Airwallex
Staff Product Manager, Card Schemes
$175K–$250K
US - San Francisco · Hybrid · Staff · Full-time · Posted Feb 5, 2026
- Experience
- 8+ years of professional experience; ideally in a high-growth environment.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree or above, preferably with Engineering or Computer Science coursework.
About the job
Leads product initiatives across the card payments lifecycle, expanding card-scheme and market coverage while improving payment success, infrastructure stability, and scalability.
What you'll do
- Expand card-scheme and market coverage with partners such as Visa and Mastercard.
- Adopt industry standards and partner with Machine Learning to improve payment success rates.
- Build scalable, stable foundations that reduce manual work and service-interruption risk.
What they ask for
- Experience leading complex product initiatives from ideation through launch.
- Strong understanding of the card payments lifecycle, including scheme connections, authorisations, captures, refunds, and reconciliation.
- Ability to engage in architectural discussions with Engineering and explain technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
- Strong communication, cross-functional collaboration, and data-informed problem-solving skills.
Nice to have
- Deep payment-processing expertise, including direct Visa and Mastercard integrations, preferably on the acquiring side.
- Experience with card schemes, payment standards, or acquiring infrastructure; partnering with Machine Learning teams; or globally distributed teams.
Pay
$175K – $250K (USD; base salary or total pay not specified)
Tools
Visa, Mastercard, Machine Learning
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