Lead Product Manager

Who are we?

At Finastra, we’re a global leader in financial services software, dedicated to expanding access to financial services and shaping what’s next for the industry. Our technology powers mission‑critical solutions across Lending, Payments and Universal Banking, supporting over 7,000 customers, including 80% of the world’s top 50 banks, in more than 110 countries.

Job Title

Lead Product Manager (Technical SME)

Role Summary

We are looking for an experienced Lead Product Manager (Technical SME) who will act as a technology think tank for strategic initiatives across the payments domain applications GlobalPayPlus and Payments To Go. The role requires deep expertise in microservices architecture, infrastructure & 3rd party components and multi-cloud platforms and services.

The candidate will drive end-to-end technical initiatives from initiation through deployment and adoption. The candidate will participate in implementing the technical strategy, solution definition, planning, coordination, tracking, governance, and delivery execution.

The role combines technical leadership, program management, and product thinking to ensure successful business outcomes.

The candidate will work closely with product owners, engineering teams, architects, customers, and adopters to shape technical direction, integration strategy and implementation planning.

This role will report into the org of Director-Technical Product Management.

Key Responsibilities

• Define technical strategy and architecture in alignment with the Technology roadmap for payments platforms and modernization initiatives.
• Own strategic technical initiatives from concept through deployment, adoption, and business outcomes.
• Lead technical solution design, migration and transformation initiatives across payments platforms and infrastructure.
• Lead technical assessments, facilitate architecture decisions, technology evaluations, AI solution integration and migration strategies.
• Review solutions & designs and emphasize on the performance , scalability, resiliency, security, and operational testing and readiness as a product stakeholder .
• Drive planning, execution, governance, and stakeholder alignment across product, engineering, architecture, operations, and customer teams.
• Work with the Program Management teams and define milestones, dependencies, risks, and delivery progress.
• Partner with customers and adopters to define requirements, rollout plans, and adoption strategies.
• Align business objectives, technical direction, and delivery outcomes. Provide strategic guidance to senior stakeholders.

Product & Program Leadership Experience

• 15+ years of experience leading large cross-functional programs from initiation, delivery, implementation and business value feedback for product.
• Proven track record of product management accomplishments and initiatives with demonstrated success in planning and end-to-end execution of initiatives.
• Experience managing dependencies, stakeholders, and executive communications.
• Ability to balance business priorities, technical decisions, and customer adoption goals.

• Experience working with global teams, executive leadership, and customer engagements.

Functional Skills

• Strong Payments and Banking domain experience.
• Knowledge of payment processing platforms.

Technical Skills

• Enterprise platform modernization, cloud-native platforms, and microservices architecture.
• Ability to evaluate technology options and define long-term architecture roadmaps.
• Java, Spring Boot. Kubernetes, Docker, OpenShift, Kafka, MQ , Elastic Search, Grafana, Prometheus, Loki.  PostgreSQL, Oracle.
• Integrations over Rest, MQ, Kafka. 
• REST APIs and API Gateways.
• OAuth, OIDC, Central Key Management
• CI/CD and DevOps toolchains.
• Logging, monitoring, and observability platforms.

Experience

15+ Years

Location

Pune

We are proud to offer a range of incentives to our employees worldwide. These benefits are available to everyone, regardless of grade, and reflect the values we stand for:

Flexibility: Enjoy unlimited vacation, subject to local regulations and business priorities. Benefit from hybrid working arrangements and inclusive policies such as paid time off for voting, bereavement, and sick leave.

Well‑being: Access confidential one‑to‑one support through our Employee Assistance Program, connect with our network of Wellbeing Champions and Gather Groups, and take part in monthly events and initiatives designed to help you thrive—inside and outside of work.

Health & Financial Security: Medical, life and disability insurance, retirement plans, lifestyle, and other benefits.*

Sustainability: Paid time off for volunteering and donation‑matching opportunities to support causes that matter to you.

Inclusion: Get involved in our inclusion communities, such as Count Me In, Culture@Finastra, Proud@Finastra, Disabilities@Finastra, and Women@Finastra—open to everyone who wants to participate and contribute.

Career Development: Access online learning and accredited courses through our Skills & Career Navigator tool.

Recognition: Take part in our global recognition program, Finastra Celebrates, and share your voice through regular employee surveys that help shape our culture and ways of working.

*Specific benefits may vary by location.

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