Principal Product Manager – Foster , CA,

The Opportunity and The Team

We are looking for a Principal Product Manager – Payments to lead the next chapter of Zuora’s global payments platform and coverage strategy. In this senior individual-contributor role, you will be responsible for defining and driving the long-term roadmap for global payment acceptance, platform capabilities, and payment coverage
, ensuring that our customers can seamlessly process payments anywhere in the world.

You will operate at the intersection of product, engineering, architecture, and partnerships
, shaping how Zuora integrates with payment processors, acquirers, and orchestration partners globally. You have previously built and launched payments platforms and global payment features at scale with a prior company
, and you bring 10+ years of hands‑on payments domain experience building and scaling integrations across regions.

You will partner closely with product and engineering leaders, be the face to the customers, mentor other ZEOs in the payments area, and serve as a key thought partner to Zuora’s leadership on payments strategy. If you are passionate about building scalable, resilient payment platforms that power the Subscription Economy globally, this is the perfect time to join our team.

* This is a Hybrid position, so you’ll be working in‑person in the Foster City office at least 3 days a week, with other days remote. Of course, you’re welcome to come into the office more often if you’re nearby.

• Lead the Global Payments Platform & Coverage Strategy
  Define, own, and execute the multi‑year product strategy and roadmap for Zuora’s payments platform, including global acceptance, payment coverage, and core platform capabilities that serve all payment processors integrated with Zuora.
• Drive Complex Processor & Orchestration Integrations
  Lead the end-to-end lifecycle of complex integrations with payment processors, acquirers, and orchestration partners—from ideation, technical scoping, and design through launch, rollout, and ongoing optimization.
• Scale Global Payment Features and Functionality
  Design and launch global payment features (e.g., new payment methods, wallets, local schemes, risk and compliance capabilities, routing/orchestration patterns) that improve authorization rates, coverage, and resilience across regions.
• Optimize Payment Performance at Scale
  Analyze payment success rates and processing data across geographies and processors to identify opportunities to improve authorization rates, reduce transaction failures, and enhance redundancy and resiliency of our payment flows.
• Set Standards for Integration & Platform Quality
  Establish best practices, patterns, and reusable building blocks for payment integrations (APIs, configuration models, error handling, reconciliation, observability), ensuring new integrations and features are scalable, secure, and maintainable.
• Collaborate Cross‑Functionally and Across Time Zones
  Work closely with engineering, architecture, design, data, and partner management teams—often across US, Beijing, and India time zones to deliver robust payment solutions that meet the complex needs of global enterprise customers.
• Serve as the Payments Domain Expert
  Act as the internal subject matter expert on payment gateways, acquirers, schemes, alternative payment methods, and payment orchestration. Provide guidance to internal teams and customers on global payment best practices and regulatory considerations.
• Be the Focal Point for Customers and Partners
  Serve as a primary point of contact for strategic customers and payment partners for coverage, platform, and integration topics in the US time zone, while aligning closely with engineering and stakeholder teams in Beijing and India.

• Deep Payments Domain Expertise (10+ Years)
  10+ years of experience in the payments industry with a deep understanding of the global payments ecosystem
  , including gateways, processors, acquirers, schemes, wallets, and alternative payment methods.
• Proven Platform & Global Feature Ownership
  Demonstrated experience building and launching payments platforms and global payment features at a previous company (e.g., PSP, payment gateway, payment…