Product Manager-partners and Integrations

We’re Cowry, the digital experiences team within Australian Payments Plus. Given we’re relatively new here, let’s start by intro’ing ourselves. AP+ is a family of cornerstone businesses you’d know; BPAY, eftpos, NPP, and while you haven't heard of ‘Cowry’ you probably have heard of a little digital wallet with over 1.5M customers called Beem which is just one of the products powered by us.

Our team love to explore new ground and challenge the status quo in the pursuit of fintech excellence. We live at the intersection of next-generation technology and traditional payments infrastructure, launching products from the ground up. Our mission is pretty simple; keep Australian payments open, keep businesses thriving and go beyond money.

**Product Manager Partners & Integrations - 12 month maternity cover**

We are looking for a Product Manager to drive the next phase of partner and vendor integrations for our open payments platform. You will play a critical role in creating and executing on the vision of open and agnostic payments for Australia, facilitated simply and securely across all systems. Defining requirements, and ideal integration pathways with the rest of the Cowry team you’ll be focused on making sure key partners like terminal providers, POS providers and ecommerce providers are able to access this next wave of payments innovation

**Responsibilities**
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, to develop the roadmap for terminal, pos and ecommerce integrations for our payments orchestration platform
- Develop requirements, acceptance criteria and problem solve solutions that are innovative in the payment space whilst leveraging existing capabilities
- Liaise with industry players to determine requirements and see where value can be created
- Liaise with experts in commerce and technology to develop innovative business models around use
- Help to drive and motivate delivery teams to execute on the vision
- Prioritise with the rest of the business to achieve business outcomes

**Requirements and skills**
- 5+ years of experience in the payments industry, preferably in product, technology or implementation
- Experience with payments, ecommerce and/or POS integrations
- Strong problem solving skills, with the ability to question the status quo and communicate the benefits of taking a new path
- Experience with customer facing roles ideal
- Attention to detail, with a strong ability to take into account customer requirements and relate them to business value
- Ability to quickly grasp technical and payments concepts
- Ability to work independently, prioritize tasks, and meet tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively and lead within cross-functional teams
- University degree in Commerce, Computer Science, Engineering or equivalent preferred

We strive to create an environment where every member of the team feels empowered to make a decision for the benefit of our customers.

At Cowry, a growth mindset is fundamental to success. We are obsessed with data. It’s how we learn, ask better questions and improve. It allows us to take small bets, learn quickly (often by failing) and dust ourselves off. We believe that to fully embrace experimentation and failure as part of learning, it requires a culture where everyone feels safe enough to push beyond their own fears.

You’ll thrive in Cowry if:

- You have an agile, entrepreneurial mindset & thrive in an environment where you can reimagine your contribution each and every day
- The idea of working in a “start-up-esq” environment excites you (but you also sleep well at night knowing your job is secure)
- You love to test the boundaries of your abilities and champion your colleagues to do the same
- Your job title is just a point of reference for your LinkedIn profile, it doesn’t define who you really are
- You’re curious at heart, always asking questions and looking for ways to improve

Cowry may not be the place for you if:

- You thrive when working in a hierarchical “clunky” environment
- Your job title means the world to you and defines who you are
- You love to work in pre-defined silo’s
- To you, team & company culture is two dimensional

What Next?

For us, it’s more important that you are a genuinely decent human, as we believe people can pick up any skill with the right support & mindset.

We consciously and intentionally hire from diverse professional and personal backgrounds. We work hard to build a wonderfully diverse team of individuals, measured not by numbers but by contribution and diversity of thinking.
- If we like your vibe, you’ll get a call from our Talent rep to make sure we’re on the same page about salary and role expectations
- Once we get the admin out of the way, you’ll get a time booked in to meet the hiring manager so they can get to know you better
- If you’ve made it this far (congrats) you’ll have a final informal c