Payment Platforms Team Leader

Description:

Nayax is a global fintech company (NASDAQ; TASE: NYAX) and a leading provider of cashless payment, consumer engagement, and business management solutions for the unattended retail sectors.

we are currently looking for a Payment Platforms Product Team Leader to lead our Payment Platforms team. This team owns the core infrastructure that powers Nayax’s global transaction routing, acquiring interfaces, and payment APIs — forming the backbone for all Nayax products and services.

This role requires a combination of deep technical fluency, strong leadership, and a product mindset capable of transforming backend infrastructure into robust, reusable, and scalable platforms for internal and external consumption.

The Payment Platforms Product Team Leader will report directly to the Senior Director Payment Solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead a team of Product Managers responsible for the design and evolution of Nayax’s payment platforms.
• Define and own the strategic roadmap for core payment systems, ensuring alignment with company-wide goals.
• Promote a platform-thinking culture: modular, scalable, reusable, and secure product architecture.
• Translate business and technical needs into clear product requirements, API designs, and platform capabilities.
• Analyze industry trends and emerging standards to guide future platform architecture and compliance (e.g., PCI, EMV, ISO8583).
• Define KPIs and success metrics, and manage SLAs and performance benchmarks.
• Work closely with R&D, QA, DevOps, InfoSec, and Compliance to ensure high-quality, reliable platform delivery.
• Collaborate with Payment Services, Business Units, Operations, and Customer Support to gather requirements and drive adoption.
• Lead discovery sessions and architecture/design reviews, ensuring feasibility and alignment across functions.
• Execution & Delivery
• Manage platform releases in Agile/Scrum environments; prioritize work and remove obstacles for your team.
• Ensure quality delivery, coordinate internal pilots, and support go-lives when introducing new infrastructure capabilities.

• 5+ years in Product Management within fintech, payments, or platform domains.
• 2+ years of experience in a team lead or group product role with direct reports.
• Strong background in backend system design, payments, or API platforms.
• Experience with REST APIs (Swagger/YAML), data modeling (ERD, flow charts), and system architecture artifacts.
• Solid SQL skills and familiarity with data analysis tools (e.g., BI, Kibana).
• ·Experience with distributed systems, SaaS platforms, and microservices.
• Understanding of acquirer integrations, payment routing, and transaction lifecycle.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills (verbal and written English).
• High analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.
• Strong ownership, autonomy, and team-building skills.

What Makes This Role Exciting

• Impact millions of transactions daily across over 100 countries, with over 50 currencies, supporting both local and cross-border commerce. 
• Drive innovation in a complex environment involving multi-products, multi-acquirers, AI solutions, financial orchestration, real-time risk assessment/transaction routing, and more. 
• Shape core platform capabilities that are critical to the company’s success and used across multiple products and teams. Reach the headlines with your products' success. 
• Lead high-impact initiatives with strong autonomy, from vision through delivery and optimization. Take part in empowered tech teams to promote your ideas. 
• Collaborate with experts in payments, security, cloud infrastructure, and data science to push boundaries in financial technology. 

Nayax is a global fintech company (NASDAQ; TASE: NYAX) providing an end-to-end platform for payments, consumer engagement, and business operations.

Founded in 2005, Nayax empowers businesses to grow revenue, reduce operational costs, and deliver seamless commerce experiences. Our customer-first mindset and commitment to in-house innovation have positioned us at the forefront of the cashless payment revolution, serving the unattended and retail sectors around the world.

We support over 80 payment methods in 50+ currencies, hold a European payment institution license, and have formed strategic partnerships with global financial institutions to deliver powerful, scalable solutions.

With more than 1,100 employees across 11 global offices, Nayax operates in 62+ countries. Our global headquarters in Herzliya Hills, Israel, is our largest site, housing over 600 employees across 20+ departments — just a short walk from the train station and designed for collaboration and growth.

At Nayax, we believe in creating long-term impact through loyalty tools, omnichannel solutions, and an agile ecosystem of value-added services. We're proud to support businesses in reaching new heights, and we're always looking for innovative, passionate individuals to join us.