Sr Director Product Management - Payments & Liquidity Platform

Nium, the Leader in Real-Time Global PaymentsNium, the leading global infrastructure for real-time cross-border payments, was founded on the mission to deliver the global payments infrastructure of tomorrow, today. With the onset of the global economy, its payments infrastructure is shaping how banks, fintechs, and businesses everywhere collect, convert, and disburse funds instantly across borders. Its payout network supports 100 currencies and spans 190+ countries, 100 of which in real-time. Funds can be disbursed to accounts, wallets, and cards and collected locally in 40 markets. Nium's growing card issuance business is already available in 34 countries. Nium holds regulatory licenses and authorizations in more than 40 countries, enabling seamless onboarding, rapid integration, and compliance independent of geography. The company is co-headquartered in San Francisco and Singapore.About the roleNium operates one of the most extensive real-time payment networks in the world supporting pay-ins, payouts, FX, and collections across 190+ countries and 100+ currencies. At the center of this network is theplatform and integration layerthat makes every product work whether it's delivering payroll in Southeast Asia, collecting from merchants in Europe, or funding accounts in North America.This role provides thebackbone that powers all of Nium's core products, ensuring they function reliably, securely, and at scale across geographies. From enabling real-time partner connections to orchestrating transaction flows behind the scenes, this platform layer is what makes our products interoperable and globally deployable.As we continue to scale transaction volumes and expand coverage, the platform must meet new demands forscalability,observability,predictability, andtraceability. We're hiring aDirector or Senior Director of Productto lead this transformation architecting platform infrastructure, standardizing integrations, and building systems that ensure seamless operation for the world's most demanding fintech customers.Key ResponsibilitiesPlatform Capability & ResilienceArchitect the roadmap to scale throughput across thousands of concurrent partner integrationsLead initiatives to enhance transaction traceability, observability, and self-healing mechanismsImprove operational tooling and auto-resolution of failures, exceptions, and retriesDeliver a multi-threaded processing architecture and proactive issue diagnosticsMarket & Segment Capability MappingOwn a living capability map of what's live, missing, or underutilized across Nium's networkDefine feature expectations by market, segment, and use case (e.g. pay-in, payout, FX routing)Align with commercial and compliance teams to prioritize capability expansionProvide strategic visibility to leadership on coverage vs. opportunityPartner Integration StrategyDevelop reusable integration models and templates to reduce engineering liftStandardize onboarding workflows from Postman collections to sandbox testing protocolsAutomate partner setup, configuration, and monitoring in collaboration with EngineeringImplement playbooks and systems that reduce variability in partner launchesTeam LeadershipLead a team of PMs and collaborate deeply with Engineering, Ops, and InfrastructureBuild a strong culture of systems thinking, customer empathy, and operational rigorDrive cross-functional alignment and accountability for platform outcomesRequirements12+ years in product management, with at least 5 years leadingpayment products or payment processing platformsDeep experience scaling high-throughput, always-on transaction systemsFamiliarity with integrating payment processors, financial institutions, or bank railsExcellent cross-functional leadership with Engineering, Risk, and OpsAbility to balance speed, safety, and scale in roadmap prioritizationExperience building and mentoring high-performance product teamsWhat we offer at NiumWe Value Performance:Through competitive salaries, performance bonuses, sales commissions, equity for specific roles and recognition programs, we ensure that all our employees are well rewarded and incentivized for their hard work.We Care for Our Employees:The wellness of Nium'ers is our #1 priority. We offer medical coverage along with 24/7 employee assistance program, generous vacation programs including our year-end shut down. We also provide a flexible working hybrid working environment (3 days per week in the office).We Upskill Ourselves:We are curious, and always want to learn more with a focus on upskilling ourselves. We provide role-specific training, internal workshops, and a learning stipend.We Celebrate Together:We recognize that work is also about creating great relationships with each other. We celebrate together with company-wide social events, team bonding activities, happy hours, team offsites, and much more!We Thrive with Diversity:Nium is truly a global company, with more than 33 nationalities, based in 18+ countries and more than 10 office locations. As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to providing a safe and welcoming environment for everyone.For more detailed region specific benefits :https://www.nium.com/careers#careers-perksFor more information visit www.nium.comDepending on your location, certain laws may regulate the way Nium manages the data of candidates. By submitting your job application, you are agreeing and acknowledging that you have read and understand ourCandidate Privacy Noticelocated atwww.nium.com/privacy/candidate-privacy-notice.