Principal Product Manager, Global Payments Platform and Controls

Zip

Remote

Quick summary

Work type
Remote
Location
San Francisco, CA
Salary
$200,000–$280,000 / yr
Posted
38 days ago

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Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role $240k
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This role pays more than 86% of similar roles. Most pay $167,687–$223,950 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $240k versus about $196k 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 8 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $170,000–$250,000 across 8 roles with salary data.

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

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As a Principal Product Manager on Zip’s Payments team, you will lead the development and strategy of global payment infrastructure, encompassing bank integrations, payment provider partnerships, and fraud prevention systems. Your responsibilities include driving product roadmaps to reduce risk, automate payments onboarding, manage multi-currency workflows, and modernize payment capabilities for enterprise reliability. You will work closely with engineering and design teams to deliver high-quality solutions that support tens of billions in annual volume across 40+ currencies and 130+ countries. The ideal candidate has over six years of product management experience and a decade of professional expertise in payments infrastructure, fintech, risk/fraud, or financial compliance. Technical proficiency with API design, payment processing systems, and data-driven risk models is essential, along with strong analytical skills and the ability to communicate effectively across diverse teams.

Skills

API Python JavaScript SQL Kubernetes Docker AWS CI/CD PostgreSQL MongoDB Redis RabbitMQ Prometheus Grafana Git Swagger OAuth PCI DSS AML KYC ISO 27001

What you'll do

  • Own the payments platform strategy and roadmap supporting tens of billions in annual volume.
  • Drive product development to reduce payment risk, including AI-powered fraud detection systems.
  • Expand bank account verification coverage and ensure reliable real-time verification across segments.
  • Lead automation of payments onboarding workflows to reduce manual operational overhead.
  • Define product strategy for seamless multi-provider payment method management.
  • Modernize the payments platform by expanding capabilities and improving cycle times at scale.
  • Drive currency localization enabling customers to support multi-currency workflows globally.

What we're looking for

  • Over 6 years of product management experience and 10+ years in fintech or payments infrastructure.
  • Proven track record working on risk/fraud prevention, financial compliance, and bank integrations.
  • Strong technical skills to partner effectively with engineering teams on complex payment systems.
  • Ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and drive alignment across diverse teams.
  • Excellent analytical skills for data-driven decision-making in product development.
  • Superior communication skills to tailor messaging for both technical and non-technical audiences.

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