Product Manager Hardware, Payment Terminals - Nethermind - eFinancialCareers : Job Details

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Imagine leading the launch of a next-generation biometric payment terminal that redefines how identity, access, and payments converge. At Nethermind, we’re building a universal, privacy-preserving payment and identity device—the Palm-as-Wallet (PaW)—that integrates blockchain, secure biometrics, and hardware into a seamless user experience.

We're looking for a product leader who thrives at the intersection of hardware, identity, and finance. You will take a breakthrough concept—a biometric payment terminal—from prototype to global brand, defining the product roadmap, guiding development, and crafting a go-to-market strategy that spans retail, quick commerce, and beyond.

If you’re passionate about launching hardware-first products, understand the complexities of payments or electronic devices, and want to shape the future of how people access, verify, and transact - this is your moment.

Responsibilities:

• Product Ownership & Vision
• Drive the end-to-end strategy and lifecycle of the biometric payment terminal (PaW), from prototype through global deployment. Translate our bold vision for privacy-preserving, biometric-enabled payments into a tangible, market-ready product.
• Go-To-Market Strategy
• Define and execute launch plans for the payment terminal, beginning with high-impact use cases such as retail, gas stations, and quick commerce. Navigate licensing, pilot programs, pricing, and channel strategy.
• Stakeholder & Partnership Management
• Collaborate with regulators, fintech partners, hardware vendors, retailers, and NGOs. Champion partnerships with payment networks (e.g., Visa, Mastercard) and fintech infrastructure providers to ensure compliance and seamless settlement.
• Compliance & Regulation
• Guide product development with a clear understanding of regulatory frameworks (GDPR, KYC/AML, CE/FCC), ensuring data security and trust at every layer of the product.
• Brand & Ecosystem Development
• Build a globally recognisable identity-first hardware product. Own the user experience and branding across onboarding, checkout, and support touchpoints.
• Iterative Launch & Feedback Loops
• Lead pilot deployments (Poland and beyond), gather market feedback, and adapt the roadmap in collaboration with engineering and design.

Skills:

• Minimum 5+ years in product management, ideally with a focus on payments, consumer hardware, or electronic device launches.
• Proven experience bringing a 0-to-1 product to market, from early prototyping through mass deployment.
• Deep understanding of fintech, payments architecture, and/or identity verification protocols.
• Comfortable working with teams across hardware, firmware, and backend software domains.
• Ability to distill complex systems (e.g., blockchain-based transactions, biometric matching, edge devices) into simple product narratives and roadmaps.
• Experience working with embedded systems, device security, and compliance frameworks (e.g., CE, FCC, GDPR).
• Strong analytical and project management skills. Bonus: experience with pilot programs, incentive design, or regulatory negotiations.
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills—able to work across legal, engineering, marketing, and external partners.
• Strategic thinker with a bias toward action and execution.

Nice to have:

• Experience launching payment terminals, biometric products, or point-of-sale systems.
• Knowledge of blockchain, zero-knowledge proofs, or digital identity protocols.
• Past work in scaling B2B hardware products across geographies.
• Exposure to emerging markets or regulated industries (alcohol, finance, healthcare).

What We Offer/ Benefits

• Flexible Work Options: Remote-first culture with the opportunity to work from anywhere.
• Global and Diverse Workforce: You'll work with people from various backgrounds and cultures.
• Learning and Development: You'll work on innovative, challenging projects and have access to experts and mentors to enhance your skills.
• Career Growth: Access to training, mentorship, and opportunities to contribute to open-source initiatives.
• Global Events and Conferences: Opportunities to attend the industry events.
• Collaborative and Innovative Culture: We foster teamwork and encourage new ideas.
• Unlimited Time Off: Enjoy the freedom to structure your working hours in a way that suits you best, with the flexibility to take unpaid time off whenever needed to maintain a healthy work-life balance.

Our Commitment to Diversity

At Nethermind, we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all team members. We believe a variety of perspectives drives innovation and leads to better solutions for the blockchain community.