Product Owner, Payments Infrastructure

About the role

We are a reputable financial technology company looking for a high‑caliber Product Owner to lead the backlog for our payments infrastructure. You will translate clearing network, routing, and reconciliation requirements into clear delivery priorities for engineering.

Key responsibilities

• Own and prioritize the product backlog for the payments infrastructure team.
• Convert business and regulatory requirements into actionable user stories.
• Maintain a roadmap that balances delivery capacity with business priorities.
• Define transaction routing logic and clearing network integration requirements.
• Validate routing rules against real transaction flows and document edge cases.
• Manage the backlog for automated reconciliation tools, including exception handling and reporting.
• Coordinate with Finance and Operations to ensure reconciliation logic meets operational needs.
• Run backlog grooming and sprint planning sessions with engineering.
• Present roadmap and delivery updates to internal stakeholders.
• Balance competing priorities across finance, operations, and engineering.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Computer Science or a related field.
• 5–8 years of experience, including direct Product Owner or Product Manager experience in fintech or payments.
• Prior exposure to clearing or settlement networks, transaction routing systems, and reconciliation processes.
• Ability to translate regulatory or operational requirements into technical scope.
• Strong English and Arabic communication skills.

Required skills

• Jira for backlog management.
• Confluence for documentation.
• Excel for data‑driven prioritization.
• PowerPoint for stakeholder presentations.
• Ability to read API or system documentation for routing and clearing integrations.
• Experience with backlog prioritization frameworks such as RICE or MoSCoW.