Senior Product Manager (Payment Processing)

WHAT YOU'LL BE WORKING ON
  • Design and build a payment processing platform from scratch: core payment flows, transaction lifecycle, routing logic, retries, fallbacks, settlements, refunds, chargebacks
  • Define and own the end-to-end product vision for payment processing, from zero state to a scalable production system
  • Architect payment flows across multiple providers (PSPs, acquirers, banks), including multi-PSP routing, MID management, and failover strategies
  • Own the core gateway logic: authorization, capture, voids, refunds, recurring payments, payouts, callbacks/webhooks
  • Work closely with engineering on system design decisions: APIs, data models, idempotency, reliability, observability
  • Translate business and compliance requirements into clear product and technical specifications
  • Own the full product lifecycle: discovery → design → delivery → launch → iteration
  • Ensure compliance with PCI DSS, 3DS, card scheme rules (Visa/Mastercard), and regulatory requirements
  • Manage relationships with external partners: PSPs, acquirers, fraud/KYC providers
  • Drive product decisions based on metrics: approval rates, latency, decline reasons, cost per transaction, and stability
WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED IN THIS ROLE
  • At least 4-5+ years of experience as a Product Manager in payments/fintech
  • Proven hands-on experience building payment processing or payment gateway products from scratch (not only integrations or feature ownership - core processing logic is mandatory)
  • Deep understanding of the payment transaction lifecycle. card payments, 3DS, authorization/clearing/settlement, PSP and acquirer integrations, routing, cascading, retries, failover
  • Strong understanding of payment system architecture and how backend systems work
  • Ability to work as a product owner with architectural thinking, not just requirements management
  • Experience working with cross-functional teams in complex, regulated environments
  • High ownership mindset: able to independently drive decisions and outcomes
  • Strong analytical, system-thinking, and problem-solving skills
  • Clear communication with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
  • English level B2 or higher, fluent russian
WHAT WE OFFER
  • An opportunity to make something great even greater, you can be the reason why we grow, develop, and become the best fintech company on the market!
  • Career prospects - we are young, we have huge ambitions, and it is important that our employees grow with us
  • Work with coworkers who are passionate about their business
  • Compensation that will fully correspond to the competence and knowledge, with yearly performance reviews
  • The opportunity to attend conferences, courses, and professional development at the company's expense - we favor the continuous development of our employees
  • Private health insurance coverage
  • Remote work
  • 20 days of vacation time; bank holidays; sick leaves; additional birthday day off
  • Team building events and corporate parties.

You can find out more about our team, our values, and the unique ways we celebrate our successes here: https://fyst.com/culture