Global Unattended & Petro Hardware Product Manager
As the Global Unattended & Petro Hardware Product Manager, you will own the strategy, roadmap, and lifecycle of Verifone's unattended and petroleum focused hardware platforms. This global role is responsible for defining and evolving device portfolios used in kiosks, vending, transit, EV charging, fuel dispensers, and other unattended environments, with petroleum retail experience considered a strong advantage.
Reporting to the Vice President of Hardware Product Management, you will evaluate market opportunities, customer needs, regulatory requirements, and technology trends to guide product investments from concept through launch and long term lifecycle management. Working closely with engineering, industrial design, platform software, certification, operations, sales, and marketing teams, you will ensure Verifone delivers scalable, compliant, and competitive hardware solutions across global markets.
This is a hybrid role that will work out of our office in Alpharetta, GA or London, UK.
Key Responsibilities Product Strategy & Portfolio Ownership
- Define and own the global product vision, strategy, and roadmap for unattended and Petro hardware platforms.
- Evaluate new business opportunities through market analysis, customer feedback, competitive assessment, and technology trends.
- Optimize the hardware portfolio by balancing innovation, cost, regional requirements, and long term platform sustainability.
- Drive decisions on product investments, enhancements, variants, and end of life planning.
Market & Customer Insight
- Leverage deep understanding of the payments ecosystem, unattended environments (kiosks, vending, transit, EV charging), and petroleum retail workflows to inform product direction.
- Engage directly with customers, partners, and regional teams to validate requirements and prioritize features.
- Monitor global regulatory, certification, and compliance needs (e.g., payments, security, accessibility) that impact hardware design and deployment.
Cross Functional Execution
- Work closely with hardware, firmware, and platform engineering teams to translate market needs into clear product requirements.
- Validate early product definitions, concepts, and prototypes with customers and internal stakeholders.
- Partner with Product Marketing to support positioning, launch readiness, and enablement activities.
- Collaborate with operations, supply chain, and quality teams to ensure successful product delivery at scale.
Lifecycle & Delivery Management
- Own product definition from concept through development, launch, and ongoing evolution.
- Ensure product plans align with customer timelines, certification constraints, and global rollout needs.
- Support internal teams by acting as the primary product authority for unattended and Petro hardware platforms.
Required Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Electronics, or a related technical field (or equivalent experience).
- Strong experience in product management for hardware or hardware enabled platforms.
- Demonstrated knowledge of payments, payment devices, or transaction driven environments.
- Experience working with cross functional teams across multiple geographies and time zones.
- Ability to read, understand, and contribute to technical documentation and specifications.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
- This role requires approximately 20% travel, including visits to customer sites, regional team engagements, and industry events across global markets.
Preferred Experience
- Experience with unattended payment environments (e.g., kiosks, vending, transit, EV charging).
- Petroleum retail or fuel dispenser experience is a strong plus, but not required.
- Familiarity with hardware and software development lifecycles.
- Exposure to Agile development practices and tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence).
- Knowledge of fintech, embedded systems, or secure payment technologies.
Key Competencies
- Strategic Thinking: Ability to align product decisions with long term business and platform strategy.
- Customer Centric Mindset: Strong focus on solving real customer problems in complex environments.
- Analytical Skills: Comfortable evaluating market data, customer input, and tradeoffs to drive decisions.
- Collaboration: Effective at influencing and leading without direct authority.
- Execution Focus: Able to balance strategic vision with practical delivery realities.
Our Commitment
Verifone is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. Verifone is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.