PAR Technology
For over four decades, PAR Technology Corporation (NYSE: PAR) has been a leader in restaurant technology, empowering brands worldwide to create lasting connections with their guests. Our innovative solutions and commitment to excellence provide comprehensive software and hardware that enable seamless experiences and drive growth for over 100,000 restaurants in more than 110 countries. Embracing our “Better Together” ethos, we offer Unified Customer Experience solutions, combining point-of-sale, digital ordering, loyalty and back-office software solutions as well as industry-leading hardware and drive-thru offerings. To learn more, visit partech.com or connect with us on LinkedIn, X (formerly Twitter), Facebook, and Instagram.
Position Description As a
Senior Product Manager, Payments
at PAR, you will own and advance our merchant payments strategy. You will lead discovery, drive execution, and translate complex payment workflows into intuitive, scalable product experiences. This role spans the full product lifecycle and requires strong judgment, minimal supervision, and close partnership with engineering, design, compliance, and go-to-market teams.
The focus is on
merchant-side payments products and experiences , including onboarding, underwriting, pay-in flows, disbursements, and guest/cardholder interactions. While deep expertise in every domain is not required, a strong understanding of the merchant payments ecosystem is essential.
Position Location Remote (U.S.) or Hybrid
Reports To Director of Product Management, Payments
What You Will Do
Own and evolve the payments product roadmap using customer, market, and competitive insights
Identify and drive long-term opportunities that strengthen PAR’s merchant payments platform
Lead discovery to uncover merchant pain points and validate solutions through data and research
Prioritize initiatives based on impact, feasibility, and business value
Partner with engineering, design, compliance, and go-to-market teams to deliver complex payments initiatives
Translate ambiguity into clear plans that enable efficient, high-quality execution
Align cross-functional teams and senior leaders on priorities, tradeoffs, and outcomes
Own payments product performance and key metrics
Continuously improve merchant experience, platform reliability, and business impact
What We’re Looking For
5–7+ years of product management experience, ideally in SaaS or digital technology environments
Proven ability to lead complex product initiatives end-to-end with minimal oversight
Track record of delivering differentiated, customer-driven products
Experience within a vertical SaaS company acting as a PayFac, advanced payments consumer, or payments platform (gateway, processor, or PayFac enabler)
Familiarity with merchant onboarding, underwriting, pay-in and disbursement flows, and cardholder experiences
Ability to simplify complex payments workflows into intuitive merchant-facing solutions
Strong customer empathy paired with disciplined discovery and validation
Ability to leverage market and competitor insights to inform strategy and identify opportunities
Comfort managing multi-threaded initiatives across engineering, design, compliance, and go-to-market teams
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, including senior leadership
Brings a high-ownership, collaborative mindset
Interview Process
Interview #1: Phone screen with Talent Acquisition
Interview #2: Video interview with Hiring Manager (MS Teams)
Interview #3: Video interview with cross-functional team (MS Teams)
PAR is proud to provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. We also provide reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities in accordance with applicable laws. If you require reasonable accommodation to complete a job application, pre-employment testing, a job interview or to otherwise participate in the hiring process, or for your role at PAR, please contact accommodations@partech.com. If you’d like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant, please visit the US Department of Labor’s website.
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Position Description As a
Senior Product Manager, Payments
at PAR, you will own and advance our merchant payments strategy. You will lead discovery, drive execution, and translate complex payment workflows into intuitive, scalable product experiences. This role spans the full product lifecycle and requires strong judgment, minimal supervision, and close partnership with engineering, design, compliance, and go-to-market teams.
The focus is on
merchant-side payments products and experiences , including onboarding, underwriting, pay-in flows, disbursements, and guest/cardholder interactions. While deep expertise in every domain is not required, a strong understanding of the merchant payments ecosystem is essential.
Position Location Remote (U.S.) or Hybrid
Reports To Director of Product Management, Payments
What You Will Do
Own and evolve the payments product roadmap using customer, market, and competitive insights
Identify and drive long-term opportunities that strengthen PAR’s merchant payments platform
Lead discovery to uncover merchant pain points and validate solutions through data and research
Prioritize initiatives based on impact, feasibility, and business value
Partner with engineering, design, compliance, and go-to-market teams to deliver complex payments initiatives
Translate ambiguity into clear plans that enable efficient, high-quality execution
Align cross-functional teams and senior leaders on priorities, tradeoffs, and outcomes
Own payments product performance and key metrics
Continuously improve merchant experience, platform reliability, and business impact
What We’re Looking For
5–7+ years of product management experience, ideally in SaaS or digital technology environments
Proven ability to lead complex product initiatives end-to-end with minimal oversight
Track record of delivering differentiated, customer-driven products
Experience within a vertical SaaS company acting as a PayFac, advanced payments consumer, or payments platform (gateway, processor, or PayFac enabler)
Familiarity with merchant onboarding, underwriting, pay-in and disbursement flows, and cardholder experiences
Ability to simplify complex payments workflows into intuitive merchant-facing solutions
Strong customer empathy paired with disciplined discovery and validation
Ability to leverage market and competitor insights to inform strategy and identify opportunities
Comfort managing multi-threaded initiatives across engineering, design, compliance, and go-to-market teams
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, including senior leadership
Brings a high-ownership, collaborative mindset
Interview Process
Interview #1: Phone screen with Talent Acquisition
Interview #2: Video interview with Hiring Manager (MS Teams)
Interview #3: Video interview with cross-functional team (MS Teams)
PAR is proud to provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. We also provide reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities in accordance with applicable laws. If you require reasonable accommodation to complete a job application, pre-employment testing, a job interview or to otherwise participate in the hiring process, or for your role at PAR, please contact accommodations@partech.com. If you’d like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant, please visit the US Department of Labor’s website.
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