Product Manager

October 24, 2026

Middle

Courbevoie, France

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Original vacancy is in French
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English is required

Description

The role owns the strategy, development and industrialisation of card and wearable payment products, from product vision and multi-year roadmap to the first customer delivery. It covers PVC smart cards, contactless wearables and card features, working closely with R&D, industrialisation, sales and key industry partners. Product strategy, standards compliance and go-to-market support are split across the role, including pricing inputs and training for sales teams.

Responsibilities

Define and communicate the product vision and multi-year roadmap for PVC smart cards, payment wearables and card features
Lead build-vs-partner analysis and develop strategic partner relationships to accelerate product capabilities
Collaborate with engineering, industrialisation, delivery, sales and customers to turn strategy into executable product plans
Drive end-to-end product execution with R&D and industrialisation teams from concept to qualification and mass production
Manage component lifecycle, anticipate obsolescence issues and coordinate maintenance and support activities
Ensure product compliance with ISO 7810/7816, EMVCo and Visa/Mastercard standards and oversee certification milestones
Support the Pricing team in building target cost models and defining price lists with Finance and Sales
Deliver product training to sales teams
Prepare and present product pitches and demonstrations to prospects and strategic customers
Support RFP/RFI responses and provide competitive positioning inputs

Requirements

Master's degree in Engineering, Business or equivalent field, or equivalent professional experience
3 to 5 years in product management, ideally in payment technology or smart cards
Understanding of card structures, NFC/contactless protocols and the payment card ecosystem (schemes, issuers)
Strong analytical mindset and ability to translate technical constraints into business value
Excellent written and verbal communication in French and English
Proven ability to drive cross-functional teams without direct authority
Experience managing product partnerships with external vendors