Global Product Engineering Leader

Global Product Engineering Leader, Payabbhi®
Company:  RS Software Ltd.

Location:

Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Reporting to:  Chief Operating Officer

Preferred Experience:

20+ years

Company Overview
RS Software builds global, national, and enterprise-scale payment platforms with a presence across four continents. With over 30 years of payments expertise, the company delivers mission-critical solutions powering approximately 40% of global digital payment volumes (2021). Its platforms process over 350 billion transactions annually and are trusted by 12 of the top 20 banks in India.
Focused on payments modernization, RS Software offers ISO 20022–ready, cloud-native, microservices-based systems for banks, payment networks, processors, and central infrastructures—driving scale, resilience, and faster adoption while powering India’s core digital payment ecosystem.
The company has also built India’s core digital payment infrastructure, impacting over a billion lives.
Instant digital payment platform (UPI)
Bill payment platform - Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS)
Enterprise Fraud and Risk Management (EFRM)

Position Summary
We are seeking an experienced Global Product Engineering Leader to own the vision, roadmap, and end-to-end engineering execution for one of our financial payment products – Payabhi®. This role will work closely with Regional (US, Canada, Nordic, India) sales, Centralized research, and Innovation teams to anticipate market needs, define forward-looking product roadmaps, and ensure timely delivery of solutions that meet customer and market expectations — Deliver the Right Product, at the Right Time, in the Right Markets.
The product Payabbhi® – is a cloud-native, API-first digital payments platform that unifies acceptance, acquiring, and disbursement across payment channels, enabling businesses to compose their own ecosystem with modular components, seamless integrations, intelligent orchestration, and real-time intelligence. Prospect can use Payabbhi® to stand up a payment gateway service expeditiously.
The role involves leading global engineering teams (primarily based out of IDC, Kolkata), driving architectural excellence, innovation, and building a world class product with a competitive edge along with measurable value for the end customer. The leader will ensure that technology decisions are scalable, secure, and aligned with both current and future market demands.

Key Responsibilities
Leadership qualities as part of Senior Leadership Team (SLT)
Demonstrate executive presence by maintaining passion, positivity, and a proactive attitude. Effective leadership is evidenced through one's influence on others rather than by title or tenure, and includes motivating colleagues through commitment, determination, and clear communication
Lead with conviction, authority, full accountability, and complete ownership. Set an example by being the first to take action in alignment with expectations for others
Foster unity, teamwork, and collaboration among peers
For each member of the SLT, prioritize RS Software first, employees second, team members third, and individual interests last. Every challenge faced by RS Software is considered the responsibility of all SLT members
Adopt a broad, deep, and forward-thinking approach to strategy, planning, and execution. Apply detailed analysis and the SMART principles, measuring how time is spent and focusing on results and impact. Communicate with accuracy, clarity, and conciseness
Demonstrates high energy, passion, desire to learn and excel
People Leadership and Talent Magnetism
Inspires and nurtures high-performing teams through mentorship, empowerment, and clarity of purpose. Attracts and retains diverse top talent across geographies, gender, experience levels, and competitive organizations. Holds end-to-end accountability for top-talent outcomes—from recruitment and successful onboarding to continuous development, growth through role rotation or linear progression, and long-term retention
Foster a culture of deep product and domain expertise, client-centricity, proactive problem-solving, ownership and accountability
Work closely with RS School Of Payments to continuously…