Product Manager - Local Payments (Portuguese + Spanish)

About PPRO

At PPRO, we simplify access to local payments - providing a local payments platform that empowers giants like PayPal, Stripe, and Microsoft to connect with billions of consumers worldwide. We are on an ambitious, fast-paced mission to 3x our growth by 2028.

Our magic lies in our team of proud payments nerds, spanning over 50 nationalities across 10+ global locations.

The Purpose

As a Product Manager in PPRO's Local Payments Domain, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the payment experiences for our customers and partners, ensuring seamless, compliant, and efficient access to local payment methods. You will drive product discovery and delivery, working at the intersection of Engineering, Marketing, Risk, and Commercial teams to enable seamless adoption of local payment methods to some of the world's leading fintechs, PSPs, and merchants.

You will own and develop a portfolio of Local Payments integrations, engaging with schemes, defining a strong value proposition, and validating and setting success metrics.

What You Will Be Doing

• Execute and inform our product strategy for our local payments portfolio from scheme engagement to product feature development and market launch.
• Drive product discovery and delivery - collaborate with engineers and stakeholders to develop innovative, "Better-than-direct" payment experiences.
• Develop and optimise the payments product portfolio that balances scheme requirements, financial efficiency, and high success rates.
• Work hands-on with data - analyze key business opportunities and success metrics related to payment acceptance rates, scheme performance, and financial flow efficiency.
• Define clear success metrics and KPIs to measure payment method efficiency, automate reporting, and enable data-driven decision-making.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Compliance, Risk, Sales, and Customer Success teams.
• Inform the roadmap planning and lead the execution for key initiatives.
• Be a thought leader in local payments – stay ahead of regulatory changes, market trends, and best practices.

What Success Looks Like

• Improved adoption and financial performance of the local payments portfolio.
• Higher payment success rates and fewer manual interventions for payment flows.
• Seamless integration and expansion of new local payment methods and features.
• Clear, data-driven insights into payment performance.
• Positive feedback from customers and partners.

What We Are Looking For

• Languages: English + Portuguese + Spanish are a must.
• Product Leadership: Proven experience owning a product or feature set, leading product discovery.
• Strong Analytical Mindset: Ability to work with data, define KPIs, and drive decisions based on insights.
• Technical Fluency: Experience working with APIs, automation tools, and technical teams.
• Customer-Obsessed Mindset.
• Exceptional Collaboration Skills.
• Bias for Action.

What's in it for you?

• Hybrid working - 3 days/week on site, plus work from abroad policy for up to 30 days per year.
• Learning and Development - €1,000 annual budget.
• Insurance - accident, disability, direct insurance (bAV) and travel insurance.
• Gym membership contribution.
• Enhanced Family Leave.
• Mental Health Platform.
• Pet-friendly office.