Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. PayJunction is seeking a Product Manager to own their platform infrastructure and compliance portfolio. This role requires a strong technical Product Manager with solution architecture knowledge to manage processor certifications, PCI DSS compliance, and to partner with the platform architect on critical initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Drive Enterprise Hierarchies M2-M3 to completion, partnering with the platform architect to define data models, account structures, and system dependencies, then translating those decisions into implementation-ready specifications
• Own all processor certification work with full accountability for external deadlines you cannot negotiate
• Manage PCI DSS compliance requirements and translate them into actionable engineering work
• Build and maintain a quarterly product backlog that sequences platform work based on external deadlines, dependencies, and cost of delay
• Lead backlog refinement sessions, ensuring platform stories have unambiguous acceptance criteria that reflect processor specifications and compliance requirements
• Own external processor relationships, be the single point of contact for certification requirements and timeline management
• Coordinate cross-domain dependencies (Hierarchies enables merchant structures and partner account growth)
• Present platform roadmap to leadership showing how infrastructure work connects to company revenue and growth objectives

Skills

• 7+ years as a Product Manager with platform/infrastructure product ownership in payments or fintech
• Direct experience with processor certifications or payment network integrations (TSYS, Fiserv, Visa/MC mandates, EMV)
• Experience delivering specification-driven, compliance-governed products with hard external deadlines
• Experience with data architecture or multi-tenant platform design, you will partner with a solution architect on the most complex data modeling initiative at the company
• Track record of partnering with solution architects or senior engineers to define system design, then owning the product specification that results from those sessions
• 3+ years working with Agile/Scrum teams
• Deep understanding of payment processing flows (authorization, settlement, processor interconnections)
• CS degree, technical degree, or demonstrated technical depth (coding bootcamp, technical certifications)
• Experience at a payment processor, bank, or fintech infrastructure company
• Experience with PCI DSS, SOC2, or similar compliance frameworks
• Terminal/hardware product lifecycle experience
• Familiarity with Jira, Confluence, or similar backlog tools

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision paid 100% by company for you and your dependents
• 401k with 6% match
• FSA and Dependent Care FSA
• Long-term & short-term disability coverage for you paid 100% by company
• 8 paid company holidays per year
• 2 paid floating holidays per year
• 1 paid volunteer day per year
• Paid Time Off
• Annual learning stipend
• Home office equipment stipend
• Quarterly “fun budgets” for team bonding events
• Opportunity to be part of a company that is changing a whole industry
• Opportunity for growth within the company
• Opportunity for remote, in-office, or hybrid work
• Company-provided equipment for your home office
• An equipment allowance for home office essentials
• Bright and open offices in downtown Santa Barbara
• Stocked snack kitchens
• Collaborative work spaces with Herman Miller chairs, height-adjustable desks, and a large 32-inch monitors
• Dog-friendly office

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