Lead Product Manager (Payments & Indirect Payroll)

The best jobs are often restricted to a few wealthy cities, but talent exists everywhere. Oyster set out to change this by launching a global employment platform that enables companies to hire, pay, and support talent anywhere.

We’re proof that a strong, engaged culture doesn't require an office. Since January 2020, Oyster has:

🌏 Built a distributed team of 400+ across 60+ countries

👩‍💻 Featured in Forbes as #9 in FlexJobs Top 30 Companies for remote jobs

🌈 Formed a diverse leadership team and a workforce that’s 60% female

🏆 Earned top employee engagement scores

🦄 Raised $286 million; valued at $1.2 billion

💚 Achieved B Corp status in 2023

Our momentum shows the power of global employment, and we’re just getting started! If you want to help us drive change and work remotely, we’d love for you to apply!

Location: While this position is posted in a specific location, all of Oyster’s positions are fully remote and you can work from home. Forever. To create the best experience for our new hire, this role requires you to be based within +3 / -3 UTC.

As a Lead Product Manager for our Payments & Indirect Payroll domain, you will play a critical role in shaping and scaling Oyster’s global payments infrastructure. You will own the evolution of our payment collection and payout capabilities, ensuring seamless, compliant, and scalable financial flows across multiple geographies.

This role sits at the intersection of Product, Finance, Legal, Compliance, and Engineering, and is central to enabling Oyster’s mission of making global employment simple. You will drive automation and operational excellence across core financial workflows, while delivering a best-in-class experience for both customers and internal teams.

You’ll thrive in this role if you enjoy working in complex fintech environments, are comfortable navigating ambiguity, and can balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution in a fast-growing, international scale-up.

• Define and own the mid- to long-term payments strategy, aligning it with Oyster’s broader product and business goals.

• Lead the end-to-end product lifecycle for payment collection, payouts, financial automation, and internal financial tooling.

• Translate business and regulatory requirements into scalable product solutions that support global growth.

• Drive the roadmap in close partnership with Engineering, Design, Finance, Legal, and Compliance.

• Ensure efficient, reliable, and compliant payment flows across multiple regions and currencies.

• Continuously optimize back-office workflows to improve operational efficiency and reduce manual effort.

• Balance short-term delivery with long-term platform scalability and resilience.

• Act as the primary product point of contact for external PSPs, banks, and financial partners.

• Collaborate closely with senior internal stakeholders to align on priorities, risks, and trade-offs.

• Evaluate market trends, emerging technologies, and vendor offerings to inform build vs. buy decisions.

• Use customer research, product analytics, and operational insights to inform decision-making.

• Champion the customer experience while ensuring internal teams have the tools they need to operate efficiently.

• Clearly communicate product vision, progress, and impact across the organization.

Core Requirements

• 5+ years of Product Management experience, with a strong track record of ownership and delivery.

• 3+ years of experience in Fintech, ideally working with payments, payouts, or financial infrastructure.

• 3+ years of experience in a B2B, highly cross-functional environment.

• Proven experience partnering closely with Engineering and Design teams in a product-led organization.

• Strong data-driven mindset, with the ability to translate insights into clear product decisions.

• Demonstrated experience operating in international, multi-cultural environments, working effectively across regions, time zones, and stakeholder groups.

• A proactive, resilient, and adaptable approach, with a strong sense of ownership and accountability.

Bonus points

• Degree in Engineering, Business, or a related field.

• Experience working in a remote-first or fully distributed company.

• Familiarity with ERP systems and financial tooling.

• Domain expertise in Payroll, HR Tech, or Employment Platforms.

• Experience in a high-growth or scale-up environment.

• A reliable home internet connection (or be able to get one).

• Fluent English language skills.

Our values guide the work we do, the decisions we make, and the culture that makes us special. We make it happen. We drive change. We build and give trust, and we are a united team.

Our mission is to create a more equal world, one global hire at a time. Everything we do ladders up to our mission, and that doesn’t just mean building software. We develop programs, participate in workshops, and create dedicated teams to ensure we successfully support companies and knowledge workers in this new world of work. 

We embrace asynchronous communication and collaborative work and share our practices in the Oyster Public HQ to help other global teams learn from our experiences.

With diverse locations, cultures, and needs, we created How YOU Work; a program supporting your whole human experience at Oyster:

• Work from anywhere: Oyster has no borders or HQ. As long as work is timely, your team is supported, and you're authorized to work where you live, you can work from anywhere.

• Paid time off: Enjoy 40 days off per year (including holidays and vacation), or more if required by your country.

• Mental health support: Access Plumm, our mental well-being service.

• Wellbeing allowance: Each month, receive a wellbeing allowance in your ThanksBen wallet. Spend it on a wide range of options; see the benefits catalogue for ideas.

• Flexible parental leave: All new parents are eligible for at least three months’ paid leave, with job protection for up to 12 months or as required locally.

• WFH stipend: Receive a stipend for your laptop and home office equipment to get you set up quickly.

We embrace diverse perspectives and intentionally build our product and company with an inclusive, global mindset. We encourage you to apply, even if you don’t meet every criterion, and are committed to a trust-based, thriving environment.

Oyster is committed to ensuring equal opportunity of employment for qualified persons with disabilities and actively fosters an inclusive work environment. If you require reasonable accommodations throughout the recruiting process, please email [email protected] with the subject line: Interview Accommodations.

Our available positions are on our careers page. Our team will only contact you from an @oysterhr.com email, and we will never ask for money as part of an interview process or job offer. If you receive a suspicious email about Oyster jobs or are directed to a site other than www.oysterhr.com/careers, please report it via our Compliance and Ethics Helpline.