Principal Technical Product Manager Payments
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Salt Lake, UT - USA
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Job Summary
If youre passionate about building a better future for individuals communities and our countryand youre committed to working hard to play your part in building that futureconsider WGU as the next step in your career.
Driven by a mission to expand access to higher education through online competency-based degree programs WGU is also committed to being a great place to work for a diverse workforce of student-focused professionals. The university has pioneered a new way to learn in the 21st century one that has received praise from academic industry government and media leaders. Whatever your role working for WGU gives you a part to play in helping students graduate creating a better tomorrow for themselves and their families.
The salary range for this position takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs.
At WGU it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their position and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is:
Job Description
- Own the product strategy and roadmap for enterprise payments including payment provider evaluation and long-term platform direction
- Lead discovery across business units and technical teams to identify shared needs dependencies and opportunities for standardization
- Build business cases and evaluation frameworks to assess and select payment providers based on business technical and regulatory requirements
- Make high-stakes prioritization decisions that balance user experience technical constraints and business value
- Partner with engineers architects and stakeholders to define requirements and align execution across a complex ecosystem
- Develop and communicate a clear product vision using data and storytelling to influence decisions
- Define success metrics and continuously evaluate outcomes to refine strategy and ensure measurable impact
- Bachelors degree in a related field (or equivalent experience)
- 10 years of experience in Software Product Management Product Ownership or similar roles with at least 3 years in a Senior or Group Product Manager capacity
- 5 years of experience working in payments within a complex multi-stakeholder environment
- Deep payments expertise including experience with payment gateways provider selection and regulatory considerations
- Experience owning enterprise platforms or shared services that serve multiple business units
- Strong strategic mindset with the ability to think 12 to 18 months ahead and translate ambiguity into action
- Excellent communication and storytelling skills across technical and non-technical audiences
- Masters degree in a related field
- Experience in education technology
- Background in highly regulated industries such as fintech banking healthcare or payroll
We thoughtfully review every application and invite forward the candidates whose experience and potential best align with the role and our mission.
- Introductory call
- Hiring manager interview
- Technical interview
Position & Application Details
Full-Time Regular Positions (classified as regular and working 40 standard weekly hours): This is a full-time regular position (classified for 40 standard weekly hours) that is eligible for bonuses; medical dental vision telehealth and mental healthcare; health savings account and flexible spending account; basic and voluntary life insurance; disability coverage; accident critical illness and hospital indemnity supplemental coverages; legal and identity theft coverage; retirement savings plan; wellbeing program; discounted WGU tuition; and flexible paid time off for rest and relaxation with no need for accrual flexible paid sick time with no need for accrual 11 paid holidays and other paid leaves including up to 12 weeks of parental leave.How to Apply: If interested an application will need to be submitted online. Internal WGU employees will need to apply through the internal job board in Workday.
Additional Information
Disclaimer: The job posting highlights the most critical responsibilities and requirements of the job. Its not all-inclusive.
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Equal Employment Opportunity: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristic as required by law.
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