Product Manager, Payment Networks

WEX•Washington, DC

5d•$89,800 - $120,400

About The Position

WEX Corporate Payments helps businesses manage and process card-based payments across complex payment networks and processing platforms. The Product Manager works across product and project management to expand corporate payment card options, support new currencies and global capabilities, and keep WEX processing platforms aligned with Mastercard and Visa requirements. The role connects payment networks with internal product, engineering, treasury, and operational teams. This is a hands-on individual contributor role with a balanced focus on project execution and product lifecycle management. The position coordinates card product, BIN, currency, and processor implementations while reviewing network bulletins, assessing platform impacts, refining work with impacted teams, and helping maintain compliance across TAG, t-Chek, and ePP. The role also improves workflows for handling network mandates and explores AI and automation to reduce manual effort and improve reliability.

Requirements

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 Haves

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.

Responsibilities

Review Mastercard and Visa bulletins and mandates, identify changes affecting WEX processing platforms, and coordinate timely communication and action with impacted teams.
Help ensure processing platforms remain compliant with card-network requirements and reduce 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 and 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 to reduce manual effort and improve reliability.
Communicate status, risks, tradeoffs, and decisions clearly to stakeholders and influence progress without direct authority.

Benefits

Health insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Retirement savings plan
Paid time off
Health savings account
Flexible spending accounts
Life insurance
Disability insurance
Tuition reimbursement
Quarterly or annual bonus eligibility for non-sales roles, based on role and applicable plan