Principal Product Manager, Global Payments Platform and Controls

Zip

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
San Francisco, CA
Salary
$200,000–$280,000 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
1 day ago
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Above market

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This role pays more than 76% of similar roles. Most pay $177,737–$237,225 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $240k versus about $207k for comparable roles.

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About Zip

Zip Co is a global buy-now, pay-later company offering flexible installment payment solutions to consumers and merchants, enabling interest-free purchases across retail, travel, and healthcare. Industry: Financial Technology & Consumer Lending

Zip currently has 6 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $192,500–$270,000 across 6 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Principal Product Manager, Global Payments Platform and Controls

The Principal Product Manager, Global Payments Platform and Controls joins the Payments team to own the strategy and systems powering Zip's global payments infrastructure. This role involves driving product development for bank integrations, payment provider partnerships, payout management, and payment routing. The individual will build and manage payment controls for risk and fraud prevention, bank account verification, payment onboarding, currency management, and compliance. Key responsibilities include leading payments platform modernization, expanding payment rails, and driving currency localization across the platform. The successful candidate must demonstrate technical fluency in integration architectures, API design, payment processing systems, and data-driven risk systems. They will solve complex problems regarding multi-currency workflows and fraud detection while collaborating with engineering and design to deliver reliable, enterprise-grade payment capabilities across dozens of countries.

What does a Product Manager earn in California?

Median $223300 from 310 postings across 48 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Own the payments platform strategy and roadmap for global bank integrations, provider partnerships, and routing infrastructure.
  • Drive the product strategy for AI-powered fraud detection systems to identify and flag risky invoices.
  • Manage bank account verification to expand geographic reach and ensure reliable real-time verification.
  • Lead the development of automated payments onboarding workflows to reduce manual operational overhead.
  • Define product strategy for payment method management, including multi-provider support and payout group management.
  • Modernize payment rails and payout capabilities to improve cycle times and ensure enterprise-grade reliability.
  • Drive currency localization to enable multi-currency workflows across all payment surfaces.

What we're looking for

  • 6+ years of product management experience.
  • 10+ years of overall professional experience.
  • Experience working on payments infrastructure, fintech, bank integrations, risk/fraud, or financial compliance.
  • Ability to break down complex payment and risk problems into structured components and deliver clear product recommendations.
  • Technical fluency in integration architectures, API design, payment processing systems, and data-driven risk systems.
  • Ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and influence without authority across engineering, design, and operations teams.
  • Strong analytical skills to use data for product decisions, fraud metrics, and risk model performance.
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills for diverse technical and non-technical audiences.

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