Product Owner/Product Manager (Payments Platform)- Specialist- Financial Services

We are seeking an experienced Product Owner / Product Manager to support a strategic payments platform programme within a complex, regulated environment. This role focuses on product ownership, backlog management, and functional analysis, ensuring clear requirements, stakeholder alignment, and delivery readiness across the payments ecosystem.

Responsibilities

• Own and manage the product backlog, ensuring prioritisation aligns with programme goals and delivery timelines
• Translate business and regulatory needs into epics, user stories, and clear acceptance criteria
• Collaborate with stakeholders, SMEs, architects, and delivery teams in an Agile environment
• Define and maintain functional requirements, process flows, and implementation specifications
• Ensure consistency across user journeys, backend services, and integration requirements
• Identify dependencies, risks, and gaps, and support mitigation actions
• Facilitate alignment between business, technical teams, and external providers
• Support end-to-end delivery readiness, including sprint planning and backlog refinement
• Contribute to change management and continuous platform improvement

Skills and Requirements

• 5+ years of experience as Product Owner, Product Manager, or Functional/Business Analyst
• Strong background in payments, financial services, or regulated IT programmes
• Solid understanding of Agile methodologies and backlog management practices
• Experience defining functional requirements, user stories, and process flows
• Ability to work with technical teams and translate complex needs into clear requirements
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
• Analytical mindset with the ability to manage complexity and dependencies
• Excellent documentation and presentation skills
• Fluent in English (written and spoken)

Nice to have: experience with payment platforms, digital banking, or large-scale financial infrastructures.

Besides an exciting job in a tremendous team, here s what you can expect:

• A fast-paced tech environment
• Continuous growth & learning
• Open feedback culture
• Room for own initiative & ideas
• Transparency about results & strategy
• Recognition & reward for hard work
• Working with a flexible schedule
• Medical subscription
• Meal tickets
• Extra vacation days - starting with 25 vacation days
• Many others perks

Tremend is the newest global software engineering hub for Publicis Sapient. For over 20 years, the company has been infusing its advanced technical expertise into complex and innovative solutions that meet today s digital transformation needs and pave the way for a better and smarter future. By joining forces with Publicis Sapient we re accelerating the impact, providing a good mix of talented engineers, technology, continuous improvement, innovation, and R&D. Here, you ll have the opportunity to unleash your potential, powering up advanced software solutions for some of the world s most iconic brands. Embrace your passion for technology, creativity, and continuous improvement, and join us in making a difference through engineering.