Product Manager-Payments Domain

KAYGEN•New York, NY

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

KAYGEN is an emerging leader in providing top talent for technology-based staffing services. We specialize in providing high-volume contingent staffing, direct hire staffing and project-based solutions to companies worldwide ranging from startups to Fortune 500 and Managed Service Providers (MSP) across a wide variety of industries. This role is for a Product Manager with a focus on the Payments Domain, specifically for corporate card journeys within banking and fintech. The position is a 6-month contract located in Charlotte or NYC, requiring 4 days a week in the office. The role involves defining product vision, strategy, and roadmap, conducting data analytics, and ensuring compliance with regulations. Collaboration with cross-functional teams and stakeholder management are key aspects of this position. Experience with Agile methodologies and card processing platforms is essential.

Requirements

Highly experienced professional with a strong background in cards, encompassing the card lifecycle and the corporate card journey for Banks and FinTech’s.
Knowledge of accounts receivables, payments and Banking concepts is required.
Familiarity with merchant acquiring, POS systems, and payment gateways.
Knowledge of payment networks (Visa, Mastercard, RuPay, AmEx), payment processors, and issuing/acquiring models.
Exposure to emerging payments (tokenization, contactless, wallets, real-time payments, BNPL).
Hands-on experience with card lifecycle management: issuance, authorization, clearing, settlement, dispute management, and chargebacks.
Familiarity with banking regulations & compliance impacting payments (PCI-DSS, AML, KYC, interchange, scheme rules).
Exposure to digital banking platforms, core banking integration, and merchant acquiring system.
Must be excellent communicator and has track record of working with senior stakeholders.
Must have experience managing large programs for Banks and FIs.
Working knowledge of card processing platforms (e.g., FIS, Fiserv, TSYS, Worldline, Marqeta, M2P, etc.).
A strong background in cards, encompassing the card lifecycle and the corporate card journey specifically within banking and fintech sectors, is required.
The candidate must have a track record of successfully delivering reporting capabilities, dashboards, and data plumbing solutions.
A working knowledge of Rally, Jira, SAFe Agile methodologies, software development lifecycles, release planning and migration processes, and testing practices is also required.
Excellent PowerPoint skills and ability to create a compelling presentation.

Nice To Haves

American Express experience is a plus.
Hands-on experience with data reporting tools is a plus.

Responsibilities

Experience as Product Manager / Product Owner/ Corporate Card Journey for a large scale, complex and time-sensitive project in Cards and Payment, with Banking Knowledge.
Define product vision, roadmap, and strategy for payment solutions aligned with client objectives.
Conduct in-depth data analytics to identify trends, patterns, and insights that drive business decisions.
Ensure compliance with regulatory standards and security requirements in payment systems.
End-to-End Product management support across workstreams, handling dependencies, prioritization and changes.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams (business, technology, operations) to deliver innovative payment products.
Manage end-to-end product lifecycle: ideation, requirements gathering, prioritization, and execution.
Plan and execute PI ceremonies and should be able to articulate Capabilities/Features/User stories.