Product Manager
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£56,500
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- Likely 2440 (Business and financial project management professionals) · 39% match
- Likely 2131 (IT project managers) · 37% match
- Likely 2133 (IT business analysts, architects and systems designers) · 14% match
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What each route needs for this job
| Occupation code | New entrant 70% of going rate | STEM PhD 80% of going rate | Relevant PhD 90% of going rate | Standard rate 100% of going rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2440 Business and financial project management professionals Most likely code | £39,500 | £45,200 | £50,800 | £56,500 |
2131 IT project managers Also possible | £40,700 | £46,600 | £52,400 | £58,200 |
2133 IT business analysts, architects and systems designers Also possible | £38,400 | £43,900 | £49,400 | £54,900 |
We use the lowest threshold across the plausible codes. Likelihood is Possible at most when the pay clears only a lower rate, or only under a less likely code. How the Home Office picks the code
About the role
🚀 Senior Product Manager – Payments
📅 Contract: 7 months
🗓️ Start Date: November 2026
🔄 Extension: Potential to extend beyond June 2027
We are looking for an experienced Senior Product Manager to join a major payments programme within a large, complex banking environment.
This is a delivery-focused role sitting at the intersection of Product, Technology and Business. You will own end-to-end delivery across a portfolio of strategic payment capabilities, working closely with architecture and engineering teams to ensure technical solutions deliver the right customer and business outcomes.
💳 Key Product Areas
🔹 Digital wallets, including wearable payments
🔹 Tokenisation and token servicing
🔹 Subscription management
🔹 Payment flows and integrations
🔹 Technical product delivery
🎯 What You'll Be Doing
• Own end-to-end product delivery across the assigned portfolio
• Review and constructively challenge proposed technical solutions from a product perspective
• Ensure technical designs align with customer and business outcomes
• Coordinate delivery across Product, Architecture, Engineering and Business teams
• Manage technical dependencies, risks, decisions and delivery blockers
• Bridge the gap between business requirements and technical delivery
• Work closely with agile technical teams, with some potential overlap into Product Owner responsibilities
🔍 What We're Looking For
✅ Strong Product Management experience within payments, banking or financial services
✅ Demonstrable payments delivery experience
✅ Working knowledge of payment flows, integrations and technical delivery processes
✅ Experience with digital wallets, tokenisation, wearable payments and/or subscription management is highly desirable
✅ Comfortable engaging with architects and engineers and challenging technical decisions where appropriate
✅ Excellent stakeholder management across Product, Business and Technology
✅ Experience operating within a large, complex banking environment
✅ Structured, analytical and delivery-focused approach
📌 Contract Details
The initial contract will run from November 2026 to June 2027, with the possibility of extension.
📩 Interested? Apply with your CV highlighting your payments product experience, or get in touch to find out more.
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Where this offer sits in the market
Business and financial project management professionals (SOC 2440) · UK · ONS ASHE 2025 · basic pay · ~314k in sample- Middle half £45,968–76,128
- Median £58,812
- Going rate £56,500
- Threshold £41,700
- New entrant £39,500–50,800
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Not necessarily. XML International holds a sponsor licence, but sponsorship for a specific hire is always the employer's decision. Be upfront in your application that you'll require it.
What salary is needed for this role to be eligible?
The offer must clear both the general threshold and the SOC 2440 going rate of £56,500. New-entrant and shortage discounts can lower it.