Technical Product Owner – Billing

Technical Product Owner – Billing & Payments at Ruby Labs. Lead the development and rollout of the Payment Orchestration System, aligning engineering and integration efforts with the product strategy for payments and billing in a fast-paced SaaS environment.

• Lead the delivery of the Payment Orchestration System MVP by coordinating the integration and implementation of new payment service providers, aligning technical initiatives with product strategy.
• Own and prioritize the product backlog, translating business needs and stakeholder goals into clear, actionable user stories for engineering and integration teams.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Engineering, Integration, Architecture, and the Head of Payments & Billing to ensure timely, high-quality delivery of features across the payments ecosystem.
• Define and adapt Agile workflows (SCRUM, Kanban, or hybrid) to fit team dynamics; drive efficiency through daily stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives, and other Agile ceremonies.
• Manage and track work progress, ensuring transparency and accountability with accurate reporting.
• Maintain up-to-date product documentation, technical specifications, and decision records to foster alignment and knowledge sharing.
• Act as the primary point of contact for internal stakeholders, providing regular updates on progress, risks, and delivery timelines.
• Champion Agile and product management best practices to continuously improve team performance, product quality, and customer value.
• Support QA and UAT efforts to ensure reliability and compliance of payment and billing subsystems.
• Contribute to cross-functional initiatives as needed to support broader product and organizational goals.

• Proven experience as a Product Owner or Technical Product Manager, preferably in fintech, payments, billing, or SaaS environments.
• Strong understanding of payment ecosystems, PSPs, payment orchestration, billing flows, and integration models.
• Solid knowledge of RESTful APIs; ability to read API documentation and collaborate with engineers on interface definitions.
• Familiarity with SDKs and developer tools; capable of supporting integration efforts and assessing third-party SDK capabilities.
• Basic programming/scripting knowledge (e.g. JavaScript, Python) to support technical discussions or lightweight testing.
• Experience with Agile methodologies and leading Agile ceremonies.
• Proficiency with product and project management tools (e.g. JIRA, Confluence, Plane.so, Outline).
• Ability to write clear user stories, acceptance criteria, and technical documentation; strong communication skills across technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional teams (Engineering, Architecture, QA, external partners).
• Prior experience with PCI compliance, fraud prevention, or billing automation in a product context.
• Knowledge of testing frameworks and data analysis tools (e.g. Looker, SQL) for product insights.
• Prior involvement in system migrations, particularly payment infrastructure transitions or tool replacements.

Ruby Labs operates within the CET (Central European Time) zone. Applicants from any country are welcome to apply if they are located within approximately ±4 hours of CET to ensure collaboration during working hours.

• Remote Work Environment: Work from anywhere with flexible scheduling.
• Unlimited PTO: Generous time off policy to support well-being.
• Paid National Holidays: Paid time off on national holidays.
• Company-provided MacBook: Equipment provided for productivity.
• Flexible Independent Contractor Agreement: Flexibility and autonomy with potential tax advantages and remote work options. More details available via internal docs.

• Recruiter Screening (about 40 minutes)
• First Interview (about 35 minutes)
• Final Interview (about 45 minutes)

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