Lead Product Manager (Payments Platform)

Location: Glasgow, United Kingdom; Hybrid

Lead the live operation, strategy and future evolution of Scotland’s national payments platform and help shape how public services successfully deliver secure, reliable financial transactions at scale. 

Join the Scottish Government’s Cloud and Digital Services Division as the Lead Product Manager for ScotPayments, the Scottish Government’s national payment platform. ScotPayments underpins public service reform by providing a modern, secure and reusable payments capability that supports organisations across the public sector. Responsible for the secure and reliable processing of billions of pounds of public funds each year, the platform operates within a highly regulated environment and must meet banking industry standards, financial controls, security requirements and audit obligations. 

This is a hands-on leadership role with responsibility for product strategy, prioritisation, delivery and continuous improvement of a nationally significant payments service. You will lead product direction, stakeholder engagement, operational governance and continuous improvement, ensuring the platform remains resilient, secure and aligned with industry standards while delivering new capabilities and payment functionality that create value for users across Scotland. 

Working with multidisciplinary teams and senior stakeholders across government, you will balance user needs, regulatory requirements and strategic priorities to ensure ScotPayments continues to deliver trusted payment services while supporting the safe stewardship of public funds.

Why Join Us? 

This is an opportunity to apply your expertise to challenges that matter. In return, we offer the chance to work on meaningful national programmes alongside experienced digital professionals, supported by flexible hybrid working, a 35-hour working week, strong pension provision and a healthy work-life balance. See below for further details.

C1 Lead Product Manager (Payments Platform): Join the Payments team within the Digital Components and Infrastructure Division and lead the development and live operation of ScotPayments, a national payments platform supporting public services across Scotland.