Sabre Payments is looking for an experienced product manager to optimise and help us grow our payment acceptance capabilities.
In this role you will be responsible for delivering on Sabre core payment acceptance and experience strategy that enable travel merchants – across airlines, hotel and travel agencies to securely and seamlessly collect payments across digital and in-person channels.
This would be a fantastic opportunity to take on a highly visible role that is at global scale, collaborate with teams that are on a mission to evolve the travel IT and distribution industry, and manage all aspects of product development from discovery to go-to-market activities.
Role Responsibilities
Strategy and Leadership
- Build a vision for developer-first payment platform that enables seamless payments integration
- Define and execute the product roadmap for embedded payments acceptance API and infrastructure
- Drive innovation in API design, developer experience, and embedded payment capabilities
- Partner with Product and Engineering leadership to prioritize API features and platform capabilities.
API Product & Platform Development
Lead the design and development of payment APIs that are intuitive, well-documented, and developer friendlyOversee the creation of SDKs and client libraries across multiple programming languagesDrive the development of sandbox environments and testing tools for developersEnsure API performance, reliability, and scalabilityDevelopment Experience & Enablement
Own the end-to-end developer journey from discovery to successful payment integrationLead the creation of comprehensive API documentation, integration guides, and code examplesCreate and maintain technical content including tutorials, best practices, integration patterns.System and Customer Integration
Enable Sabre systems, partners and travel merchants to embed payment acceptance into their platforms, marketplaces and booking channels and POSDesign solutions for different models : platform payments, marketplace distribution and direct offer – order channelsSupport complex payment flows including multi-payment payments, delayed capture and refund handlingBuild capabilities to manage multiple merchants of records and facilitate payment acceptance at scaleProvide technical guidance and support for strategic merchants and partnersCreate embedded UI components and pre-built checkout experiences merchants and partners can customiseTechnical Leadership and Architecture
Design scalable, resilient API infrastructure and define technical standards for API design, error handling, rate limiting and webhook deliveryLead the architecture of payment abstraction layer that normalises different processor capabilitiesBuild real-time payment notifications and webhook systems with guaranteed deliveryEnsure API platform and partner integration comply with PCI-DSS requirementsGlobal Payments Capabilities and Value-Added Services
Work with Fintech hub product team to enable partners to accept payments across multiple currencies and regulations via unified APIAbstract regional complexity so partners can expand internationally with minimal integration flowOptimise acceptance rates for different regions and payment methodsDesign API that handles time zones, currency and localization challengesPayment Operations And Optimisation
Oversee the performance of payment acceptance systems, monitoring key metrics including authorisation and decline rates, conversion rates and payment failure ratesIdentify and implement solutions to improve customer payment experience, conversion and payments success ratesPartner with relevant teams to optimise payment performance and optimize payment flowsAbout You
4+ years in principle-level role focused on payment API, embedded payments, or platform developmentProven track record of building and scaling developer-facing payment API or infrastructure productsExpert-level understanding of payment processing flows, authorisation, settlement and reconciliationStrong technical background in API infrastructure, webhooks, authentication and securityKnowledge of API management, versioning strategies, testing frameworks and strategiesUnderstanding of different integration patterns : direct API, hosted checkout, embedded UI components, mobile SDKExperience with payment tokenisation, PCI compliance and secure data handlingExperience with modern payment technologiesKnowledge of distributed systems, microservice architecture, and cloud infrastructurePlatform thinking with ability to design products that serve different use cases and integration pattersStrategic communication with ability to influence technical and business stakeholders at all levelsProject management capabilities delivering complex, cross-functional platform initiativesSkills Required
Pci Compliance, platform development , Microservice Architecture, Testing Frameworks, Security, Distributed Systems, Cloud Infrastructure, Api Management, Authentication