Head of Product (Malta)

We are looking for a Head of Product to take end-to-end ownership of product strategy, technical direction and delivery for a growing payment management platform.

This is a senior leadership role for someone who can connect commercial strategy, product vision and technology , while building and leading high-performing Product & Engineering teams. The focus is on leadership, structure and strategic direction rather than hands-on development.

Key Responsibilities

- Own the product vision, roadmap, technical strategy and delivery.
- Translate business goals into clear priorities, features and engineering workstreams.
- Lead technical architecture and ensure scalability, reliability, security and compliance, including PCI-DSS.
- Oversee payment gateway and core platform integrations.
- Build and scale Product & Engineering teams through hiring, coaching and effective team structures.
- Establish processes and operating models that support predictable, high-quality delivery.
- Oversee releases, QA, UAT and CI/CD, removing technical blockers where required.
- Work closely with the CEO, COO and wider leadership team to align technology with commercial goals.
- Track product KPIs and use data, analytics and user feedback to drive decisions.

Requirements

- 5+ years in senior Product and/or Engineering leadership roles.
- Strong background in FinTech, Payments or SaaS , ideally with PSP integrations, settlement or financial data platforms.
- Experience owning a technical platform end-to-end and delivering products at scale.
- Strong technical understanding of architecture and engineering without needing to be hands-on in code.
- Proven experience building and managing Product & Engineering teams.
- Comfortable working directly with C-level stakeholders and linking technology decisions to commercial outcomes.