At Five Below our growth is a result of the people who embrace our purpose: We know life is way better when you are free to Let Go & Have Fun in an amazing experience, filled with unlimited possibilities, priced so low, you can always say yes to the newest, coolest stuff! Just ask any of our over 27,000 associates who work at Five Below and they’ll tell you there’s no other place like it. It all starts with our purpose and then, The Five Below Way, which is our values and behaviors that each and every associate believes in.
It’s all about culture at Five Below, making this a place that can inspire you as much as you inspire us with big ideas, super energy, passion, and the ability to make the workplace a WOWplace!
Job Responsibilities:
- Owns the product roadmap for payments and corporate systems integrations connected to POS, driving requirements, prioritization, and delivery for the backend and integration components of the Xstore implementation in partnership with engineering and systems integration partners.
- Manages the strategic relationship and technical roadmap with payment processors and gateways (Verifone, Worldpay), including device certification, EMV/tokenization compliance, and PCI DSS requirements.
- Owns the integration layer connecting into Xstore and other store systems (loyalty, gift card, tax, and other enterprise/back-end integrations), ensuring reliable data flow.
- Owns the product roadmap for Five Below’s proprietary, in-house Store Health and Retail Control Tower solution, partnering with internal engineering to define requirements for store performance monitoring and operational exception management.
- Partners with Oracle implementation teams and internal stakeholders on the Xstore migration, ensuring payments and backend integration requirements are represented throughout design, testing, and rollout.
- Maintains a register of business requests specific to payments and corporate systems integrations; prioritizes requirements, develops the product roadmap, and owns the backlog for this domain.
- Facilitates structured design sessions and workshops with cross-functional stakeholders (Store Operations, Loss Prevention, Finance, IT) to define technical capabilities and business processes for complex payments and integration initiatives.
- Serves as an escalation and communication point for business-impacting incidents related to payments or integrations; ensures timely, business-language communication to leadership.
- Monitors the external environment for emerging payment and integration technologies, informing the long-term systems capability strategy.
- Provides guidance on financial planning for this domain, including investment appraisals (ROI) for payments and integration initiatives, and monitors costs, timelines, quality, and resources against agreed tolerances.
Qualifications:
5+ years IT experience
3+ years’ experience in product management or product ownership on an Agile team, required at a large retailer operating 1,000s of doors and devices
Experience with Oracle Xstore, or a comparable enterprise POS platform, required; this role's focus is on backend payments and corporate systems integrations
Hands-on experience with payment processing and gateway integrations (Verifone, Worldpay, or comparable processors); working knowledge of PCI DSS, EMV, and tokenization standards
Experience integrating corporate/enterprise systems into a POS or broader retail platform (loyalty, gift card, tax, CRM, or similar) strongly preferred
Experience with payment terminal and device technology
Actively maintains specialist knowledge in the following areas:
- Payments and common POS systems integrations (payment gateways, tender types, loyalty, and other back-end integrations)
- Exception-based reporting and loss prevention (Agilence or comparable third-party platform)
- Store health and operational exception monitoring (Five Below’s proprietary Retail Control Tower)
Experience with the following systems preferred…
- Inventory & Fulfillment (Manhattan Active Omni)
- Oracle Xstore
- Verifone Payment Terminals (M400, M425)
- Oracle Retail Customer Engagement (ORCE)
- Roadmap and Agile project management tools (Jira, Aha!)
Strong vendor management experience, including certification processes and ongoing partner relationships
Must be based in or commutable to the Philadelphia, PA area; regular on-site presence required to use the office labs for testing and development of payment devices and backend integrations
Strong experience defining product requirements, including functional requirements and supporting non-functional requirements
Background in product roadmap management, both development and execution of a long-term vision
Ability to…
- develop a clear, complete understanding of stakeholder needs and problems through careful listening, probing, encouraging, or summarizing and documenting them using natural language
- develop and deliver communications (both oral and written) that have clarity and impact
- establish and maintain effective relationships with cross-functional stakeholders and vendors
Dedication to exceeding customer expectations and requirements
Effective time management and organizational skills with the ability to operate in a fluid, fast-paced environment
BA or BS degree in MIS, Computer Science, or related area preferred
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Five Below is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.
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Skills Required
- 5+ years of IT experience
- 3+ years of product management or product ownership experience on an Agile team
- Experience working at a large retailer operating thousands of stores and devices
- Experience with Oracle Xstore or a comparable enterprise POS platform
- Hands-on experience with payment processing and gateway integrations, such as Verifone or Worldpay
- Working knowledge of PCI DSS, EMV, and tokenization standards
- Experience with payment terminal and device technology
- Experience integrating corporate or enterprise systems into a POS or broader retail platform
- Specialist knowledge of payments, POS integrations, tender types, loyalty, and backend integrations
- Knowledge of exception-based reporting and loss prevention platforms such as Agilence
- Knowledge of store health and operational exception monitoring
- Experience with Manhattan Active Omni
- Experience with Oracle Xstore
- Experience with Verifone M400 or M425 payment terminals
- Experience with Oracle Retail Customer Engagement
- Experience with Jira and Aha! or comparable roadmap and Agile project management tools
- Strong vendor management experience, including certification processes and ongoing partner relationships
- Must be based in or commutable to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with regular onsite presence
- Strong experience defining functional and non-functional product requirements
- Experience managing product roadmaps and executing a long-term product vision
- Ability to understand and document stakeholder needs and problems
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to build relationships with cross-functional stakeholders and vendors
- Effective time management and organizational skills in a fast-paced environment
- BA or BS degree in MIS, Computer Science, or a related area
What We Do
At Five Below our growth is a result of the people who embrace our purpose: We know life is way better when you are free to Let Go & Have Fun in an amazing experience, filled with unlimited possibilities, priced so low, you can always say yes to the newest, coolest stuff! Just ask any of our over 20,000 associates who work at Five Below and they’ll tell you there’s no other place like it. It all starts with our purpose and then, The Five Below Way, which is our values and behaviors that each and every associate believes in. So if your heart is beating a little quicker and your smile is getting bigger now that you know what we’re all about, let’s just say your search for a one-of-a-kind experience that’s much more than a j-o-b just might be officially ending HERE. It’s all about culture at Five Below, making this a place that can inspire you as much as you inspire us with big ideas, super energy, passion, and the ability to make the workplace a WOWplace!
