Product Owner

Job Title - Product Owner

Location - 3 Glenlake Pkwy NE Sandy Springs GA 30328

Duration - 7 months

Work Mode (Onsite / Hybrid / Remote) - Hybrid Fridays are remote

Top 3 Required Skills - 1. Payments and Payment Processing Work (Fiserv Freedom Pay Olo Verifone fraud is Equifax 2. JIRA/Atlassian needed

Detailed Job Description - see below

Overview

Inspire Brands is seeking a Product Owner to support and stabilize its payments and digital commerce ecosystem across multiple brands. This role is focused on owning and managing existing payment platforms and vendor relationships not building net-new product features or driving a traditional roadmap.

The ideal candidate will hit the ground running take ownership of day-to-day execution across payments technology and act as the primary liaison between vendors internal technology partners and business stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and manage Inspire Brands payments digital channels including:
  • Payment processors
  • Gateways
  • POS terminals
  • Kiosks and terminal applications
• Serve as the primary point of contact for external payment vendors and technology partners
• Reduce operational load on internal teams by proactively managing vendor relationships issues and dependencies
• Partner closely with internal technology digital experience and operations teams to ensure smooth execution and reliability
• Translate business and technical needs into epics and user stories in Jira
• Lead and participate in Agile ceremonies as needed to support delivery and execution
• Manage multiple initiatives concurrently across a fast paced multi brand environment
• Ensure awareness and alignment around:
  • Payment reliability
  • Fraud considerations
  • Compliance impacts

Important Clarification

This role is not a traditional Product Manager position focused on defining features or owning a future state roadmap.
The focus is execution vendor management and operational ownership of Inspire Brands current payments landscape.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree required (Business Computer Science or related field preferred)
• 5 years of experience in product ownership or product management ideally within:
  • Payments
  • Digital commerce
  • Fintech
• Direct experience with:
  • Payment processing platforms
  • Payment gateways
  • Digital wallets
  • Gift cards
  • Transactional or checkout platforms
• Proven experience working with external vendors and third party technology providers
• Hands on experience using Jira in an Agile environment
• Ability to translate requirements into actionable work without heavy new development focus
• Strong organizational and communication skills
• Proven ability to manage competing priorities and multiple workstreams simultaneously
• Self starter who can operate independently and drive execution

Nice to Have

• Exposure to fraud prevention compliance or payment reliability concepts
• Advanced degree in business technology or a related field