Product Owner

Role Overview

Product Owner for a remote, long-term contract engagement with a leading client. Own product strategy and delivery across integrations, migrations, go-to-market, and measurable outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end product strategy, roadmap, and product lifecycle.
• Lead go-to-market planning and execution (positioning, pricing, sales enablement, market entry for new/enhanced solutions).
• Act as product and domain expert for sales and clients, supporting prospecting, deal execution, and complex solution discussions.
• Drive client migrations, integrations, and implementations, partnering with Technology, Operations, and vendors.
• Monitor and manage product profitability, financial performance, forecasting, and value realization.
• Define and track KPIs for solution health, fraud outcomes, adoption, and customer satisfaction.
• Identify and prioritize product enhancements and expansion opportunities, including adjacent payment capabilities.
• Partner cross-functionally to deliver products/enhancements: requirements definition, UAT support, and release readiness.
• Maintain strong vendor/partner relationships to support product delivery and innovation.

Requirements

• Proven experience in financial services or payments.
• Experience owning products/solutions involving integrations, client migrations, or complex implementations.
• Ability to define and execute go-to-market strategies and support sales efforts.
• Strong business acumen: profitability analysis, forecasting, KPI definition.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills; ability to influence across functions.
• Ability to manage multiple initiatives in a fast-paced environment with strong ownership.

Nice to Have

• Experience with payments ecosystems.
• Experience working directly with financial institutions.
• Exposure to vendor management and third-party partnerships.
• Prior experience expanding products into adjacent markets/capabilities.