Product Owner Payments at Kivra

 This is a fantastic opportunity to shape the future of one of the largest and most important digital services in Sweden. 

At Kivra, we are building services that connect over 6 million people with more than 50 000  senders in both the private and public sector. We  provide a safe and accessible digital infrastructure that everyone in Sweden can trust and use. Millions of our users receive and pay their invoices in Kivra every month. Almost a million payments are processed per day at peak load. And these numbers are growing rapidly.

As a Product Owner Payments your job will be to drive the Payment product forward to facilitate the growth of the payments business area. Payments is a strategic area of high importance for Kivra and we are investing to take a leading position.

Part of this role is to assess value, develop and prioritise stories, epics, and themes to ensure work aligns with product strategy. As a Product Owner Payments you will also:

• Own team objectives and key results.

• Develop and maintain appropriate tracking and reporting of product performance post-launch to evaluate a future investment.

• Manage the product backlog.

• Oversee all stages of product creation including design and development.

• Act as an ambassador for the product internally and externally and as the primary contact for queries related to the product area.

We strongly believe that working in autonomous cross-functional teams consisting of UX designers, software engineers and analysts is the best way to develop products. You will be at the very heart of that process. Together with the team you will be responsible to deeply understand the needs of our users and customers and translate them into services that the team will develop. 

As a Product Owner Payments, you will be a part of our Product team and report to our Product Manager Payments Domain. In your daily work you will collaborate very closely with our payment partners (including Tink, Trustly and Swish) as well as other teams at Kivra, such as Sales, Customer Service, Marketing  and Legal & Compliance.

At Kivra we value great attitude. It’s as simple as that! You will work hands-on in a dynamic environment where both fast decision making and longer term strategy are part of the challenge.

About you 

• You have 5+ years of experience within software product management, leading a cross-functional team.

• You have experience working with payment systems/platforms.

• It’s a plus if you have experience from any of the following areas: billing and invoicing, invoice life cycle processes, merchant checkouts, or open banking. 

• You have sharp analytical and problem-solving skills, and are used to work with data and insights for understanding and measuring the outcome.

• You have a customer-centric approach for product prioritisation, and in-depth knowledge of agile processes and principles.

• You have good interpersonal communication skills and can work as a bridge between stakeholders, tech and other product teams.

• You are great at managing expectations regarding scope, technical platform and time.

• You have the ability to innovate creative solutions for complex problems by leading a high-performing team.

• You know that agile means delivering value (that matters) fast. Furthermore you are acquainted with the principles of DevOps and Lean.

• You have excellent communication skills in English. Swedish is a plus.

• You are a team player, just like us! 

We offer

Kivra offers a role in a caring and committed team, in a company that is growing and continuously innovating. You’ll join a warm and friendly culture that thrives on collaboration and teamwork. You will be involved in shaping and influencing a product currently used by more than half of Sweden’s population.

We offer competitive remuneration and great benefits. We offer a hybrid way of working where working from home is of course accepted, however you are always welcome to join us in our vibrant office located in central Stockholm.

How to apply

Easy peasy, just send in your CV and cover letter as soon as possible. If you have any questions regarding the role or the recruitment process don’t hesitate to contact Sarah Ohlsson, Talent Acquisition Partner at sarah.ohlsson@kivra.com.