Product Manager – Payments

Overview

As Product Manager for Payments at Sainsbury’s Tech, you’ll own the payment product roadmap and help expand UK retail coverage. You’ll work across digital and in-store channels, collaborating with engineers, data teams, and suppliers to deliver value-driven features. You’ll translate customer needs into practical solutions while aligning with business goals and technology strategy. This role offers impact in a large tech-driven retail environment with opportunities to shape payments experiences at scale.

Pay / Benefits

• colleague discount (10%–15%)
• pensions scheme and life cover
• performance-related bonus up to 10%
• annual holiday allowance with option to buy extra week
• season ticket loans
• cycle to work scheme

Responsibilities

• Bridge customers and solutions by explaining complex payment flows to stakeholders with engineering support
• Build and maintain collaborative relationships across Agile teams and third-party suppliers
• Define user journeys, prioritise work, and break down complex work into deliverable pieces
• Champion the product with clear communications to secure buy-in from stakeholders
• Prioritise work and trade off to deliver maximum value at pace
• Manage stakeholder expectations, update on progress, risks, and issues
• Collaborate with engineers, architects, data teams, CX/UX and third-party partners to launch new products/features
• Maintain understanding of underlying technology and report progress against outcomes and success measures
• Use data to drive feature analysis and prioritise future work based on evidence
• Ensure alignment of product outcomes with business vision and technology strategy

Key requirements

• Experience of product/project management
• Experience of working with payments, digital sales or complex technical landscapes
• Understanding of software development methodologies
• Experience working with suppliers to develop and deliver a joint roadmap
• Excellent verbal and presentation skills
• Strong people skills with the ability to engage and influence stakeholders
• Ability to analyse processes and data to identify opportunities

• communication
• collaboration
• problem-solving
• payments domain knowledge
• digital sales experience
• experience with Agile/Scrum/XP methods

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