Principal Product Manager, Payments

Summary

Join Gusto's Payments team as a Principal Manager and lead the development and expansion of payment rails and methods across the US. You will create a multi-year strategy for payment infrastructure, collaborating with various teams to ensure timely and consistent money movement. Responsibilities include roadmap creation, cross-functional collaboration, infrastructure management, and market research. This role requires 8+ years of experience in payments, familiarity with regulations, and strong communication skills. Gusto offers a competitive salary range, and employees in Denver, San Francisco, and New York City will be expected to work from the office 2-3 days per week.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in payments or payments related fields including understanding of money movement in the US and integrations with third party payment systems
• Familiarity with payments regulations
• Ability to translate business requirements into technical specifications and work closely with the engineering team to deliver remarkable solutions
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills to bring others along various partners
• High judgment to take decisions based on first principles and be able to make trade-offs

Responsibilities

• Create the roadmap and multi-year strategy for the US payment infrastructure to meet key organizational OKRs
• Work cross-functionally with Design, Engineering and Revenue teams to develop, launch and manage/rearchitect payments infrastructure
• Ensure that our existing payments infrastructure moves money in a timely and consistent manner
• Collaborate with partners in Accounting, Legal, Compliance, and Payroll Services to design to enhance our product offerings and serve our customers better
• Communicate your work across technical and non-technical decision-makers
• Manage dependencies across other product development teams
• Conduct market research to inform strategy, measure performance against key indicators, and inform future improvements

Benefits

• Our cash compensation range for this role is $181,000 to $223,000 in Denver & most remote locations, and $212,000 to $262,000 in San Francisco & New York
• Employees who are based in Denver, San Francisco, and New York City will be expected to work from the office on designated days approximately 2-3 days per week (or more depending on role)