Product Owner

PDI Technologies
United States
RemoteCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Geared toward candidates with fintech or payments domain expertise comfortable with managing partner relationships and compliance obligations.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with fintech or payments domain expertise and experience managing external partners
    — “Act as the day-to-day product lead with our card partner, Corpay”
  • Individuals with a strong background in translating compliance requirements into product controls
    — “Translate program compliance obligations into product requirements, user stories and controls”
  • Candidates who can independently manage program health and make data-informed decisions
    — “Monitor program health... and use the data to inform product decisions”

Things to consider

  • The role demands independent work with limited supervision and high responsibility
    — “Ability to operate independently as the primary product owner for a program with limited supervision”
  • Candidates must be comfortable with managing partner governance and escalation processes
    — “Escalate partner outages and posting or settlement discrepancies to partner leadership”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience with card program operations and partner management in your resume and interviews
    — “Hands-on experience with card program operations: issuing, authorization, posting and settlement”
  • Showcase your track record of delivering mobile app features for iOS and Android platforms
    — “Proven track record of delivering consumer-facing mobile app features on iOS and Android”
  • Demonstrate your ability to maintain detailed documentation for audits and partner reviews
    — “Maintain documentation of workflows, decisions and controls to support audits and partner reviews”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • own Pay with GasBuddy+ backlog
  • develop product requirements
  • lead product response to production issues
Typical background
5+ years of experience as a Product Owner or Product Manager

Skills & requirements

Required

Product OwnershipRoadmap PrioritizationUser Story DevelopmentSprint FacilitationCompliance Management

Preferred

Card Program OperationsFinancial Compliance

Stack & domain

Product ManagementCard Program OperationsFinancial ComplianceCommunicationTeamworkProblem-solvingFintechPayments

About the role

Original posting from PDI Technologies via Lever

At PDI Technologies, we empower some of the world's leading convenience retail and petroleum brands with cutting-edge technology solutions that drive growth and operational efficiency. By “Connecting Convenience” across the globe, we empower businesses to increase productivity, make more informed decisions, and engage faster with customers through loyalty programs, shopper insights, and unmatched real-time market intelligence via mobile applications, such as GasBuddy.  We’re a global team committed to excellence, collaboration, and driving real impact. Explore our opportunities and become part of a company that values diversity, integrity, and growth.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Own the Pay with GasBuddy+ backlog, prioritizing work against member impact, partner obligations and compliance requirements
  • Provide input to the Head of Product on the Pay with GasBuddy+ roadmap, based on partner, compliance and program needs
  • Develop and maintain detailed user stories, acceptance criteria and product requirements documentation
  • Facilitate sprint planning, standups and retrospectives, and work closely with engineering and QA to ensure timely delivery
  • Act as the day-to-day product lead with our card partner, Corpay: maintain the open-issues list and drive resolution across the partner’s operations, technical and go-to-market contacts
  • Prepare and run recurring partner governance, including the monthly steering committee meeting
  • Escalate partner outages and posting or settlement discrepancies to partner leadership with clear member impact, ownership and follow-up dates
  • Translate program compliance obligations (AML/OFAC, CIP/KYC, UDAAP, ACH, consumer disclosures, subcontractor due diligence) into product requirements, user stories and controls
  • Work with compliance resources, the bank partner and auditors on compliance requests, evidence gathering and remediation
  • Maintain documentation of workflows, decisions and controls to support audits and partner reviews
  • Lead the product response to production issues and partner outages, including member impact, customer communication and post-incident follow-through
  • Monitor program health, including enrollment funnel, activation, transaction volume, declines, settlement issues and member complaints, and use the data to inform product decisions
  • Coordinate App Store releases for both Android and iOS, and own UAT sign-off before release
  • Coordinate with design to deliver a best-in-class card enrollment and card management experience
  • Coordinate with supporting payments vendors, such as ACH processing and bank account verification providers
  • Work closely with Customer Support, Finance, Marketing, Legal and engineering leadership to ensure their requirements are documented and met
  • Track dependencies with work being done by other teams and projects

Qualifications:

  • 5+ years of experience as a Product Owner or Product Manager, including at least 3 years on a payments, card, banking or fintech product
  • Hands-on experience with card program operations: issuing, authorization, posting and settlement, disputes, and processor or bank partner relationships
  • Working knowledge of financial compliance requirements (AML/BSA, OFAC, KYC/CIP, UDAAP, ACH/NACHA) and experience turning them into product requirements and controls
  • Proven track record of delivering consumer-facing mobile app features on iOS and Android
  • Proven experience managing external partners or vendors, including escalation during live incidents
  • Strong understanding of agile development methodologies, such as Scrum or Kanban, and tools such as Jira or Azure DevOps
  • Experience with API documentation tools such as Postman
  • Experience with data analysis and product metrics
  • Excellent written communication, including executive-level incident and status summaries
  • Ability to operate independently as the primary product owner for a program with limited supervision

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience with a bank-sponsored, BaaS, or fleet or fuel card program
  • Experience supporting audits, bank partner reviews or regulatory exams
  • Familiarity with ACH processors and bank account verification providers
  • Comfort with SQL or analytics tools for funnel, transaction and reconciliation analysis
  • Bachelor's degree in a relevant field, such as Computer Science, Business or Finance
  • Certified Product Owner certification and/or training

PDI is committed to offering a well-rounded benefits program, designed to support and care for you, and your family throughout your life and career.  This includes a competitive salary, market-competitive benefits, and a quarterly perks program. We encourage a good work-life balance with ample time off [time away] and, where appropriate, hybrid working arrangements.  Employees have access to continuous learning, professional certifications, and leadership development opportunities. Our global culture fosters diversity, inclusion, and values authenticity, trust, curiosity, and diversity of thought, ensuring a supportive environment for all.

Source: PDI Technologies careers (Lever)

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