Technical Product Owner Lead Contract Product 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
