Head of Product
Paysafe
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Lima • 🇵🇪 Peru
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Lead
About the role
- Define and execute the global card acquiring roadmap for North America, EU/UK, and LatAm markets, ensuring alignment with Paysafe’s unified commerce vision.
- Oversee integrations with leading processors and acquirers (e.g., Fiserv, TSYS, Worldpay) and ensure operational excellence.
- Develop fact-based business cases and strategic proposals to drive revenue uplift and margin optimization across acquiring products.
- Lead risk mitigation strategies, chargeback management, and adherence to PCI and regional regulatory requirements.
- Partner with Engineering, Operations, Risk, Compliance, and Commercial teams to deliver scalable, secure, and innovative acquiring solutions.
- Drive modernization initiatives to enhance acquiring capabilities and streamline processes across multiple geographies.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with card schemes, processors, merchants, and internal leadership to ensure mutual success.
- Mentor and develop a high-performing team, fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.
- Influence key stakeholders, including executive leadership, partners, and regulatory bodies, to drive alignment on strategic initiatives.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Economics, or related field, required; or additional experience in lieu of education, required.
- 10+ years of experience in product management, required.
- Experience within card acquiring, payments, or related financial services, preferred.
- 5+ years of experience leading Product personnel.
- Deep expertise in the payments industry, including card acquiring lifecycle, scheme rules, pricing models, alternative payment methods (APMs), cross-border transactions and risk considerations across diverse verticals.
- Hands-on experience with processor integrations (Fiserv, TSYS, Worldpay, Global Payments).
- Strong knowledge of real-time transaction processing, clearing, and settlement.
- Demonstrated success in defining and executing global product strategies and transformation initiatives.
- Experience launching acquiring solutions in North America, EU/UK, and LatAm markets.
- Exceptional communication and influencing skills, with the ability to engage stakeholders at all levels.
- Familiarity with global regulatory frameworks and compliance standards, including PCI-DSS, PSD2, GDPR, and AML/KYC requirements.
- Proven ability to integrate advanced payment solutions into enterprise commerce platforms, enhancing security, scalability, and user experience.
- Direct Acquiring Expertise: Ability to manage acquiring relationships and optimize approval rates through dynamic routing and interchange strategies.
- Card Payout Solutions: Experience with Visa Direct, Mastercard Send, and other push-to-card payout programs.
- Strong technical fluency in APIs, webhooks, and settlement architecture.
- Familiarity with fraud prevention tools, tokenization, and dispute management workflows.
- Knowledge of local payment methods and regulatory frameworks in North America, EU/UK, and LatAm.
- Experience with data-driven optimization for authorization rates and cost efficiency.
Benefits
- health insurance
- cancer and life insurance
- 30 days of paid vacation
- 4 paid volunteer days per year
- summer hours (Dec-Mar)
- a birthday day off
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
product managementcard acquiringpaymentsprocessor integrationsreal-time transaction processingglobal product strategiesadvanced payment solutionsdata-driven optimizationAPIssettlement architecture
Soft skills
communication skillsinfluencing skillsstakeholder engagementmentoringcollaborationaccountabilitycontinuous improvementleadershiprelationship buildingstrategic thinking
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in BusinessBachelor’s degree in FinanceBachelor’s degree in EconomicsPCI-DSS compliancePSD2 complianceGDPR complianceAML/KYC compliance