Checkout.com
fintech
ProductManager,SecureandExchange
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“Product Manager, Secure and Exchange at Checkout.com. Skills: Product strategy for Vault and Forward API, Developer-facing API development, Payments infrastructure, Tokenisation, PCI DSS compliance. Define and drive a 12-36 month strategy for Vault and Forward API. Own pricing, packaging, and revenue expansion”
What You'll Achieve.
Become the system of record for payment credentials, independent of acquiring; Enable PSP-agnostic architectures; Enable network-token-first strategies; Enable the shift toward PAN-less commerce; Revenue expansion; Reduce integration time from months to days
Industry & Context.
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
5+ years in product management, 3+ years in payments, Experience building developer-facing APIs (REST, webhooks, idempotency, error design), technical fluency (OAuth, mTLS, encryption, system design trade-offs), Deep understanding of the card stack (auth, capture, disputes, scheme economics), grasp of tokenisation (network, PSP, device-based), Familiarity with PCI DSS (ideally v4. x) and scope reduction, Experience with scheme programs (VTS, MDES, account updater), Ability to own P&L inputs and pricing strategy, Data-driven decision making with clear success metrics, Comfortable operating across product, engineering, sales, and compliance, Customer-obsessed with real merchant empathy, Clear communicator across technical and non-technical audiences, High ownership with cross-functional collaboration
Nice to Have
Experience building PSP-agnostic vaults or forwarding layers, Exposure to regulated markets (EU, UAE, India, Brazil), Familiarity with emerging models (e.g. agentic commerce), Industry presence (writing, speaking, or scheme participation)
What You'll Do.
Define and drive a 12-36 month strategy for Vault and Forward API
and revenue expansion
Build and defend investment cases
Partner with Sales and Solutions to win enterprise
Define core primitives for the credential platform
Own PCI DSS 4.x posture and translate compliance into merchant value
Ensure first-class integration with network tokens and account updater services
Drive interoperability with wallets
and broader Checkout.com surfaces
Own credential forwarding
Expand credential forwarding beyond fallback use cases
and observability on the critical payment path
Build debugging and visibility tools for developers
Own the public API surface across Vault and Forward
and reference architectures
Reduce integration time from months to days
Partner with Engineering to deliver reliably at scale
and Legal on PCI scope
Work across Authentication
and other product teams to ensure seamless credential flows
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partner with Sales and Solutions to win enterprise, multi-PSP merchants; Partner with Engineering to deliver reliably at scale; Align with Risk, Compliance, and Legal on PCI scope, regulation, and scheme changes; Work across Authentication, Routing, and other product teams to ensure seamless credential flows; Cross-functional collaboration
Communication Scope
Clear communicator across technical and non-technical audiences
Full Job Description
Company Description We’re Checkout.com http://Checkout.com - you might not know our name, but we’re behind many of the digital experiences people use every day. When you book a holiday, order food, renew a subscription or check out online with brands like Spotify, Klarna, Uber Eats, TikTok, Sony, or eBay, there’s a good chance our technology powers the payment behind the scenes. At Checkout.com http://Checkout.com, we’re building where the world checks out - enabling over ten billion transactions every year for more than one billion shoppers globally. Our platform helps the world’s most ambitious businesses deliver seamless digital experiences at scale. We’re also building a company designed for people who want to do career-defining work. We move fast, think globally, and believe great teams are built by hiring exceptional people with conviction, curiosity, and a focus on impact. With 20 offices across six continents and London as our HQ, we’re shaping the future of fintech and we’re just getting started. PRODUCT MANAGER: SECURE & EXCHANGE (VAULT & FORWARD API) This role owns one of Checkout.com http://Checkout.com’s most strategic bets: becoming the system of record for payment credentials, independent of acquiring. You will lead Vault and Forward API - the core infrastructure that enables PSP-agnostic architectures, network-token-first strategies, and the shift toward PAN-less commerce. This is a mini-GM role spanning product strategy, infrastructure, and commercial ownership. WHAT YOU’LL OWN STRATEGY & COMMERCIAL OWNERSHIP - Define and drive a 12 - 36 month strategy for Vault and Forward API - Own pricing, packaging, and revenue expansion (including standalone Vault deals) - Build and defend investment cases (cost-to-serve, scheme fees, unit economics) - Partner with Sales and Solutions to win enterprise, multi-PSP merchants VAULT: CREDENTIAL PLATFORM - Define core primitives: instruments, customers, tokens, multi-instrument linking, metadata - Own PCI DSS 4.x po
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