Product Owner - Payments

Summary

Join Employment Hero, a rapidly growing global company, as a Product Owner to drive the evolution of our payment systems. You will own the delivery of payment capabilities, shape product requirements using AI tools, and collaborate with various teams to ensure secure and compliant delivery. This hands-on role requires strong execution skills and experience in payments, fintech, or banking. You will prioritize user stories, drive discovery work, and partner with designers to create and test payment UIs. The ideal candidate will have 2-4+ years of experience in product management or ownership within payments environments and proficiency with AI-first tooling. Employment Hero offers a remote-first work environment with flexible hours and various benefits.

Requirements

• 2–4+ years in product management or product ownership, with deep involvement in payments, fintech or banking environments
• Hands-on experience building payments systems, APIs or transaction flows (not just integrating third-party tools)
• Comfort navigating regulatory and compliance considerations (eg KYC/KYB, transaction monitoring)
• Proficiency with AI-first tooling (ChatGPT, v0.dev or equivalents)
• Strong backlog and delivery discipline in agile/squad models
• Analytical mindset - comfortable with payment metrics, failure rates, and reconciliation logic
• Excellent communication skills, able to work with technical and non-technical stakeholders alike

Responsibilities

• Own the delivery of payment capabilities such as real-time rails, embedded finance flows, automated reconciliation and payout systems for payroll and pensions/super globally
• Shape product requirements and technical specifications using AI tools (eg ChatGPT, v0.dev)
• Work closely with Engineering, Compliance, and Finance to ensure delivery is secure, scalable and compliant
• Prioritise user stories and outcomes based on customer needs, business goals and risk/compliance input
• Drive discovery work around new payment features and market expansion opportunities
• Partner with designers to prototype and test payment UIs (even hands-on with AI tools where needed)
• Support smooth launches and feedback loops with CX, Legal, and external partners

Preferred Qualifications

• Exposure to NPP, open banking, or embedded finance concepts
• Startup experience or background in scaling fintech products from 0 -> 1
• Experience working across cross-border or multi-currency payment flows

Benefits

• You will work remotely, with the flexibility to own your time and impact
• You'll work with cutting-edge AI tools every day to speed up your work and elevate your craft
• You’ll surround yourself with ambitious, outcome-driven colleagues who challenge you to do the best work of your life
• You’ll own ESOP (employee share options) in one of the world’s fastest-growing tech companies
• A very generous paternity leave policy
• Subsidised egg freezing
• A WFH office expense budget
• Outstanding learning & development opportunities