Senior Product Manager - Payments Processing

WHO WE ARE:

SumUp enables businesses to get paid easily, process orders quickly, sell online instantly and manage their money more efficiently. We create the tools businesses need to make their business and their customer experience thrive. 

WHAT WE DO:

We are the preferred partner of over 4 million merchants in more than 35 markets across Europe, Latin and Northern America, Australia, and counting.

What started as a single card reader in 2012 has evolved into a global payment ecosystem. As we empower small businesses to thrive doing what they love, we continuously expand our range of products and services—from Invoices, Gift Cards, and Payment Links to a diverse suite of remote payment solutions.

Our ambition? To build the world’s first truly global card acceptance brand.

We rely on local, autonomous, cross-functional teams that can take an aspect of our product and perfect it from concept to execution.

THE ROLE IN A NUTSHELL:

We are currently seeking a Senior Product Manager for our Processing domain. Our mission is to ensure the optimal performance of our European acquiring operations and develop a best-in-class payment processing platform. In this role, you will be responsible for managing relationships and setups with acquirers, optimizing performance and costs, and addressing compliance changes to maintain excellence in our payment processing services.

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING:

• Payment Expertise: Leverage your substantial  experience in payment processing, particularly within the card processing domain, to guide product development and strategy.
• Operational Mastery: Understand and optimize the operational aspects of payment processing services, ensuring efficiency, reliability, and compliance across all platforms.
• Collaborative Development: Work closely with engineering teams in an agile environment, translating high-level concepts into technical requirements and ensuring smooth execution.
• Problem-Solving: Identify issues proactively, assess their impact, and develop pragmatic solutions that drive business value.
• Ownership & Accountability: Take full ownership of your projects, from ideation to execution, and be accountable for delivering impactful results.
• Feedback & Improvement: Embrace feedback and continuously seek opportunities to improve products, processes, and your own skills.

YOU'LL BE A GREAT FIT FOR THIS POSITION IF YOU HAVE:

• Experience: Solid track record in payment processing, with a strong preference for expertise in the card processing domain.
• Knowledge: Deep understanding of payment processing concepts, including money flows and the roles of different parties involved in transactions.
• Technical Acumen: High-level understanding of engineering principles, with the ability to communicate effectively with technical teams.
• Problem-Solving Skills: Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with a pragmatic approach to overcoming challenges.
• Team Player: A collaborative mindset, open to feedback and focused on shared success.
• Ownership: A strong sense of ownership and accountability for your work and its impact on the business.

Fluency in English

AWESOME IF YOU HAVE:

Experience with compliance topics, ideally in payments context

• Familiarity with card-present processing concepts
• Experience with navigating complex organizational environment

WHY YOU SHOULD JOIN SUMUP:

• You’ll be part of a fast-growing global fintech company, and play a decisive role in contributing to payments tribe product strategy and execution
• You’ll receive 25 days’ paid leave, plus 1 additional day for each year of employment.
• You’d enjoy a paid 1 month Sabbatical vacation every 3 years.
• You will benefit from an annual training and development budget and you can take up to 10 days’ educational leave annually to expand your skill set
• You'd enjoy other great benefits such as additional health and life insurance; co-sponsored Multisport card; Child birth/adoption bonus;a long list of discounts; attractive referral programme; monthly budget for food vouchers and flexible benefits, and more. 
• You will participate in a weekly lunch & learn sessions, where ideas are shared and discussed over company-sponsored lunch.
• You will partake in global & local offsites and/or hackathons
• You will benefit from a diverse in-house product community of practice

ABOUT SUMUP

We believe in the everyday hero.

Small business owners are at the heart of all we do, so we're creating tools that help them run their business. With a founders mentality and a 'team-first attitude', our diverse teams across Europe, South America, and the United States work together to ensure that the small business owners we partner with can be successful in doing what they love.

Apply Now!

If you're passionate about payment processing and want to make a real impact at a fast-growing fintech company, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today to join the SumUp team and help us build the future of payments!