Product Manager - Payments (m/f/x) Amalienbadstraße 41b, 76227
Karlsruhe, Germany Full-time Company: Tipico Technology Services GmbH
We are Tipico, Germany's leading sports betting provider and one of
the most dynamic tech companies in the industry. We approach every
challenge like a Championship match, with a mission to excite the
arena and elevate the betting experience for every customer. Our
culture is energetic and ambitious—we play as a team to win high,
leave an impact, and commit to excellence. Fueled by our passion for
the perfect product, we use the newest tech stack to get better every
single day. At Tipico, we believe in owning our game. Are you ready to
step onto the pitch, bring your best self, and become a champion? Then
show us your game face – because we’re looking for a Product
Manager - Payments (m/f/x) to join the team! Job Description At
Tipico, we power seamless, secure, and high‑performance payment
experiences for millions of sports betting and iGaming customers. As
our new Product Manager - Payments (m/f/x), part of our Payment
Technologies team, you will help shape the core systems that enable
deposits, withdrawals, payment routing, and regulatory compliance
across markets. Your playing field: Own the full lifecycle of payment
products and features—from discovery to release and performance
optimisation Define Epics and User Stories, guiding development teams
in a fast‑paced Agile environment Drive strategic development of
Tipico’s payment platform, including: Integration of new payment
methods and PSPs Payment orchestration capabilities (routing, retries,
failover, smart provider selection) Standardised, scalable payment
APIs and backend services Own the customer payment journeys with the
team, monitor and improve the key KPIs and conversion rates
Collaborate with architecture, engineering, business, and compliance
teams to ensure accurate requirements, prioritisation, and regulatory
alignment Partner closely with other Product Managers to coordinate
payment roadmap delivery across the organisation Specify and monitor
non‑functional requirements such as reliability, latency,
fraud‑related KPIs, and transaction‑success performance Conduct
UAT and sign off, ensuring quality, compliance, and operational
readiness Qualifications Which skills should you bring to the pitch:
Payments Expertise. Solid experience in payments product management,
ideally including PSPs, APMs, banking rails, settlement flows, and
reconciliation fundamentals Payment Orchestration. Hands-on experience
or strong familiarity with payment orchestration platforms (routing
logic, cascading, retries) Gateway Integrations. Experience working
with payment gateway integrations Risk & Monitoring. Understanding of
transaction monitoring systems and risk control mechanisms Regulatory
Compliance. Familiarity with regulatory frameworks such as KYC/KYD,
AML, PSD2, SCA, safeguarding, and market-specific rules Financial
Processes. Strong understanding of financial processes and payment
compliance topics Technical Collaboration. Ability to drive technical
discussions with architects, developers, and risk/compliance
stakeholders Agile Delivery. Experience working in an Agile
development environment with complex backend systems Customer
Centricity. Customer-centric mindset and ability to translate user
behaviour into payment product decisions Stakeholder Management. Basic
project and stakeholder management skills, including planning,
business cases, and issue tracking High-Risk Environments (Preferred).
Background in iGaming or sports betting, or other high-scale,
high-risk, real-time transaction environments Additional Information
This is how we score with you: Established International Group. We
have a solid foundation on which to grow. Personal and Professional
Growth. We offer you opportunities to develop and grow to unlock your
potential. Relocation Support. To make your move to Karlsruhe as
smooth as possible. Business Bike Leasing. We offer a sustainable
commuting solution whilst also keeping you active! Corporate Pension
Scheme (betriebliche Altersvorsorge). Secure your future! Join our
corporate pension scheme, where we provide additional financial
support. eGym. We encourage an active lifestyle, and to support this,
we’ve partnered with an online sports platform that provides access
to a variety of clubs and offers across Germany. Modern offices. Our
very own Karlsruhe campus provides an open-plan space with the latest
technology. Events. Sponsored Charity and Team gatherings; we like to
have fun together as one team and reinforce our connections.
Supportive Environment. We believe in collaboration and working
together as a team, but we also give importance to the uniqueness of
each and every one of us. Think a career at Tipico’s right for you?
Apply now and join our winning team! If you have any questions or
comments about this role, our TA team is happy to help you! Feel free
to reach out to us on our social media channels We look forward to
your application!