Technical Product Owner Lead

Paybis is a global fintech company operating in crypto and payments.

We build infrastructure that allows users and businesses to buy, sell, and move crypto in a secure and regulated way across 180+ countries.

We are a regulated, profitable company where product and technology are not support functions — they are the business.

We are hiring a Technical Product Owner Lead to lead our team of 4 TPOs across 7 product streams — and personally own the B2C product stream as a hands-on TPO.

This is not a coordination role. This is not a process-management role.

This role requires someone who writes TRDs, BRDs, and UML sequence diagrams, challenges engineering estimates, coaches and develops their team, and makes backlog decisions independently — all at the same time.

As TPO Lead — Team Leadership

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of 4 TPOs embedded across 7 product streams
• Own hiring and performance management of the TPO team
• Define and maintain TPO standards — backlog quality, AC format, TRD/BRD templates
• Identify delivery gaps across streams and drive clarity on what gets done, by whom, and by when
• Act as escalation point for blockers and cross-stream dependencies

As TPO of the B2C Stream — Hands-On Ownership

• Own the B2C product stream backlog end-to-end
• Write technical requirements: TRD (Technical Requirements Document), BRD (Business Requirements Document), UML sequence diagrams
• Refine backlog items from discovery to sprint-ready in collaboration with engineering and design
• Monitor delivery quality and velocity — surface risks proactively
• Collaborate daily with engineering leads, product designers, and the CPO

Must-have

• 3+ years of experience as a Technical Product Owner or Senior TPO — not purely BA, not purely PM
• Proven experience directly managing a team of POs or TPOs (direct manager, not informal lead)
• Hands-on technical requirements writing: TRD, BRD, UML sequence diagrams — this is a core deliverable
• Business Analysis foundation — process mapping, gap analysis, requirements documentation
• Backlog ownership at the task / technical level with real trade-off decisions
• Experience in fintech, payments, crypto, or a similarly complex and regulated technical product environment
• Strong stakeholder management across engineering, business, and C-level simultaneously
• High autonomy working style — you do not need micromanagement to operate effectively
• Fluent English — all working communication is in English

Nice-to-have

• Crypto-specific product experience (exchange, wallet, on/off-ramp, DeFi)
• Knowledge of MiCA, VASP, or EU crypto regulatory framework
• Experience building or scaling a TPO / PO practice from scratch
• CSPO, SAFe PO/PM, or equivalent product certification
• CBAP or similar Business Analysis certification
• Platform or API product ownership experience

This role will fit you if:

• You are technically credible — engineers respect your requirements and challenge your thinking
• You lead through coaching, not authority — you develop your team rather than do their work
• You are comfortable making backlog and delivery decisions without waiting for perfect information
• You adapt quickly to ambiguity — the backlog is not always clear, and you help bring order to that
• You are an extravert who builds relationships naturally across functions and seniority levels
• You write requirements that engineering can build from without daily clarification

This role will NOT fit you if:

• You are a business-only PO who cannot write a TRD or challenge an engineering estimate
• You have never directly managed Product Owners
• You treat the backlog as a to-do list rather than a product responsibility
• You prefer process certainty over ambiguity
• You need regular guidance to determine your priorities

First 30 days

• You have audited the current product and delivery state across streams
• You have mapped strengths, gaps, and risks — and shared your findings with the CPO
• You have built working relationships with your TPO team, engineering leads, and key stakeholders

First 90 days

• You have taken full backlog ownership of the B2C stream
• You have executed on at least X gaps identified in your audit
• You have completed a performance review of each TPO and defined individual development plans
• Delivery quality and backlog discipline are visibly improving across streams

6–12 months

• Your TPO team operates at a clearly higher level of technical ownership and delivery quality
• The B2C stream runs predictably with minimal escalations to the CPO
• You are a trusted thought partner to the CPO on product delivery and team health
• You have contributed to strengthening the TPO function with clearer standards, onboarding, and practices

• Real product ownership — you make decisions, not recommendations
• High-autonomy environment — no micromanagement, no bureaucracy
• Fast-moving product org with 7 active streams and genuine delivery pace
• Direct access to CPO — your work is seen and valued at leadership level
• Opportunity to shape the TPO function and leave a lasting mark on how product ownership works at Paybis
• Remote-first setup
• Medical insurance
• Budget for professional development and certifications
• English classes
• Regular team-building activities