Product Manager - Direct Products

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This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Product Manager to join our Next Payments team based in Cheltenham. We are looking for a reliable and motivated individual who can work well both within a team environment and autonomously with strong communication skills and a high level of organisation.

With new product launches, strong business growth (170 employees currently and we expect that number to continue to increase!), recently winning Casino and Carded Play tenders, it is an exciting time to join Next Payments!

The Role

Reporting to the Head of Direct Products Development, this role will see you monitoring the payment landscape to understand in-market and emerging products, innovation and trends. You will be responsible for hardware and Software as a Service (SaaS) products for our customer base. This diverse role entails managing the product roadmap and innovation lifecycle, ensuring market collateral is appropriately developed and maintained, as well as supporting sales opportunities, marketing, and customer project deliveries.

Your key responsibilities involve the following:

• Monitor product and technology innovation and industry trends through engagement with partners and the payments industry
• Research and report competitive product offerings in existing and target markets to identify product differentiators, value proposition and pricing
• Manage product roadmap and prioritisation, and work with cross functional teams (development, sales and marketing, compliance, and operations) to convert products from concept and deliver to market
• Support development of project deliverables including product scope, business requirements, functional design, and test planning/execution
• Stakeholder management for BAU payment services
• Develop and manage product collateral
• Support product optimisation planning and execution, delivering periodic management reporting
• Develop product metrics to facilitate the monitoring/reporting of the product life cycle and financial performance
• Manage and build relationships with internal and external vendors and business partners
• Support the sales cycle from a product perspective, as well support product delivery activities
• Product SME to internal business and development staff

About You

• Proven experience in product development, delivery and life cycle management.
• Experience with payments and/or cash handling products an advantage
• Knowledge in SOAP and REST API web services
• Excellent written & verbal communication skills
• Strong task management
• Ability to multitask
• Strong relationship building skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to work independently

The Perks!

• Friendly, fun, and supportive work environment - we are extremely proud of the culture we have created!
• Strong commitment to staff enjoyment with our Social Club Committee scheduling fun afternoon activities to give staff the opportunity to step away from the office and socialise with colleagues
• Free and accessible parking all day! (Don’t pay $20+ a day with city parking!)
• Close to public transport. We are 10 minutes away from Cheltenham train station and have the 767, 811 & 812 bus stop right outside our front door!
• True appreciation and recognition of hard work
• Established internal career progression pathways
• Formal training and development policy with opportunities for supported participation in external certifications and courses
• Company flexible work policy
• Regular fresh fruit delivery to the office and quarterly gourmet BBQs provided

About Us

Established in 2013, Next Payments is one of Australia’s strongest, multi award winning and fastest growing payments companies. Headquartered in Melbourne with branches in Sydney, Brisbane, and Wellington, we are 97% Australian and 3% New Zealand owned with Macquarie Group being our largest shareholder.

At Next Payments, our success is due to our proven and reliable products and services, ensuring the seamless operation of our customers’ businesses. We provide end to end solutions in the payments space, including ATM installation and services, issuing, and managing digital wallets, QR code payments, debit and prepaid card issuing, and bespoke customer experience integration.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We actively recognise our committed people and provide exciting learning and career development opportunities.

At Next you will matter, whatever it takes! We call it Next Respect.

Next Payments is environmentally conscious and after 3 years of hard work, we are now Carbon Neutral certified!

How to Apply

If you are a passionate Product Manager and would love to join the Next Payments team, please send us your resume and a short cover letter – We would love to hear from you personally and understand why this role and company is of interest!

Please note that only candidates required for interview will be contacted.

You must have the right to live and work in Australia to apply for this position.

Next Payments is not accepting inquiries from recruitment agencies for this position.