Payments Product Manager
P
pawaPayFinTech
Europe, Africa and AsiaFull-TimeSenior
Salary not disclosed
Apply NowOpens the employer's application page
Job Details
- Experience
- 5–10 years
Requirements
- 5–10 years of product management experience
- Strong track record of owning and shipping fintech or payments products
- Demonstrable experience working cross-functionally with Sales, Marketing, and Engineering teams
- Deep understanding of payment systems, payment processing, and financial services technology
- Strong commercial awareness
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
- Experience with agile product development methodologies and modern product management tools
- Data-driven mindset with experience defining and tracking product KPIs
- Experience working in African markets, with a solid understanding of the mobile money ecosystem and its unique dynamics
- Direct experience with mobile money platforms (e.g., M-Pesa, MTN MoMo, Airtel Money, Orange Money) or mobile money aggregation services
- Knowledge of regulatory and compliance requirements across African payments markets
- Experience in a high-growth startup or scale-up environment
- Technical background or strong technical fluency — comfortable discussing APIs, system architecture, and integration patterns
Responsibilities
- Own the end-to-end product lifecycle for pawaPay’s mobile money and banking payment products, from discovery through to delivery and iteration.
- Define and maintain the product roadmap in alignment with company strategy, market demand, and customer feedback.
- Work closely with Sales and Customer Success teams to gather requirements, understand pain points, and translate commercial needs into clear product specifications.
- Partner with Marketing to shape product positioning, go-to-market strategy, and competitive differentiation.
- Collaborate daily with Engineering to prioritise the backlog, define acceptance criteria, and ensure timely, high-quality delivery.
- Conduct market research and competitive analysis across African payments markets to identify trends, opportunities, and risks.
- Define and track key product metrics, using data to inform decisions and demonstrate product impact.
- Engage directly with customers and partners to validate product direction and build strong feedback loops.
- Champion a customer-centric, evidence-driven approach to product development across the organisation.
View Full Description & ApplyYou'll be redirected to the employer's site
