Payments Director: GPV & Growth Leader, Remote

Lightspeed Commerce; United States; Remote; USD 157,000 - 179,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible PTO

Remote-friendly policies

Job summary

Lightspeed is seeking a Director of Product Management – Payments to own the Payments line of business across North America and EMEA. You will drive GPV growth, merchant onboarding, and cross-functional alignment with Engineering, Design, and Commercial teams.

The role reports to the VP of Product, Financial Services, and requires 2–3+ years at Director level with experience managing Group PMs and owning a full P&L-driven product area. Flexible remote policies are in place.

Qualifications

• 2–3+ years at Director level managing larger teams through direct and indirect reports, including Group PMs.
• Ownership of a full line of business or major product vertical (payments, billing, or POS) with clear commercial outcomes.
• Fluency in payments ecosystems (acquiring, interchange, settlement, reconciliation, compliance) and platform architecture experience.

Responsibilities

• Define and communicate the multi-year product strategy for Payments, tying it to OKRs and P&L targets.
• Own the line of business outcomes: payments penetration, GPV growth, and merchant onboarding conversion.
• Lead, coach, and empower Group PMs and Senior PMs across Retail and Hospitality platforms.
• Hire top talent and develop product leaders with clear career paths and succession plans.
• Coordinate with Engineering, Design, Product Marketing, Sales, Operations, and Finance to align targets with delivery.

Skills

Payments domain

Group PM leadership

P&L ownership

Executive communication

Strategic vision

Job description

Lightspeed is seeking a Director of Product Management – Payments to own the Payments line of business across North America and EMEA. You will drive GPV growth, merchant onboarding, and cross-functional alignment with Engineering, Design, and Commercial teams.

The role reports to the VP of Product, Financial Services, and requires 2–3+ years at Director level with experience managing Group PMs and owning a full P&L-driven product area. Flexible remote policies are in place.