Principal Product Manager at Paysafe in London

Job description

Paysafe is a global payments platform powering the experience economy, with a strong focus on the iGaming, video gaming, e-commerce, retail, travel and hospitality sectors. With 30 years of expertise in payment technology, Paysafe helps businesses and consumers lift every experience through seamless, secure payment solutions, including card payments, digital wallets such as Skrill, eCash solutions like PaysafeCard, and a suite of local payment methods. With approximately 2,900 employees across 12 countries and annualized transactional volume of $167 billion in 2025, Paysafe connects people and businesses worldwide through innovative digital payment experiences. Further information is available at www.paysafe.com. It starts here. Have a global impact on the world of payments . The Principal Product Manager for Global Local Payment Methods is a senior strategic product role responsible for shaping Paysafe’s global approach to locally relevant payment methods across consumer and merchant environments. The role focuses on expanding Local Payment Method coverage across existing and new geographies, improving payment choice and merchant acceptance, and ensuring Paysafe delivers scalable, commercially viable capabilities in priority markets. Working closely with Engineering, Architecture, Platform, Delivery, Commercial, Partnerships, Compliance, Risk, Operations, Finance and Legal, the role defines product strategy, prioritises market opportunities, and supports third-party provider optimisation alongside the Partnerships team. What Paysafe stands for: • Being open and honest. • Keeping focused. • Operating with Courage. • Pioneering the future. How we work: We follow a hybrid working model, spending an average of three days per week at our office location. The office is located in Gresham Street next to St Paul’s cathedral with easy access and transport links via St Paul’s, Bank, Cannon Street, City Thameslink, Liverpool Street, Farringdon, Mansion House. Key Responsibilities Strategic Product Leadership • Define the global product strategy and roadmap for Local Payment Methods. • Prioritise new payment methods, geographic expansion and platform capability enhancements. • Identify consumer payment trends, merchant needs, regulatory considerations and market opportunities. • Build business cases demonstrating commercial value, customer impact and strategic fit. • Ensure Local Payment Methods support conversion, market reach, customer experience and commercial performance. Market Expansion and Geographic Growth • Assess new geography opportunities based on consumer behaviour, merchant demand, regulation, provider availability and commercial potential. • Define product requirements to support market entry and regional expansion. • Work with regional, commercial, platform, delivery and operational teams to ensure launches are scalable and supportable. • Establish repeatable frameworks for evaluating and prioritising payment method expansion globally. Consumer and Merchant Experience • Deep understanding of consumer and merchant needs across the full payment journey. • Champion local payment choice, convenience, trust and checkout relevance. • Translate merchant needs into requirements for integration, settlement, reconciliation, refunds, reporting, disputes and support. • Use data, customer insight and merchant feedback to improve conversion, payment success, cost efficiency and operational performance. Third-Party Provider and Commercial Support • Work with the Partnerships team to assess and optimise Local Payment Method provider relationships. • Provide product, market and performance insight to support provider selection, negotiations and ongoing management. • Evaluate provider capabilities across coverage, reliability, cost, settlement, reporting, compliance, technical quality and merchant relevance. • Identify opportunities to improve provider performance, economics and operational outcomes. Cross-Functional Collaboration and Deli