Product Manager, Risk
Paramount Commerce, Canada
Job Description
Paramount has been at the forefront of financial technology innovation and has become a trusted partner to hundreds of leading merchants around the world.
We enable merchants to access the global banking system for reliable and secure consumer financial data intelligence and payment processing.
Paramount originated in Toronto and has grown to include offices in, Vancouver, London, Malta, and Las Vegas.
We are a global team of smart, dedicated people committed to finding ground-breaking solutions to ecommerce challenges. We foster an inclusive, collaborative environment where all voices are heard, all people are respected, and all triumphs are celebrated. We also recognize that leading-edge innovation means doing things that have never been done before. Sometimes we’ll fail. That’s good, because we learn from failure, take what we learn, and move on to success.
We are seeking a Product Manager, Risk to join our Product Management team. This is an exciting role to help shape our rapidly growing product team who is responsible for delivering best-in-class payment experiences for our customers. The Product Manager, Risk will own the transactional risk capabilities across our entire product portfolio that support many merchants including Bet365, PokerStars and DraftKings.
Due to COVID-19, the position is remote until further notice.
What will you do?
- Take full ownership of risk related product features, understanding the existing performance and identifying both tactical and strategic improvements
- Play a key role in the definition and evolution of the product vision and overall strategy
- Collaborate with the sales, account management, marketing and operations to develop ideas into initiatives with detailed requirements (user stories, flow diagrams, etc.)
- Get to know our customers and their problems to identify ways to improve the product offering
- Work with internationally based software development teams in an agile manner, communicating effectively to keep all projects well defined and on track
- Where necessary, engage and manage external vendors or agencies
- Develop and monitor product risk KPIs and metrics and feedback into the business through the creation of clear and concise dashboards
- Keep abreast of new technologies and vendors that could improve our risk capabilities
- Prepare regular product update materials for periodic updates to the rest of the company (town halls, steering meetings, etc.)
You will have/be:
- 5+ years experience in a Product Management role, building and taking products to market in online/digital payments
- A proven track record of success in driving the development of software products at a high-growth technology company
- A self-starter, an enthusiast and is passionate about product and new features
- A data-driven decision-maker who has an understanding of performance metrics
- A genuine excitement for solving customer problems and a strong sense of empathy with the customer
- A great presentation style, teamwork, and communication skills are a must.
- Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to work across multiple projects, define and prioritize initiatives, align on goals, and deliverables.
- Capable of interacting with partners and other external parties in a professional and polished manner
- Excellent communication skills and ability to understand and communicate complex technical concepts
- Experience with agile software development methodologies
- Experience with User Stories, Product road mapping tools: Jira, Aha etc.
- Knowledge of analytics tools such as Fullstory, Tableau etc.
At Paramount, we celebrate diversity and know that our company is stronger with a multicultural team that brings different experiences and backgrounds to the job. We also know that your work team isn’t your only team. Work-life balance isn’t just something we say; it’s something we live.
Paramount welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.
Paramount Commerce takes great pride in our ethical and fair hiring practices. All individuals who are offered employment, whether directly or indirectly, are always required to go through a formal application and interview process. We will never ask for money or payments from applicants at any point during the recruitment process.
To protect yourself, do not respond to unsolicited job offers from individuals or e-mail addresses, and never disclose any details about yourself (including personal or financial) to anyone you do not know or trust or on a website you do not trust.