Director of Product Management

Overview

Are you interested in joining one of Europe’s fastest-growing companies? Are you ready to shape the future of our product and make a real impact?

Epassi’s purpose is to boost everyday well-being. We are market leaders in mobile payments for employee benefits in Europe – our solution combines all the benefits into one mobile app. Epassi’s team is made of highly skilled people from top notch business developers, designers and software engineers to passionate sales, marketing and customer support professionals. Epassi was awarded by the Financial Times as one of the fastest growing companies in Europe.

We are looking for a Director of Product Management to lead and shape the vision, strategy, and execution of complex, high-impact products within our organization. In this role, you will be responsible for overseeing one or more significant product areas (PAs) and will guide cross-functional teams to deliver innovative solutions that meet both user needs and broader business objectives. You will engage with executives, senior leadership, and partners across Sales, Business Development, Marketing, Legal, and other stakeholders to define, articulate, and execute on the product strategy.

This is an opportunity to influence product direction at scale, drive breakthrough solutions, and deliver significant impact to our users and to the company.

Responsibilities

• Product Strategy & Vision
  • Define & Own Product Strategy: Establish a compelling vision for the product(s) and communicate it effectively to internal teams and external stakeholders.
  • Innovation & Ideation: Drive new ideas, business models, and product segments. Champion experimentation, user research, and industry insights to ensure our product remains differentiated and competitive.
  • Roadmap: Collaborate with leaders within the broader Product Area (PA) to align on long-term strategic initiatives, ensuring product roadmaps support overarching company goals.
• Product Execution
  • End-to-End Lifecycle Management: Lead product teams throughout ideation, development, launch, and growth phases. Ensure timely delivery against high-quality standards.
  • Process Development & Optimization: Implement and refine processes that enable fast, high-quality decision-making. Continuously remove blockers and ensure efficient cross-functional collaboration.
• Organizational Leadership
  • Team Management: Build, mentor, and manage a team of Product Managers (and potentially other ICs) responsible for sub-products or areas. Provide clear feedback, growth opportunities, and career development.
  • Cross-Functional Coordination: Forge strong relationships with Engineering, Marketing, Legal, Sales, Business Development, and other relevant teams. Facilitate collaboration and foster a culture of partnership and shared goals.
  • Stakeholder Engagement: Communicate product vision, progress, and priorities across senior leadership, ensuring alignment and buy-in for critical product decisions.
• Technical Complexity & Collaboration
  • Engineering Partnership: Work closely with engineering teams to understand technical trade-offs, influence architectural decisions, and shape long-term technology strategy.
  • Complex Problem Solving: Tackle highly ambiguous and challenging problem spaces. Develop creative solutions that may involve new technologies, product pivots, or large-scale integrations.
• Communication
  • Compelling Narratives: Present product ideas, strategic roadmaps, and vision in a clear, engaging manner that motivates internal teams and external audiences.
  • Adapt Messaging: Tailor communication style and depth according to the audience—details for technical teams; executive summaries for senior leadership.
  • Thought Leadership: Serve as a public-facing representative for the product and the company at conferences, industry events, and with partner executives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
• 8+ years of product management experience, including leading complex products or product portfolios.
• Proven track record of managing and mentoring teams of PMs.
• Experience driving go-to-market strategies and collaborating with multiple functions (Sales, BD, Marketing, etc.).
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to influence and align stakeholders at all levels.
• Demonstrated experience with high-scale, complex products – especially in the payments and ecommerce space.
• Fluent in Italian and English.

What we offer

• Hybrid and flexible working style
• Modern working tools
• International environment
• Benefit package for wellbeing support
• Private health support

About the company

Epassi’s purpose is to boost everyday well-being.

We are a leading provider of employee benefit solutions in Finland, Sweden, UK & Ireland, Italy, Germany, and the Netherlands. We were established in Finland in 2007, and in 2008 we were the first company to launch a mobile-payable employee benefit payment solution in Europe. Since then, we have consistently grown, diversifying our products and introducing our services into new markets. Epassi has been awarded by the Financial Times as one of the fastest-growing companies in Europe on multiple occasions.

Timeline highlights:

• 2007 Epassi is founded
• 2008 Launching the Sport & Culture benefits – the first mobile-payable benefits in Europe
• 2013 Launched the commuting benefit
• 2014 Won the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 programme in Finland
• 2015 Epassi acquires Min friskvard and expands to Sweden
• 2016 Alipay cooperation accepting payments from Chinese customers
• 2017 Launching the Wellbeing benefit & acquiring Tyky Finland
• 2018 Epassi offers Alipay outside of Finland cooperation with Siirto&Vipps
• 2019 Pekka Rantala appointed CEO; Bregal Milestone acquired controlling stake
• 2020 Partnerships with Finnair loyalty program; ActiWay and Wolt partnerships
• 2021 Epassi acquires Sodexo BRS Sweden and Eazybreak
• 2023 Epassi expands outside the Nordics – acquires Incorpore and Eudaimon
• 2024 Epassi acquires Hansefit, BFNL, and Smartum
• 2025 Epassi continues to grow in Germany

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