Hiring: Principal Product Manager, Payments Company: SimplePractice Location: United States Job Posted Time: 2026-09-03 10:37:56 Employment Type: Contract / Remote Target Skills & Keywords : Agile, Embedded Systems, PCI DSS, SaaS About the job Experience: •10+ years of product management experience, including significant, hands-on ownership of payments, embedded finance, or fintech products at scale •Comprehensive expertise in the payments ecosystem — processors, card networks, acquiring/issuing, settlement, payouts, disputes/chargebacks — and comfort operating in a regulated environment •Direct experience running formal vendor RFP processes and managing PSP or payments partner relationships, including contract negotiation and ongoing performance management •Proven track record incubating and scaling new product lines, from discovery and validation through adoption and commercialization •Customer-obsessed product leader with a demonstrated track record of using quantitative and qualitative insight to drive roadmap and prioritization decisions Required Skills: •Own the end-to-end payments vision and multi-year strategy, spanning core processing (client charges, card-on-file, payouts to practitioners), insurance billing and claims payments, and emerging monetization opportunities such as embedded finance and financing products •Own ongoing vendor management and partner relationships across PSPs, processors, and other payments partners, including performance management, contract renewals, and escalations •Develop a comprehensive point of view on the payments and fintech landscape — processors, networks, acquiring/issuing partners, and embedded finance providers — to inform build/buy/partner decisions and identify strategic partnership or investment opportunities •Serve as the internal subject-matter expert and evangelist for payments, championing practitioner and client needs across the Product Leadership Team and ensuring payments considerations are built into new products from day one •Drive a rigorous, data-driven roadmap grounded in market research and quantitative/qualitative insight, balancing reliability, risk, and compliance requirements against growth and revenue opportunities •Partner closely with Engineering, Risk, Compliance, and Legal to ensure payments products meet regulatory requirements (e.g., PCI DSS, card network rules, money transmission, and healthcare billing regulations) while remaining fast to iterate on •Define pricing, monetization, and take-rate strategy for payments products in partnership with Finance and Business Operations •Partner cross-functionally with Product Marketing and Customer Success on go-to-market strategy, adoption, and launch of new payments capabilities, and support account management conversations with large or complex accounts Compensation: •Competitive benefits and rewards package •Medical, dental, vision, life & disability insurance Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!