product Manager for the global Wallet & Account Platform to lead vision, strategy, and execution of platform capabilities across markets. You will drive API-first services and collaborate with engineering, architecture, and business stakeholders to enable scalable wallet and payment solutions globally.

This role requires 5–8 years in fintech product management, strong API experience, and the ability to work in a hybrid environment with regional teams