This role is for one of the Weekday's clients

Min Experience: 3+ years

Location: Bengaluru
JobType: full-time

The Product Owner – Issuing Platform will be responsible for building, implementing, and scaling card issuing infrastructure that powers global card issuance capabilities. The role involves working closely with issuer processors, card networks, banking partners, and internal cross-functional teams to develop reliable, compliant, and scalable card programs.

The individual will own card lifecycle management, transaction processing, program controls, spend management features, and API-driven issuing solutions that support embedded finance and enterprise use cases globally.

Requirements

Key Responsibilities:

• Work closely with issuer processors (Marqeta, Episode6, Thredd, or similar) and card networks (Visa, Mastercard) to integrate and operationalize card issuing programs.
• Drive end-to-end implementation of card issuing features including card issuance, lifecycle management, transaction authorization flows, and program controls.
• Translate card network rules, processor capabilities, and compliance requirements into detailed product and technical specifications.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to review API contracts, validate implementations, and ensure successful delivery.
• Define and manage APIs related to card issuance, controls, and transaction webhooks.
• Design merchant-facing controls including spend limits, merchant category restrictions, transaction rules, and card program configurations.
• Partner with legal, compliance, risk, operations, and GTM teams to ensure regulatory adherence across multiple markets.
• Support commercial and partnership teams in designing card programs for enterprise and embedded finance customers.
• Contribute to platform scalability, reliability, and extensibility initiatives.

Required Skills:

Must-Have:

• 3–5 years of Product Management or Product Ownership experience.
• Direct experience with card issuing, issuer processors, or card networks (Visa, Mastercard, etc.).
• Hands-on understanding of authorization, clearing, and settlement processes.
• Strong knowledge of card program mechanics including BIN sponsorship, scheme rules, transaction lifecycle, disputes, chargebacks, and card controls.
• Strong API expertise with experience reviewing API specifications and designing developer-friendly APIs.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to convert technical and regulatory concepts into product requirements.
• Strong ownership mindset with the ability to work independently and drive outcomes.
• Experience working in fast-paced and ambiguous environments.

Good-to-Have:

• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field.
• Experience working with card issuers, issuer processors, BIN sponsor banks, or embedded finance platforms.
• Ability to participate in technical architecture discussions and review system design documentation.
• Familiarity with card issuing compliance and regulatory requirements across global markets.
• Experience with spend management platforms, corporate cards, or card programs.
• Proven experience scaling financial products.

Must-have skills

Issuer processor, card issuing, API

Good-to-have skills

Episode6, Thredd, Marqeta