Hardware Product Lifecycle Manager

Backed by Ant International (a global leader in digital payments, digitisation, and financial technology solutions), EPOS is a leading Point-of-Sale (POS) digital solutions provider.

Supporting Ant International's mission to empower SMEs, EPOS serves as the central hub of its global merchant payment services provider, Antom, delivering integrated O2O digital, payment, and banking solutions to SMEs worldwide—empowering Every Point Of Success in their business growth.

With a growing presence across Southeast Asia, we’re looking for passionate individuals to join our diverse and driven teams. Be part of our journey as we expand to create meaningful, impactful changes for businesses around the world.

EPOS is looking for a Hardware Product Lifecycle Manager to lead the end-to-end lifecycle of our hardware solutions, from product ideation and development through launch, optimisation, and eventual retirement. This role is critical in ensuring our POS/payment hardware ecosystem remains competitive, reliable, and scalable across Southeast Asia markets.

You will work closely with Product, Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations, Sales, and external vendors to deliver high-quality hardware products that meet merchant needs and business goals.

• Own the lifecycle strategy for EPOS hardware products, including terminals, peripherals, and merchant devices.
• Define product roadmap based on market trends, merchant feedback, business priorities, and competitor analysis.
• Build business cases for new hardware opportunities, upgrades, or cost optimisation initiatives.

• Translate business and merchant needs into clear product requirements and technical specifications.
• Partner with Engineering, Design, and QA teams to manage prototype development, testing, and validation.
• Drive New Product Introduction (NPI) process from concept to commercial launch.

• Work closely with OEM/ODM partners, manufacturers, and suppliers to ensure timely production and quality delivery.
• Manage component sourcing, cost control, inventory planning, and supply continuity.
• Identify and mitigate risks such as shortages, delays, quality issues, or supplier dependency.

• Lead hardware product launches across key markets, ensuring operational readiness and go-to-market alignment.
• Support Sales and Operations teams with product training, positioning, pricing inputs, and deployment readiness.
• Monitor launch performance and merchant adoption metrics.

• Track product performance across cost, reliability, usage, merchant satisfaction, and profitability.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives for hardware quality, usability, and supportability.
• Plan product refresh cycles, end-of-life transitions, and replacement strategies

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Product Management, Supply Chain, or related field.
• 6+ years of experience in hardware product management, product lifecycle management, or hardware operations.
• Experience with POS devices, payment terminals, IoT devices, retail hardware, or consumer electronics is highly preferred.
• Strong knowledge of manufacturing processes, sourcing, vendor management, and supply chain operations.
• Proven ability to manage cross-functional projects with multiple stakeholders.
• Strong commercial mindset with ability to balance user needs, quality, speed, and cost.
• Excellent communication skills in English; Mandarin is a plus for regional supplier coordination.