Head of Product - Payments & Processing

Head of Product - Payments & ProcessingApplylocations: United Kingdom - Swindontime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: JR020035Take a step forward and let Edenred surprise you.Every day, we deliver innovative solutions to improve the life of millions of people, connecting employees, companies, and merchants all around the world.We know there are hundred ways for you to grow. With us, you will expand your skills in a multicultural, challenging, and dynamic environment. Dare to join Edenred and get ready to thrive in a global company that will offer you endless opportunities. Edenred is all about meritocracy. You come as you are, and you contribute. Indeed, the Edenred Group recognizes, recruits and develops all talents and singularities.We are committed to preventing all forms of discrimination and to providing all our candidates with equal opportunities regardless of their gender and gender expression, disability, origin, religious belief and sexual orientation or any other criteria. Head of Product - Darwin (PayTech Domain) Edenred PayTech - London or Swindon Salary - £90,000 - £105,000 + Bonus About Edenred PayTech Edenred PayTech operates the core payment systems for the Edenred Group, processing over 1.5 billion transactions each year across more than 30 countries. We support various financial products, including cards for banks, travel, fuel, employee benefits, and retail gifting. We hold e-money licenses in the UK and Belgium and support clients with their own licenses. Currently, we are transitioning to a cloud-native, REST API platform handling billions of API calls annually and we're hiring a Head of Product to lead the Darwin domain. The role You'll partner with your Technology counterpart, lead a team of Product Managers and Business Analysts, define the strategy and roadmap, and deliver scalable, secure, compliant capabilities. You will be the go to leader for your domain - accountable for outcomes, budgets and stakeholder relationships - while helping shape a product led culture at Edenred PayTech. What you'll do Reporting to the Chief Product Officer you will lead and grow the domain team, manage 3-5 Product Managers/Owners and 3-5 Business Analysts (8-12 people total), including hiring and coaching. Define strategy across multiple product sub domains, aligning with strategic priorities; secure stakeholder buy in; highlight and deliver against regulatory deadlines. Own delivery outcomes and prioritise engineering backlogs, plan into PI/quarterly cycles, and drive on time/on scope/on budget execution with transparent risk and issue management. Build scalable, secure products to ensure non functional requirements (security, resilience, operability, performance) are defined and met; make solutions operationally supportable. Be the expert point of contact and provide clear status, roadmap updates, risks, and escalations to Executive, Technology, Operations, partners, and clients. Manage budgets and control domain budgets, including third party spend; build strong relationships with service providers. Champion data driven decisions to quantify value, rationalise business cases, and track outcomes with KPIs/OKRs. Drive continuous improvement, streamline processes, enhance monitoring/observability, and remove impediments to maximise engineering efficiency. Support audits and compliance and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to meet regulatory commitments and deadlines. What you'll bring Deep experience in finance or API first technology environments; exposure to payment rails, card schemes, or e money is ideal. Strong track record in Product/Programme Management, leading multi disciplinary teams to deliver complex platforms. Proven success delivering to regulatory deadlines and across complex, multi stakeholder programmes. Expertise in agile product delivery; comfortable with backlog prioritisation, PI planning, and iterative execution. Cloud/SaaS/PaaS experience and familiarity with REST APIs and high scale systems. Strong operational mindset: process improvement, security, monitoring, and reliability. Data informed decision making with clear, concise reporting. Exceptional stakeholder management across executives, onshore/offshore teams, clients, and third parties. A self starter with a collaborative, positive, and resilient approach; able to juggle multiple priorities in a fast paced environment. Ability to bridge technical and business contexts, empathise with users, and challenge constructively using evidence. People leadership experience, coaching and developing high performing teams. How you'll work with us Team scope : 5-7 direct reports (8-12 across the domain) Key collaborators: Executive team, Heads of Technology and engineering teams, cross functional Product domain teams, Operations, group stakeholders, and service providers Working model: Hybrid. Offices in London, Swindon, Brussels, Bucharest, and Mexico City Travel: Occasional UK/European travel (typically 1-3 days); occasional international travel (3-5 days) What success looks like A clear, value driven roadmap delivered on time, in scope, and on budget Scalable, secure, and compliant domain services with strong operational readiness Measurable business impact, evidenced through KPIs/OKRs High stakeholder confidence, effective partner management, and disciplined budget control A motivated, high performing team with a culture of continuous improvement Diversity and inclusion Edenred PayTech are an equal opportunities employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.