Description

The Product Owner/Execution Manager - BIN Sponsor plays a critical role in driving end‑to‑end execution of Huntington’s BIN Sponsorship and Payments initiatives, including Issuing, Acquiring, Push‑to‑Debit, settlement, and processor integrations.

This role provides delivery leadership and execution oversight for complex, cross‑functional initiatives spanning Payments, Operations, Fraud, Risk, Servicing, Technology, and external vendor partners. The Delivery Lead ensures predictable execution, disciplined dependency management, and streamlined communication to deliver scalable, high‑quality payment solutions on schedule.

Acting as a strategic execution partner to Product, Engineering, and operational leaders, this role drives alignment, transparency, and execution rigor across the full delivery lifecycles, supporting both near‑term delivery commitments and long‑term strategies.

Key Responsibilities

Delivery Leadership & Execution

• Own day‑to‑day execution of BIN Sponsorship and Payments initiatives across issuing, acquiring, and push‑to‑debit capabilities
• Provide end‑to‑end delivery oversight across the full execution lifecycle, from intake through go‑live and stabilization
• Translate product and business strategy into clear business requirements, delivery plans, and executable backlogs
• Drive disciplined execution practices to ensure predictable, on‑time delivery of Payments functionality
• Identify, manage, and actively mitigate risks, issues, and dependencies across workstreams
• Track key delivery metrics (progress, readiness, risk indicators) and use insights to improve delivery performance

Cross‑Functional Coordination & Stakeholder Management

• Own and prioritize the execution backlog
• Partner with Engineering teams through grooming, sprint execution, testing, and release
• Act as the primary delivery liaison between Payments Product, Technology, Operations, Fraud, Risk, Servicing, Finance, and vendor teams
• Provide clear, consistent status reporting and delivery updates to senior leaders and stakeholders
• Drive alignment across teams to ensure dependencies are understood, sequenced, and resolved proactively

• Build and maintain strong trust‑based relationships across internal and external partners
• Collaborate with business partners to ensure delivery decisions support scalability, resilience, and future growth
• Identify opportunities to improve delivery models, execution efficiency, and cross‑team collaboration
• Drive go‑live readiness activities including operational handoff, runbooks, and post‑launch stabilization
• Support production issue resolution and continuous improvement post‑launch

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 7 years experience in Product Development, Product Owner, Product Management, or Delivery Leadership roles
• 7 years experience leading complex, cross‑functional technical implementations, including external vendor partners
• 7 years experience proficiency in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Preferred Qualifications

• Self‑starter with adaptability, accountability, and a strong quality mindset
• Strong team player with effective conflict resolution and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to quickly learn new tools and platforms
• Passion for driving results, execution excellence, and innovation
• Proven ability to present senior executives and influence outcomes with excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong understanding of Payments, card networks, BIN Sponsorship, settlement, and money movement preferred
• High degree of professional confidence and executive presence, with the ability to represent complex IT work
• Familiarity with regulated financial environments (Risk, Compliance, AML, Fraud)
• Experience evaluating third‑party capabilities and organizational fit

Exempt Status: (Yes = not eligible for overtime pay) (No = eligible for overtime pay)

Workplace Type:

Our Approach to Office Workplace Type

Certain positions outside our branch network may be eligible for a flexible work arrangement. We’re combining the best of both worlds: in-office and work from home. Our approach enables our teams to deepen connections, maintain a strong community, and do their best work. Remote roles will also have the opportunity to come together in our offices for moments that matter. Specific work arrangements will be provided by the hiring team.

Compensation Range:

The compensation range represents the low and high end of the base compensation range for this position. Actual compensation will vary and may be above or below the range based on various factors including but not limited to location, experience, and performance. Colleagues in this position are also eligible to participate in an applicable incentive compensation plan. In addition, Huntington provides a variety of benefits to colleagues, including health insurance coverage, wellness program, life and disability insurance, retirement savings plan, paid leave programs, paid holidays and paid time off (PTO).

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