Product Manager, Payment Networks

WEX Inc.; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental and vision insurances

Retirement savings plan

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

WEX Inc. in Washington, DC is seeking a Product Manager to drive cross-functional delivery across product, engineering, treasury and operations in corporate payments. You will coordinate card product, currency and network requirements with Mastercard and Visa, and translate business needs into clear roadmaps and epics.

You will partner with networks, vendors and internal teams to ensure compliant, efficient implementations and high-quality customer outcomes in a fast-paced payments environment.

Qualifications

• Approximately 3–7 years of product management experience.
• Experience coordinating with vendors and cross-functional partners to deliver implementations.
• Ability to partner closely with engineering and product teams to prioritize work and deliver features or platform changes.
• Experience identifying customer or business problems, prioritizing roadmaps, writing detailed requirements, managing backlogs and maintaining clear documentation.
• Strong execution and project coordination skills, including managing timelines, dependencies, testing and approvals.
• Analytical problem-solving skills, including root-cause analysis, recommendations and stakeholder influence.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to manage stakeholders across teams without direct authority.
• A continuous-learning mindset and willingness to test hypotheses, experiment and iterate.
• An end-to-end view of the product lifecycle, from discovery through implementation and ongoing compliance.

Responsibilities

• Review Mastercard and Visa bulletins and mandates; identify changes and coordinate with impacted teams.
• Help ensure processing platforms remain compliant with card-network requirements.
• Coordinate implementation of new card products, BINs and currency options with processor configuration, testing, timelines, reviews and approvals.
• Clarify requirements with Mastercard, Visa and internal vendors to manage dependencies and deliver projects.
• Partner with engineering teams and other product managers to refine epics, prioritize work, backlogs and roadmap commitments.
• Coordinate across WEX Bank, European issuing entities, Treasury and other stakeholders to understand impacts and align delivery.
• Use qualitative and quantitative information to assess customer and business needs, inform prioritization and evaluate outcomes.
• Improve end-to-end workflows for mandate intake, impact assessment, routing, implementation and tracking; explore AI/automation where beneficial.
• Communicate status, risks, tradeoffs and decisions clearly to stakeholders and influence progress without direct authority.

Skills

Product management

Vendor coordination

Cross-functional collaboration

Payments domain

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

About the Team/Role

WEX Corporate Payments helps businesses manage and process card-based payments across complex payment networks and processing platforms. As Product Manager, you will work across product and project management to expand corporate payment card options, support new currencies and global capabilities, and ensure WEX processing platforms remain aligned with Mastercard and Visa requirements. This role is a central connection point between payment networks and internal product, engineering, treasury and operational teams. It is well suited to someone who enjoys payments technology, implementation delivery, vendor relationships and improving complex workflows. This is a hands-on individual contributor role with a balanced focus on project execution and product lifecycle management. You will coordinate card product, BIN, currency and processor implementations while also reviewing network bulletins, assessing platform impacts, refining work with impacted teams and helping maintain compliance across TAG, t-Chek and ePP.

What You’ll Do

• Review Mastercard and Visa bulletins and mandates, identify changes that affect WEX processing platforms, and coordinate timely communication and action with impacted teams.


• Help ensure processing platforms remain compliant with card-network requirements, reducing the risk of non-compliance fees and impacts to network licenses.


• Coordinate implementation of new card products, BINs and currency options, including processor configuration, testing, timelines, reviews and approvals.


• Work with Mastercard, Visa and internal vendors/partners to clarify requirements, manage dependencies and deliver implementation projects.


• Partner with engineering teams and other product managers to refine epics and requirements, prioritize work, manage backlogs and deliver roadmap commitments.


• Coordinate across WEX Bank, European issuing entities, Treasury, Commercial Solutions, Fraud, Disputes, Accounting and other stakeholders to understand impacts and align delivery.


• Use qualitative and quantitative information to assess customer and business needs, inform prioritization and evaluate outcomes.


• Improve end-to-end workflows for mandate intake, impact assessment, routing, implementation and tracking; explore AI and automation where they can reduce manual effort and improve reliability.


• Communicate status, risks, tradeoffs and decisions clearly to stakeholders and influence progress without direct authority.

What You Bring

Bachelor’s degree in business, technology or a related field. Candidates with substantial card-network or payments experience may be considered without a degree on a case-by-case basis.

• Approximately 3–7 years of product management experience, with relevant experience in card processing products, payment networks or related platforms.


• Experience leading projects and coordinating with vendors and cross-functional partners to deliver critical implementations.


• Ability to partner closely with engineering and product teams to prioritize work and deliver features or platform changes.


• Experience identifying customer or business problems, prioritizing roadmaps, writing detailed requirements, managing backlogs and maintaining clear documentation.


• Strong execution and project coordination skills, including managing timelines, dependencies, testing and approvals.


• Analytical problem-solving skills, including the ability to identify root causes, develop recommendations and influence stakeholders.


• Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to manage stakeholders across teams and levels without direct authority.


• A continuous-learning mindset and willingness to test hypotheses, experiment and iterate.


• An end-to-end view of the product lifecycle, from discovery and implementation through first use, support and ongoing compliance.

Nice to Have

• Master’s degree.


• Fintech domain knowledge, particularly card processing and payment networks.


• Understanding of the end-to-end payment lifecycle, including authorization, clearing and settlement.


• Experience navigating regulatory or network compliance requirements while balancing business and customer needs.


• Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) certification or similar process-oriented training.


• Experience applying AI or automation to improve workflow efficiency, information intake, impact assessment or documentation.

Why This Role Matters

This role helps WEX grow its Corporate Payments card product options and respond to market demand for expanded network capabilities while protecting the business from missed Mastercard and Visa requirements. You will help connect a high volume of network changes to the teams responsible for assessing and implementing them, and you will have the opportunity to shape a more effective end-to-end workflow across a large, cross-functional organization.

Pay and Benefits

The base pay range represents the anticipated low and high end of the pay range for this position. Actual pay rates will vary and will be based on various factors, such as your qualifications, skills, competencies, and proficiency for the role. Base pay is one component of WEX's total compensation package. Most sales positions are eligible for commission under the terms of an applicable plan. Non-sales roles are typically eligible for a quarterly or annual bonus based on their role and applicable plan. WEX's comprehensive and market competitive benefits are designed to support your personal and professional well-being. Benefits include health, dental and vision insurances, retirement savings plan, paid time off, health savings account, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, disability insurance, tuition reimbursement, and more.

Pay Range: $89,800.00 - $120,400.00

WEX is a global commerce platform that helps businesses solve for operational complexities like employee benefits, managing and mobilizing fleets, and streamlining payments. With over 6,500 employees, we work with large and small companies in more than 200 countries and territories, and can tailor our services to meet the unique needs of their businesses. We hire people who share our passion for continuous innovation and client service that is unparalleled in the industry. Offering comprehensive and market competitive benefits, our offerings are designed to support your personal and professional well-being.

Equal Opportunity Employer

WEX is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, disability or other protected status. WEX promotes a drug-free workplace. Qualified individuals with a disability have the right to request a reasonable accommodation. If you require a reasonable accommodation as a result of your disability at any point in the job application process, please submit your request through our Reasonable Accommodation Request Form. This form is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.