Senior Product Manager
Posted 3 days ago by idpp
£600 Per day
Inside
Remote
England, United Kingdom
Summary: The role of Senior Product Manager – Acquiring & Payments focuses on delivering strategic product initiatives within the acquiring and payment facilitation space for a client in the financial payments sector. The position requires a high-caliber contractor with extensive experience in merchant acquiring and PayFac models, responsible for overseeing product workstreams related to merchant onboarding and payment processing. The successful candidate will collaborate cross-functionally to launch and scale innovative payment solutions. This is a full-time contract role with a duration of 3 to 6 months, based remotely in the UK.
Key Responsibilities:
- Deliver strategic product initiatives within the acquiring and payment facilitation space.
- Take full ownership of product workstreams tied to merchant onboarding, acquiring integrations, and payment processing infrastructure.
- Work cross-functionally across technology, operations, and compliance teams.
- Launch and scale innovative payment solutions.
- Engage with engineering teams to ensure technical understanding of payment flows and APIs.
Key Skills:
- Minimum of 10 years of professional experience in Product Management within financial services or payments.
- Deep knowledge of the acquiring market, including infrastructure, commercial models, and regulatory frameworks.
- Hands-on experience with PayFac solutions.
- Practical experience working with Adyen and Fiserv.
- Proven track record in launching complex payment products.
- Excellent communication skills and stakeholder management.
- Comfortable operating in fast-paced, remote-first environments.
Salary (Rate): £600.00 daily
City: undetermined
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: Senior
Industry: IT
Acquiring Product Manager – Acquiring & Payments
Day Rate: £600.00 per day (inside IR35)
Location: Remote, UK
Duration: 3- 6 months initially
We are partnering with a forward-thinking client in the financial payments sector who is seeking a Senior Product Manager with significant expertise in merchant acquiring and PayFac models. This is a business-critical role requiring a high-calibre contractor who can step in and deliver from day one.
About the Role
This role is focused on delivering strategic product initiatives within the acquiring and payment facilitation (PayFac) space. The successful candidate will take full ownership of product workstreams tied to merchant onboarding, acquiring integrations, payment processing infrastructure, and third-party platforms. You will work cross-functionally across technology, operations, and compliance teams to launch and scale innovative payment solutions. You must have strong experience with acquiring platforms and a clear understanding of the end-to-end acquiring lifecycle, from merchant onboarding to settlement and reconciliation.
Key Requirements
- Minimum of 10 years of professional experience , ideally with a core focus on Product Management in financial services or payments
- Deep knowledge of the acquiring market , including infrastructure, commercial models, and regulatory frameworks
- Hands-on experience with PayFac solutions
- Practical experience working with Adyen and Fiserv
- Proven track record in launching complex payment products
- Strong technical understanding of payment flows and APIs, with the ability to engage productively with engineering teams
- Excellent communication skills and stakeholder management across commercial, compliance, and technology functions
- Comfortable operating in fast-paced, remote-first environments
Contract Details
Position: Senior Product Manager – Acquiring & Payments
Engagement: Full-time contract (100% allocation)
Duration: 3 to 6 months
Start Date: Within 4 weeks
Location: Remote (UK-based only)
Day Rate: Competitive, dependent on experience