Product Manager

Paysafe; City of London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading payments platform is seeking a results-driven Product Manager for Card Issuing to lead strategy and execution of issuing products. This role involves driving innovation and ensuring regulatory alignment while collaborating with cross-functional teams. The ideal candidate should have over 5 years of experience in payments and a Bachelor’s degree in a related field. This position offers a hybrid work model and various employee perks.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Buy/sell holiday

Social events

Free breakfast and snacks

Private health insurance

Paid charity days

Qualifications

• 5+ years of product management experience in payments or fintech.
• Proven ability to develop product strategies and deliver results.
• Familiarity with compliance and regulatory considerations in issuing.

Responsibilities

• Define product vision and roadmap for card issuing.
• Identify market opportunities and competitive differentiators.
• Lead product lifecycle from ideation to launch.

Skills

Product management experience

Strong analytical skills

Excellent communication skills

Understanding of card issuing

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in related field

Job description

Paysafe is a leading payments platform with an extensive track record of serving merchants and consumers in the global entertainment sectors. Its core purpose is to enable businesses and consumers to connect and transact seamlessly through industry‑leading capabilities in payment processing, digital wallet, and online cash solutions. With 29 years of online payment experience, an annualized transactional volume of $152 billion in 2024, and approximately 3,300 employees located in 12+ countries, Paysafe connects businesses and consumers across 260 payment types in 48 currencies around the world. Delivered through an integrated platform, Paysafe solutions are geared toward mobile‑initiated transactions, real‑time analytics and the convergence between brick‑and‑mortar and online payments. Further information is available at www.paysafe.com.

It starts here. Have a global impact on the world of payments.

We are seeking a results‑driven Product Manager for Card Issuing to lead the strategy, roadmap, and execution of our issuing products. This role is responsible for driving innovation, ensuring regulatory and compliance alignment, and delivering seamless partner and cardholder experiences. You will work closely with cross‑functional teams—including Operations, Compliance, Development, Risk, Finance, and Partnerships—to deploy and scale industry‑leading issuing solutions.

What Paysafe stands for:

• Being open and honest.
• Keeping focused.
• Operating with Courage.
• Pioneering the future.

Our values and culture are driven by Equality, Development, Social Responsibility and Wellbeing. If you want to find out more about life at Paysafe, check out our careers page here .

How we work:

We follow a hybrid working model, spending an average of three days per week at our office location. The office is located in Gresham Street next to St Paul’s cathedral with easy access and transport links via St Paul’s, Bank, Cannon Street, City Thameslink, Liverpool Street, Farringdon, Mansion House.

The impact you will have:

• Define and own the product vision and roadmap for card issuing, aligned with business objectives.
• Identify market opportunities and competitive differentiators to grow market share.
• Build strong business cases for new initiatives, including revenue projections and cost analysis.
• Translate customer, partner, and market needs into detailed requirements and user stories.
• Partner with Engineering and Operations to deliver scalable, compliant, and innovative card products.
• Lead the product lifecycle from ideation to launch, including go‑to‑market readiness and post‑launch optimization.
• Collaborate with Compliance, Risk, and Finance teams to ensure regulatory alignment and sound financial performance.
• Act as subject matter expert for issuing products internally and externally.
• Support Commercialization, Sales and Marketing with product positioning, collateral, and client engagements.
• Drive adoption and revenue growth through pricing strategies, feature enhancements, and customer experience improvements.
• Monitor product KPIs, profitability, and operational performance, making data‑driven recommendations.
• Manage vendor and partner relationships critical to card issuance and processing.

What we’re looking for:

• Bachelor’s degree in related field of study (ex. Business Administration, Computer Science, Engineering) or equivalent combination of education and experience in lieu of degree, required.
• 5+ years of product management experience, required, preferably in payments, card issuing, fintech, or financial services.
• Strong understanding of card issuing (prepaid, debit, credit), BIN sponsorship, card processing, and network (Visa, Mastercard) requirements.
• Proven ability to develop product strategies and deliver results.
• Strong analytical and financial modeling skills.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and presentation abilities.
• Familiarity with compliance (KYC, AML, PCI‑DSS) and regulatory considerations in issuing.

A snippet of what you’ll get in return:

• Make your day work for you with our flexible working hours.
• You decide what your holiday looks like with the option to buy or sell your holiday and carry over up to 5 days into the next year.
• Enjoy social events on our roof top terrace with views onto St Pauls Cathedral.
• Our fully equipped facilities include showers, hairdryers and straighteners and fresh towels.
• Start your day with a free breakfast, fresh fruit and snacks.
• Take a breather in our dedicated wellbeing room.
• Spend time with those important to you with our enhanced paid family policies.
• Test our products Skrill and Neteller. Upon joining we will award you £50 into each wallet.
• Enjoy our discounts on memberships via vitality including, gyms, leisure centres, yoga/Pilates across the country.
• Need a new Laptop or TV? We offer support purchasing Apple and LG products via Stormfront technology.
• Join our six employee‑led equality communities and help foster a workplace that celebrates diversity and create opportunities to collaborate and learn.
• Give back to the community with four paid charity days.
• Kickstart your weekend early with our summer hours during the months of June, July and August with a 3pm finish every Friday.
• Let’s not forget, we also offer: Private health insurance (pre‑existing conditions are included) & dental insurance, income protection, life assurance and more.

What to expect next:

• Phone screen with Talent Acquisition.
• Video interview with the Hiring Manager.
• Video interview with the SVP.
• Final in‑person HR interview with Talent Acquisition.

Paysafe is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and are committed to providing a work environment of mutual respect to everyone without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances.