Product Owner

About this role

About ValPay
ValPay is an embedded payment solution that allows you to onboard merchants, process transactions, and effortlessly optimize your revenue without the burden of managing underwriting, compliance, and regulatory complexities that come with being a Payment Facilitator (PayFac). Our PayFac-as-a-Service model gives you all the benefits of integrated payments while we handle the heavy lifting.

About the Role
As a Product Owner at ValPay, you will play a key role in defining, prioritizing, and delivering high-impact product initiatives across our payments ecosystem. You’ll work at the intersection of product, engineering, and business teams to ensure we are building scalable, reliable, and user-centric solutions.
This is a highly collaborative role where you’ll translate business needs into clear product requirements, drive execution, and ensure alignment across stakeholders.

What You’ll Do
Product Ownership & Strategy
Own and manage the product backlog, ensuring clear prioritization aligned with business goals
Define and communicate product vision, roadmap, and feature requirements
Translate complex business needs into actionable user stories and acceptance criteria
Execution & Delivery
Partner closely with engineering teams to deliver high-quality product releases
Participate in sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives
Ensure timely delivery while maintaining a strong focus on quality and user experience
Stakeholder Collaboration
Work cross-functionally with product, engineering, operations, and leadership teams
Gather and synthesize feedback from internal and external stakeholders
Act as the voice of the customer throughout the product lifecycle
Payments & Platform Growth
Contribute to the evolution of ValPay’s embedded payments platform
Support integrations with third-party systems, APIs, and SaaS products
Ensure alignment with security, compliance (e.g., PCI), and performance standards
Continuous Improvement & Innovation
Identify opportunities to improve product functionality, usability, and scalability
Leverage data and insights to inform product decisions
Stay current with industry trends in payments, fintech, and SaaS

What You Bring
3–6+ years of experience as a Product Owner, Product Manager, or similar role
Experience working in agile development environments
Strong ability to translate business needs into technical requirements
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
Experience working closely with engineering teams on software products
Analytical mindset with a data-driven approach to decision-making

Nice-to-Have
Experience in payments, fintech, or embedded finance
Familiarity with APIs, integrations, and technical product environments
Understanding of compliance and security requirements (e.g., PCI)
Experience working in high-growth or SaaS environments