Product Owner

ABOUT THE ROLE

REPAY is a fast-paced, FinTech company experiencing significant growth and expansion. We're seeking an execution-focused Product Owner to help drive the product roadmap both strategically and tactically, in our Business Payments product group. This role will provide leadership for product initiatives from requirements definition through launch, engaging with engineering teams and business stakeholders to define requirements and drive delivery. This role is an opportunity to be an integral part of a team with high visibility and responsibility within the organization.

YOU'LL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR:

• Collaborate with internal stakeholders, Sales, Technology, Operations, Finance and key customers to drive product innovation and roadmap decisions

• Execute on delivery of product initiatives by fostering close coordination with Engineering and QA teams

• Identify market opportunities and align the product vision and strategy by ensuring a rolling four quarter product roadmap view, reviewed and published on a quarterly basis

• Actively engage with cross-functional teams to execute on integrated roadmap capabilities and Go-to-Market (GTM) efforts

• Close competitive product gaps and generate new ideas that grow market share, reduce costs and reduce operational friction.

• Improve the internal and external customer experience and drive product and channel penetration with existing clients.

• Maintain an expert level of product and market knowledge for the Business Payments vertical

• Manage the Product backlog to rapidly deliver value to customers.

• Collaborate with Technology to prioritize ongoing technology and security maintenance activities.

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE NEEDED:

• 5+ years Product Management experience in payments and financial technology with progressive responsibility

• Ability to build requirements based on business stakeholder input and translate requirements to user stories for engineering team execution

• Deep and technical understanding of the U.S. payments ecosystem (card, ACH, checks) and fundamental accounting principles.

• Experience with Agile software development methodology and engagement with technical engineering teams

• Effective communication across all levels of the organization and a spirit of building strong business and team relationships is essential

• Well-organized and thorough approach; able to structure, analyze, and answer technical and business questions, balancing multiple requests and competing priorities

• Candidate must be highly adaptable and experienced working in a dynamic work environment with a bias toward action and collaboration.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Payments Professional Certification

• Certified Product Owner Certification

• Strong proficiency level using JIRA