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Director of Product, Payments

Metropolis - Seattle, WA, United States - In-office

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Salary: USD 220,000 - 245,000 / annual

Metropolis is building AI-powered solutions for the real world, starting with transforming parking into a seamless experience and expanding into retail and hospitality. The company processes $5B in payments annually, with $1B running through its own platform. As Director of Product, Payments, you will own the vision, strategy, and roadmap for payment processing, subscription billing, and revenue automation/reconciliation. You will ensure accuracy, scalability, and reliability across Metropolis' payment systems. Key responsibilities include: - Owning the complete payment processing strategy, including processor relationships, routing decisions, and fee structures, representing product in vendor partnerships - Leading product strategy for enterprise billing, client/revenue reporting, and revenue automation/reconciliation - Working directly with Real Estate Partners (REPs) to understand reporting needs and designing innovative solutions such as MCP-based or agentic data access rather than static dashboards - Partnering closely with Engineering to set priorities and co-create platform solutions - Defining and tracking key metrics such as reconciliation accuracy, billing cycle time, and revenue leakage to guide prioritization - Communicating roadmap, progress, and risk to stakeholders across Product, Engineering, and Finance, including executive leadership - Recruiting, mentoring, and developing a team of product managers as the organization scales You will report to the Head of Product and operate as a hands-on individual contributor with the opportunity to build and lead a team over time. This is a four-days-in-office role, reflecting Metropolis' office-first model to drive innovation and strengthen culture. REQUIREMENTS: - 10+ years of product management experience with a track record owning payments, billing, or financial-systems products - Deep understanding of payment processing (routing, reconciliation, PSP relationships) and enterprise/subscription billing - Strong technical and data literacy, including comfort with financial data models, transaction schemas, SQL, and ledger systems - Comfortable engaging with Engineering on system architecture and integration tradeoffs - Strong analytical skills and data-driven approach to prioritization - Exceptional communication and stakeholder management, including with clients and executive leadership - Proven ability to thrive in fast-paced, ambiguous environments and drive clarity from complexity - Experience leveraging AI tools to transform static workflows into responsive, high-output processes PLUS (not required): - Experience building and leading teams - Domain experience in parking, transportation, or mobility

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