We’re looking for a Product Manager to own the Payment Integrations product \u2014 the layer that connects PayJustNow to merchants, payment gateways, PSPs, and financial rails. This role is central to our ability to onboard merchants at speed, maintain high transaction success rates, and expand into new payment channels and geographies.
\n\tYou will work closely with Engineering, Commercial, Merchant Success, Finance, and Compliance to build and operate a best-in-class integrations platform \u2014 balancing stability and reliability with the pace of new capability delivery.<\/p>\n
What You\u2019ll Be Responsible For:<\/p>\n
Product Strategy & Roadmap<\/p>\n
\tOwn the product vision and roadmap for PayJustNow’s payment integrations layer \u2014 covering gateway connections, merchant plugins, API integrations, and payment rail connectivity.
\n\tIdentify and prioritise integration opportunities that unlock merchant growth, improve transaction success rates, or reduce integration friction and time-to-live.
\n\tDefine and own the integration architecture strategy \u2014 balancing build, buy, and partner decisions across the integrations ecosystem.
\n\tStay close to evolving payment standards (e.g. 3DS2, open banking, card scheme mandates) and ensure PayJustNow remains compliant and competitive.<\/p>\n
Discovery & Problem Definition<\/p>\n
\tDeeply understand the merchant integration journey \u2014 from initial API connection and plugin install through to live transaction processing.
\n\tIdentify where integrations fail, degrade, or create friction for merchants \u2014 and build solutions that reduce time-to-value and integration complexity.
\n\tWork with Commercial and Merchant Success to capture integration gaps blocking new merchant acquisition or expansion.
\n\tUse transaction data, error logs, and merchant feedback to identify reliability and performance issues before they become commercial problems.<\/p>\n
Delivery & Execution<\/p>\n
\tLead cross-functional delivery squads to design, build, and ship integration capabilities \u2014 including APIs, SDKs, plugins (WooCommerce, Shopify, Magento, etc.), and direct gateway connections.
\n\tWrite clear product briefs, integration specs, and developer-facing documentation standards.
\n\tManage third-party PSP and gateway relationships from a product perspective \u2014 ensuring integrations are maintained, certified, and performing.
\n\tDrive the reliability and uptime of the integrations layer \u2014 owning incident response protocols alongside Engineering.<\/p>\n
Stakeholder Collaboration<\/p>\n
\tAct as the primary product partner for Commercial, Merchant Success, Finance, and Engineering on all integration-related decisions.
\n\tCommunicate clearly on integration status, risks, and roadmap priorities to senior leadership.
\n\tSupport the sales process by providing integration timelines, capability overviews, and technical feasibility assessments for prospective merchants.
\n\tEngage with gateway and PSP partners to influence roadmaps and secure early access to new capabilities.<\/p>\n
Measurement & Continuous Improvement<\/p>\n
\tDefine and track success metrics, including:
\n\tTransaction success rate (TSR) and decline reasons
\n\tIntegration time-to-live for new merchants
\n\tAPI uptime and error rates
\n\tGateway-level authorisation rates
\n\tIntegration coverage across key merchant platforms
\n\tUse data to continuously improve integration reliability, reduce failure rates, and optimise payment performance.<\/p>\n
First 90 Days \u2013 What Success Looks Like<\/p>\n
First 30 Days: Understand & Connect<\/p>\n
\tBuild strong relationships with Engineering, Commercial, Merchant Success, Finance, and Compliance.
\n\tDeeply understand the current integrations landscape \u2014 active gateways, merchant plugins, API versions, and known pain points.
\n\tReview current integration error rates, TSRs, and the merchant onboarding funnel to establish baseline performance.
\n\tMap the existing roadmap, in-flight integrations, and technical debt in the integrations layer.<\/p>\n
Days 31\u201360: Shape & Prioritise<\/p>\n
\tArticulate the integration product strategy \u2014 what to build, maintain, deprecate, and partner on.
\n\tDefine priority integrations based on commercial impact and merchant demand.
\n\tEstablish a clear framework for integration certification, versioning, and deprecation.
\n\tAlign Engineering and Commercial teams around a shared integration roadmap.<\/p>\n
Days 61\u201390: Deliver & Lead<\/p>\n
\tShip at least one meaningful integration improvement \u2014 whether a new gateway connection, plugin release, or reliability fix.
\n\tDemonstrate early commercial impact through improved merchant onboarding speed or transaction performance data.
\n\tEstablish clear operating rhythms with Engineering and Merchant Success.
\n\tBe recognised as the go-to product owner for PayJustNow’s payment integrations.<\/p>\n
What We\u2019re Looking For<\/p>\n
Experience<\/p>\n
\t5+ years’ experience as a Product Manager, with significant exposure to payment systems, integrations platforms, or developer-facing products.
\n\tDemonstrable experience owning API or platform products \u2014 ideally in payments, fintech, or e-commerce.
\n\tFamiliarity with payment rails, gateway integrations, PSP relationships, and card scheme rules (Visa\/Mastercard).
\n\tExperience working across merchant plugin ecosystems (Shopify, WooCommerce, Magento, or similar) is a strong advantage.
\n\tComfortable operating in regulated environments with PCI-DSS, AML, and compliance considerations.<\/p>\n
Skills & Strengths<\/p>\n
\tTechnically fluent \u2014 able to read API documentation, engage meaningfully with engineers on integration design, and write clear technical specs.
\n\tStrong commercial instincts \u2014 understands how integration quality and speed-to-live directly impact revenue and merchant retention.
\n\tData-driven \u2014 uses transaction data, error logs, and performance metrics to diagnose problems and prioritise solutions.
\n\tClear communicator \u2014 able to translate technical integration complexity into language that resonates with commercial and merchant-facing teams.
\n\tStrong prioritisation skills across competing integration demands from multiple merchants and stakeholders.<\/p>\n
Mindset<\/p>\n
\tObsessed with reliability \u2014 you understand that integration downtime is commercial downtime.
\n\tDeveloper-empathetic \u2014 you think about the experience of technical and non-technical merchants integrating with PayJustNow.
\n\tPragmatic and delivery-oriented \u2014 you know how to ship incremental improvements while managing longer-term platform investments.
\n\tCommercially curious \u2014 you connect integration decisions to business outcomes.
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