Product Owner (FinTech/ Payments)

We are looking for a Product Owner to define, build, and scale a payments platform, ensuring alignment with business strategy, regulatory requirements, and market needs.

This role covers both the client-facing experience – onboarding, portals, APIs, merchant and end-user touchpoints – and the underlying IT platform services. You will work closely with leadership, engineering, compliance, and operations teams to drive product delivery across multiple hubs and jurisdictions.

Responsibilities

Product Strategy & Delivery

• Own the product roadmap end-to-end: discovery, prioritization, delivery, and launch

• Drive product development initiatives that support revenue growth, operational efficiency, and competitive differentiation across the Group

• Partner with the Director, General Manager, and executive team on strategic planning and prioritization of the product portfolio

• Track delivery cadence and ensure smooth, well-coordinated launches across hubs

• Work cross-functionally with engineering, compliance, and business teams to align priorities and execution

• Take ownership of product outcomes, including delivery risks, operational impact, and product performance

Regulatory & Compliance Alignment

• Translate regulatory frameworks into concrete product requirements, acceptance criteria, and non-functional specifications

• Work with requirements related to MiCA, EMI (EMD2/PSD2), CASP/VASP, and DORA

• Present product solutions to hub leadership for evaluation against local regulatory requirements

• Coordinate with hub IT governance teams and support operational resilience and compliance initiatives

• Support the General Manager on outsourcing governance, DORA oversight, and operational resilience testing

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in fintech, payments, or crypto startups

• Proven track record of launching financial products end-to-end

• Experience working in compliance-driven environments (EMI, VASP, MiCA, PSD2)

• Strong understanding of payment systems and transaction flows

• Experience delivering products in technical environments

• API and system architecture literacy

• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to align engineering, compliance, and business teams

• Hands-on, entrepreneurial mindset with the drive to build from scratch

• Structured thinking and the ability to break down complex problems into clear, logical components

• Strong ownership and accountability for product outcomes

• High attention to detail and strong risk awareness

• Fluent English; Russian is a plus

Conditions

• Fully remote work within EU working hours

• Opportunity to work on a new product from an early stage and directly influence its development, strategy, and platform capabilities

• A strong team of professionals and clear growth opportunities within the company

• Effective management that actively listens and uses a data-driven approach to decision-making

• Comfortable working conditions