Product Owner - Banking & Payments (Vilnius)

About the Company
The client is an
established FinTech software provider
with
25+ years of experience building technology infrastructure for regulated financial institutions. Its product ecosystem covers core banking, digital onboarding, multi-currency accounts, payments, compliance, and AML. Its platforms connect with payment infrastructure including
SEPA, Faster Payments, Bacs, T2 and CENTROlink. The company delivers international projects and belongs to a large global technology group.About the Role
As
Product Owner – Banking & Payments, you will shape the vision, roadmap, and development of products used by banks, electronic money institutions, and payment institutions. You will connect client, business, regulatory, and technical perspectives, turning complex needs into clear priorities and product requirements.Your experience may be
stronger in
either core banking or payments. Expertise across both areas is valuable but not required, allowing the company to align your focus with the product direction where you can contribute most.Responsibilities
Own the product vision, roadmap, and lifecycle for banking or payments capabilities ;
Manage and prioritise the product backlog
based on client value, business goals, regulatory needs, and technical dependencies;
Lead requirement discovery with business teams, clients, subject-matter experts, and integration partners ;
Translate business needs into product specifications, user stories, acceptance criteria, business rules, and process flows ;
Work closely with engineering, architecture, QA, compliance, operations, and project teams throughout delivery;
Analyse transaction flows, exceptions, reconciliation processes, and integration dependencies;
Guide banking and payment integrations while maintaining a clear view of end-to-end financial processes;
Balance clientrequirements with existing product capabilities and the long-term product direction;
Assess regulatory developments and market needs when defining product priorities;
Support international implementations and help delivery teams resolve functional and integration-related questions.
Requirements
Product ownership, product management, or closely related product delivery experience within
FinTech, banking, payments, or regulated financial services ;
Experience managing product roadmaps and prioritised backlogs ;
Strong business and systems analysis skills, including the ability to structure complex requirements;
Experience preparing functional or technical requirements, user stories, acceptance criteria, business rules, or process documentation;
Ability to actas an effective link between clients, business stakeholders, and technology teams;
Practical experience with system integrations and end-to-end process dependencies;
Good understanding of regulated financial services and their operational requirements;
Professional English and the ability to collaborate with international stakeholders.
Nice to HaveExperience with
core banking platforms, account-based financial products, or multi-currency accounts;
Experience with
payments, such as SEPA, SWIFT, card acquiring, payment gateways, clearing, or payment rails;
Knowledge of transaction processing, exception handling, or reconciliation;
Familiarity with
DORA
or other regulatory requirements affecting financial technology providers.
Key Competencies
Product judgement grounded in customer value, business priorities, and delivery realities ;
Structured thinking and confidence working with complex financial processes ;
Strong stakeholder management
across business, technical, operational, and compliance functions;
Ability to combine strategic product thinking with hands‑on analysis;
Ownership, sound decision‑making, and a practical approach to delivery.
The Employer Offers
Ownership of product decisions
from discovery and roadmap planning through delivery;
The opportunity to shape products
used by regulated financial institutions;
Exposure to core banking, payments, compliance, and financial infrastructure;
International scope
across clients, partners, and product implementations;
Close collaboration with engineering, architecture, QA, compliance, operations, and project specialists;
The stability and reach of an established FinTech provider within a large international technology group.
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