What You'll Do:
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Define the product strategy for extending AppZen's platform into payments, including which capabilities to own directly versus provide through partners
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Develop a deep understanding of the payment infrastructure landscape and identify, evaluate, and select the external providers AppZen integrates with
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Build the evaluation criteria used to select payment partners, spanning capability, reliability, security/compliance, and commercial terms
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Own payment integrations end-to-end, partnering closely with engineering and provider teams from architecture through production
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Design the end-to-end payment experience — from an approved financial obligation through execution, monitoring, and reconciliation
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Define how AI-driven automation extends safely into payment execution, working within enterprise controls such as authorization, approval thresholds, and fraud prevention
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Translate complex enterprise payment requirements into product capabilities that scale across customers rather than one-off implementations
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Partner with Engineering, Legal, Compliance, Sales, Customer Success, and Marketing to take new capabilities from concept through customer adoption
What We're Looking For:
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5+ years of product management experience, including meaningful time focused on payments, fintech, or payment infrastructure
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Direct, hands-on experience building or integrating B2B payment capabilities into a software product
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Experience evaluating and selecting payment processors, banks, networks, or other payment infrastructure providers
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Experience taking at least one payment product or integration from concept through production launch
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Strong understanding of core payment lifecycle concepts — authorization, settlement, reconciliation, and exception handling
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Comfortable working directly with engineering and provider technical teams on complex, API-driven integrations
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Strong product judgment, including the ability to make build-versus-partner decisions
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Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across cross-functional teams
Nice to Have:
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Experience with cross-border or multi-currency payment infrastructure
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Background at a payment processor, card issuer, bank, or embedded finance/payments platform
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Experience integrating payments with ERP, AP, procurement, or expense systems
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Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
Benefits:
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Competitive salary and bonus or variable incentive pay (role-dependent)
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Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
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Unlimited PTO
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Paid parental leave (eligible employees)
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401(k) match
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$250 annual learning & development reimbursement
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Onsite gym access for HQ (San Jose) employees
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Office perks: snacks, happy hours, and company events
Note: Benefits apply to full-time employees only





