Reconciliation Product Owner London Head Office · Hybrid Remote

OVERVIEW

As a Reconciliation Product Owner, you will play a crucial role in defining and delivering innovative reconciliation solutions for our clients. You will collaborate closely with stakeholders, manage a Business Analyst, and ensure that our products meet the highest standards of quality and functionality. Joining APEXX means being part of a global fintech phenomenon that is transforming the way businesses manage payments. You will work at the forefront of innovation, collaborating with diverse teams to solve complex challenges and drive real-world impact.

This position requires you to work from our Farringdon office three days a week.

ABOUT YOU

Passion for Payments: You thrive on staying at the forefront of the latest trends and developments in the fintech industry. Your enthusiasm for payments and reconciliation processes is palpable, and you excel in translating complex technical concepts into engaging and accessible content for your team and stakeholders.

Strategic Thinker: Always thinking ahead, you anticipate the needs of our organisation and our customers. Your ability to align product enhancements and initiatives with overarching business goals and market objectives ensures that our reconciliation solutions meet the highest standards of quality and reliability.

Creative Innovator: You are not afraid to explore new approaches and methodologies to enhance our reconciliation processes and drive continuous improvement. Your creativity shines through in your ability to craft innovative solutions that differentiate us from the competition and elevate our products to new heights of excellence.

Adaptability: The fintech industry is dynamic and constantly evolving, and as a Reconciliation Product Owner, you embrace change with confidence and agility. Your adaptability allows you to pivot seamlessly in response to evolving industry trends and technological advancements.

Excellent Communication Skills: Effective communication is essential in driving collaboration and alignment across teams. As a Reconciliation Product Owner, your exceptional written and verbal communication skills enable you to articulate complex technical concepts with clarity and precision.

QUALIFICATIONS AND TECHNICAL SKILLS

Minimum of 2 years of experience in file reconciliation or a related field, with a strong focus on payments

Strong SQL knowledge with the ability to write complex queries and perform data analysis

Proven experience working with large datasets and understanding data integrity principles

Exceptional attention to detail and the ability to identify discrepancies in data

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with diverse teams and external customers and partners

Experience in Agile development methodologies is preferred but not essential

A proactive and results-oriented mindset with a passion for delivering high-quality products

Experience with scripting languages such as Python is preferred

RESPONSIBILITIES

Collaborate with stakeholders to define a roadmap for reconciliation products and client projects, focusing on delivering payment solutions

Identify and develop product enhancements to improve reconciliation processes

Manage a Business Analyst, with the potential to grow and lead a larger team

Coordinate with clients and Acquirers/PSPs on delivery timeframes for new integrations

Work within APEXX data standardisation templates to deliver consistent reporting externally and internally

Document reconciliation processes both as a product and at client and Acquirer/PSP levels, providing internal and external training where necessary

Prioritise and manage the product backlog, ensuring alignment with business goals and customer needs

Work closely with cross-functional teams, including Tech, QA, and Implementation, to deliver high-quality solutions on time and within budget

Build out requirements templates to give your department the best chance of success

Gather and analyse user feedback to continuously improve product features and functionality

Act as a subject matter expert on reconciliation processes and techniques

Work with BA support to lead user acceptance testing and validation of product releases

Provide guidance and support to internal teams and customers on product usage and best practices

Communicate confidently with key stakeholders, pushing back to partners and clients when necessary

INTERVIEW PROCESS

1st Stage: People Team

2nd Stage: Head of Payment Optimisation & BA

3rd Stage: Technical Test

4th Stage: VP Product

PERKS & BENEFITS

Aside from the opportunity to work for a tech-scale up, having great responsibility and varied tasks every day, other benefits includes:

Health: APEXX pension scheme with Scottish Widows offering salary exchange, Life Insurance 4x salary & 5 years' salary protection for critical illness, we care package with access to 24 hour GP's globally, Bike 2 work scheme, Enhanced Adoption, Maternity & Paternity Leave

Enrichment: Learning and development training, with a £300 yearly budget, to strengthen your career and progression, leadership in house training and monthly lunch and learn, where you eat lunch and learn with our guest presenter.

Holiday: 25 days holiday plus bank holidays. We love birthdays - additional paid holiday for your birthday. Holiday increases a day each year after 3 years with APEXX and have the option to carry 5 days holiday over to the following year.

Work: Complete Flexi working locations & Flexi hours with the opportunity to hot desk from three of our global offices. Our HQ is in the popular Finance hub of Farringdon, London, option of working 2 weeks a month abroad Monthly Fireside Chats and learning programs, Apple Mac Laptop and home equipment provided.

Social: Monthly team outings & incentives. Some of our recent ones include: Yoga, Break Out Rooms, APEXX Quizzes, Wine Tasting, Afternoon Tea's, Golf Tournaments.

ABOUT APEXX

APEXX is a dynamic Fintech scale-up founded in 2016 with the goal of creating cutting-edge payment technology. Our vision is to be the payment industry's most merchant-centric provider. Through our platform a merchant can connect via a simple API connection to the world's payment ecosystem, increasing conversion at lower cost and satisfying their entire payments needs. We excel at bringing transparency, efficiency, and competition to the payments market. What's more, we won the ' Most Disruptive Payment Technology' award in 2018 for the second consecutive year. No other company has ever retained this award and it demonstrates that APEXX is at the forefront of what can be achieved in Payments Technology.

The team is incredibly committed and enthusiastic about what we are building - top of the class payments solutions and a valuable business. This is infectious and creates a wonderful office atmosphere. We have a supportive, relaxed yet high-performing, and high trust culture.

Apexx is an equal opportunities employer committed to encouraging equality, diversity, and inclusion among our employees and eliminating discrimination.

We do not accept speculative CVs or candidate profiles from Recruitment Agencies.