Product Manager – Value Added Services

Barclays

Product Manager shaping Barclays’ Value Added Services portfolio across merchant finance, FX, cross-border, and account-to-account payments. Driving strategy, partnerships, and commercial growth.

Posted 9/4/2026full-timeNorthampton • 🇬🇧 United KingdomMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in defining product vision and strategy, managing the product development lifecycle, and leveraging data-driven insights to optimize product performance. Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams, manage stakeholder relationships, and drive customer-first initiatives in the payments industry.

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Product Strategy DevelopmentStakeholder ManagementRisk ManagementPayments Product ExpertiseData-Driven Analysis

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Hard Skills

Product Development LifecycleRisk Mitigation StrategiesCustomer Journey AnalysisFX Product ManagementCross-Border PaymentsBusiness Case DevelopmentPerformance MeasurementStrategic ThinkingChange ManagementDigital Technology

Soft Skills

InfluencingNegotiatingLeadershipCollaborationAnalytical Thinking

Industry Keywords

Merchant AcquiringTransaction ServicesCustomer InsightsMarket TrendsFintech Partnerships

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Shape and grow Barclaycard Payments' Value Added Services portfolio, including merchant finance, FX and cross-border capabilities, account-to-account payments, and partner-led propositions
Define product strategy aligned with business vision, market demands, and growth objectives
Lead cross-functional relationships and align teams on product strategy and goals
Oversee product risk management and develop risk mitigation strategies
Own the product development lifecycle from concept through launch
Work with product owners to drive change objectives
Set product objectives and key outcomes aligned with business, financial, and strategic goals
Monitor product performance using data-driven analysis and optimise outcomes
Drive customer-first product strategy using customer insights, feedback, behaviours, and pain points
Advise stakeholders and senior management on functional and cross-functional impacts
Manage and mitigate risks and strengthen controls
Develop innovative solutions through sophisticated analytical thought and extensive research
Build and maintain internal and external stakeholder partnerships through influencing and negotiating
Lead complex product initiatives, partnerships, new revenue streams, and customer propositions to market

Requirements

What you’ll need

Ability to define product vision, build business cases, prioritise investment, and deliver measurable customer and commercial outcomes
Proven track record of leading complex product initiatives from discovery through launch
Experience aligning stakeholders and managing delivery across multiple teams
Excellent understanding of payments products, customer journeys, industry trends, and regulatory considerations within merchant acquiring, acceptance, or transaction services
Experience developing or managing FX, multi-currency, cross-border acceptance, or international payments products and propositions
Ability to leverage customer, market, and performance data to identify opportunities, measure outcomes, and inform product decisions
Experience working with external partners, fintechs, schemes, processors, or third-party providers
Critical skills in risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking, digital and technology, and job-specific technical skills

Benefits

Comp & perks

Performance-linked incentives
Barclays Values and Mindset framework
Continuous innovation environment
Opportunity to work with Brookfield Asset Management partnership