We’re Acquired.com

Acquired.com are a next-generation payments business focused on powering recurring commerce.

Our next-generation payment infrastructure and solutions unify and optimise customers' payment ecosystem, providing a competitive advantage and helping them achieve their goals in the digital economy.

We combine this capability with exceptional sector expertise and a highly personal, tailored service focused on long-term partnerships with our customers.

We’re scaling as a business, so if you thrive in an environment that’s constantly evolving, where purpose-driven culture is seen as an enabler to achieve the extraordinary and where our unique differences are celebrated, we could be the place for you!

Your Mission

As Senior Product Manager - Card Payments, you’ll own the strategy, roadmap, and execution of our card processing (acceptance not issuing) products. You’ll be responsible for optimising authorisation performance, leveraging acquirer and scheme relationships, and driving product innovation to ensure Acquired.com remains a market leader in card-based payments.

You’ll take ownership of the full product lifecycle — from research and validation, through delivery, to ongoing optimisation — ensuring our card payments strategy continues to deliver merchant and business value.

Reporting to the Chief Product & Strategy Officer, you’ll work closely with engineering, commercial, and compliance teams. This is a senior role with clear accountability for driving commercial outcomes, increasing revenue, and supporting business growth through product excellence.

Key Responsibilities

🎯 Product Strategy & Ownership

• Define and own the roadmap for Card Payments, aligned to Acquired.com’s strategic priorities. 
• Serve as the subject matter expert for Card Payments, providing guidance across the business ensuring consistent, informed decision-making.
• Drive adoption of card payment solutions across key sectors, with a focus on recurring commerce.
• Shape and deliver card payments strategy, alongside our other offerings, focused on how cards are used across customer journeys to create business and merchant value.
• Anticipate market, scheme, and regulatory changes, ensuring the product stays competitive and compliant.
• Identify and deliver revenue growth opportunities through product initiatives.

🔍 Discovery & Design

•  Lead product discovery and validation activities, ensuring initiatives are backed by data and customer insight. 
• Collaborate with design and research teams to shape user-centred solutions.
• Analyse how cards are being used to uncover opportunities for product differentiation and growth.

🤝 Customer & Partner Engagement

• Work with acquirers, schemes, and partners to expand and enhance our card processing capabilities. 
• Gather insights from merchants and industry stakeholders to inform product decisions.
• Represent Acquired.com at customer and partner meetings, building trust and thought leadership.

📊 Performance & Optimisation

• Monitor Product KPIs to improve authorisation rates, transaction routing, and fraud/risk controls. 
• Lead improvement initiatives across card features such as tokenisation, authentication, and digital wallets.
• Stay informed on card network initiatives and emerging payment features to enhance product performance and customer value.
• Use data and analytics to drive continuous product improvements and revenue optimisation.

🚀 Delivery & Execution

• Translate product strategy into clear requirements and priorities for the engineering team. 
• Influence senior stakeholders by presenting product initiatives and data-driven recommendations, securing alignment and resources to maximise impact.
• Collaborate with Commercial, Operations, and Compliance to ensure smooth launches and adoption.
• Champion best practices in product delivery, ensuring features are shipped on time and deliver measurable business impact.

What you’ll bring

• 5+ years of product management experience, ideally within payments, fintech, or card acquiring. 
• Strong knowledge of card processing, authentication, and acquiring. 
• Proven commercial acumen with the ability to connect product decisions to revenue growth and business performance.
• Experience delivering products in a regulated environment (PCI DSS, PSD2, SCA).
• Data-driven decision maker with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, able to influence across teams and with external partners.
• A track record of delivering product improvements that drive measurable business and financial impact.
• Technical understanding and hands-on experience working with APIs, integration methods, and related product delivery challenges.
• Experience collaborating with design/research functions to create user-centred solutions.

Behaviours 

• Results-driven - focused on delivering outcomes that move the business forward. 
• Commercially minded - able to link product strategy to revenue growth and profitability. 
• Collaborative - able to work effectively with technical and commercial teams. 
• Customer-centric - passionate about solving merchant challenges and creating value. 
• Adaptable - thrives in a fast-paced environment with shifting priorities. 
• Innovative - curious about market trends and eager to bring new ideas to life.