Payments Product Manager

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🕒 April 9

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pawaPay

WebsiteLinkedInAll Job Openings

51 - 200 employees

Founded 2020

🔌 API

🛍️ eCommerce

💳 Fintech

💰 $9M Seed Round on 2021-08

API • eCommerce • Fintech

pawaPay is a leading payment integration service that simplifies mobile money transactions across Africa. By providing a single API and dashboard, pawaPay enables businesses to easily connect with various mobile money operators throughout the continent. With a focus on reducing chargeback risks and facilitating fast settlements, pawaPay has become a trusted partner for merchants looking to enhance their payment processes in 19 African countries.

📋 Description

• Own the end-to-end product lifecycle for pawaPay’s mobile money and banking payment products, from discovery through to delivery and iteration. • Define and maintain the product roadmap in alignment with company strategy, market demand, and customer feedback. • Work closely with Sales and Customer Success teams to gather requirements, understand pain points, and translate commercial needs into clear product specifications. • Partner with Marketing to shape product positioning, go-to-market strategy, and competitive differentiation. • Collaborate daily with Engineering to prioritise the backlog, define acceptance criteria, and ensure timely, high-quality delivery. • Conduct market research and competitive analysis across African payments markets to identify trends, opportunities, and risks. • Define and track key product metrics, using data to inform decisions and demonstrate product impact. • Engage directly with customers and partners to validate product direction and build strong feedback loops. • Champion a customer-centric, evidence-driven approach to product development across the organisation.

🎯 Requirements

• 5–10 years of product management experience, with a strong track record of owning and shipping fintech or payments products. • Demonstrable experience working cross-functionally with Sales, Marketing, and Engineering teams to define, refine, and deliver products. • Deep understanding of payment systems, payment processing, and financial services technology. • Strong commercial awareness — comfortable engaging with customers, interpreting sales feedback, and balancing business needs with technical feasibility. • Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence at all levels. • Experience with agile product development methodologies and modern product management tools. • Data-driven mindset with experience defining and tracking product KPIs. • Experience working in African markets, with a solid understanding of the mobile money ecosystem and its unique dynamics. • Direct experience with mobile money platforms (e.g., M-Pesa, MTN MoMo, Airtel Money, Orange Money) or mobile money aggregation services. • Knowledge of regulatory and compliance requirements across African payments markets. • Experience in a high-growth startup or scale-up environment. • Technical background or strong technical fluency — comfortable discussing APIs, system architecture, and integration patterns.

🏖️ Benefits

• The opportunity to shape products that power financial inclusion across Africa. • A senior role with real ownership and direct impact on company direction. • A collaborative, remote-first culture with a passionate and talented team. • Competitive compensation and benefits package. • The chance to work at the forefront of mobile money innovation in one of the world’s fastest-growing fintech markets.