Product Director, Issuing
Core
Lead global Card Issuing product strategy, solution design, and go-to-market execution for virtual/physical cards, digital wallets, and embedded finance.
Role type
Senior Product Director (Issuing & Embedded Finance)
Builds
Global card issuance platform, developer APIs, webhooks, SDKs, and multi-currency wallet integrations.
Domain
Fintech, Global Payments, Card Schemes, Embedded Finance
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Card issuing architecture, Visa/Mastercard schemes, BIN sponsorship, PCI-DSS compliance, API/SDK design, interchange economics, regulatory navigation, team leadership
Preferred skills
Programmatic card creation, real-time transaction processing, remote authorisation engines, wallet integrations (Apple/Google Pay), dynamic spend controls
Technologies
RESTful APIs, Webhooks, SDKs, IFRAMES, 3D Secure, Tokenisation, PCI-DSS
Responsibilities
Own global card issuing strategy and roadmap; Partner with card schemes, banks, and legal/compliance; Lead and mentor Product Managers; Define product metrics (volume, yield, latency, unit economics)
Seniority
Director, hands-on IC with team leadership