SVP of Payments (London)

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L) is the leading global provider of local mobile-first payments solutions. Global brands including Amazon, DAZN, Meta, Google, Microsoft, Netflix, Sony, Spotify, and Tencent rely on Boku to reach millions of new paying consumers who do not use credit cards with our purpose-built payment network of more than 300 local payment methods across 70+ countries. Boku is a truly global company that takes pride in its diversity and thriving equal opportunity workplace. We're looking for an exceptional and experienced Senior Vice President (SVP) of Product Management to lead and scale our product organization, specifically for our flagship local payment solution for global eCommerce. This strategically central role reports directly to the Chief Product Officer (CPO) and will be instrumental in building a world-class product team and infrastructure that can effectively execute our ambitious vision and strategy.
As SVP overseeing our end to end payment solution, you will be responsible for leading a team of approximately 2 dozen product managers responsible for road mapping all the different components that comprise our merchant offering including but not limited to our network coverage, our payment gateway (for online acceptance and processing), our money movement platform (for acquiring and settlement), our merchant portal, our consumer UX, and an array of value added services designed to deliver superior business outcomes. Strategic Roadmap & Business Objective Rationalization: Take ownership of rationalizing multiple product roadmaps and aligning them with various business objectives. Organizational Scaling & Development: Design and implement strategies for scaling the product organization, including talent acquisition, talent development, and organizational design.
Management of Multiple Product Teams & Domains: Budget Planning & Prioritization: Lead the strategic planning of the product organization's budget, including allocation of resources and setting budget priorities to maximize impact and alignment with company objectives.
Risk Management: Proactively monitor and assess organizational and execution risks related to critical deliverables from the product team while implementing strategies to mitigate identified risks, ensuring the stability and success of product initiatives.
Introduce and champion the adoption of product management best practices, establish robust operating mechanisms, and standardize key processes and ceremonies across the product lifecycle. Systematic methods for gathering and analyzing customer feedback through various channels that include but not limited to usage data, business reviews, and customer forums.
Consistent frameworks for reporting milestone achievements and project progress.
Clear processes for assessing, reporting, and mitigating project risks.
Talent Management & Coaching: Lead and mentor a team of product leaders and managers, providing coaching and guidance to foster their growth and maximize their impact. Ensure the strategy of the CPO and executive team are effectively cascaded all the way through the product organization to achieve maximum team alignment and longitudinal line of sight across multi-year roadmap plans.
Partner closely with engineering, design, marketing, sales, and other key stakeholders to ensure seamless product development and launch processes. Establish and refine ceremonies around product launches to maximize impact and coordination with sales and marketing. Foster a highly collaborative culture and ensure positive feedback loops between product management and sales, marketing, and engineering teams. Actively facilitate and support a culture of innovation, experimentation, and the consistent development of scalable products.
Communicatethe value proposition, strategic rationale, and business impact of various product features and ideas to employees, customers, partners, investors, and other industry players through well-articulated stories and presentations.
Identify and implement opportunities for continuous improvement in all aspects of product management, driving efficiency, effectiveness, and scalability.
15+ years of progressive experience in product management, with at least 5 years in a senior leadership role (e.g., VP or SVP of Product).
~ Demonstrated experience managing multiple product teams and diverse product domains simultaneously, including the successful rationalization of multiple roadmaps and business objectives.
~ Deep expertise in product management best practices, including agile methodologies, product discovery, roadmap development, and go-to-market strategies.
~ Demonstrated experience in talent acquisition, talent development, and organizational design within a product context.
~ Proven ability to manage significant budgets, set financial priorities, and mitigate organizational and business risks.
~ Strong leadership, coaching, and mentoring skills, with a passion for developing high-performing teams.
~ Exceptional communication, interpersonal, and stakeholder management skills.
~ Ability to think strategically and execute tactically, with a focus on data-driven decision-making.

If you are a strategic and hands-on leader with a passion for building high-performing product organizations and driving impactful product outcomes, we encourage you to apply.
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Job Type:
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