Product Manager - Hardware
Verifone · Atlanta, Clearwater
Why Verifone
For more than 30 years Verifone has established a remarkable record of leadership in the electronic payment technology industry. Verifone has one of the leading electronic payment solutions brands and is one of the largest providers of electronic payment systems worldwide.
Verifone has a diverse, dynamic and fast paced work environment in which employees are focused on results and have opportunities to excel. We take pride in the fact that we work with leading retailers, merchants, banks, and third party partners to invent and deliver innovative payments solution around the world. We strive for excellence in our products and services, and are obsessed with customer happiness. Across the globe, Verifone employees are leading the payments industry through experience, innovation, and an ambitious spirit. Whether it’s developing the next platform of secure payment systems or searching for new ways to bring electronic payments to new markets, the team at Verifone is dedicated to the success of our customers, partners and investors. It is this passion for innovation that drives each one of our employees for personal and professional success.
Verifone is proudly an in-office work culture as we see immense benefits to career development and business results from our colleagues being physically co-located.
What's Exciting About the Role
As the Product Manager - Hardware, you will own the strategy, roadmap, and lifecycle of Verifone’s mobility hardware portfolio. This is a global role responsible for defining and evolving mobility devices used by merchants across retail, hospitality, restaurants, delivery, field services, and other environments where commerce happens away from the fixed counter.
Reporting to the Vice President of Hardware Product Management, you will evaluate market opportunities, customer needs, regulatory requirements, and mobile 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 mobility hardware across global markets.
This is a hybrid role that will work out of our office in Alpharetta, GA, or Clearwater, FL.
Key Responsibilities
Product Strategy & Portfolio Ownership
- Define and own the global product vision, strategy, and roadmap for Verifone’s mobility hardware portfolio.
- 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, mobility use cases (e.g., pay‑at‑table, line busting, delivery, in‑aisle and field checkout), and the needs of acquirers, ISVs, and merchants 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.
- Track mobility devices and component trends, including connectivity (4G/5G, Wi‑Fi), battery life, displays, durability and ruggedization, and processor roadmaps, and assess their impact on the portfolio.
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 Verifone’s mobility hardware.
Required Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Electronics, or a related technical field (or equivalent experience).
- Strong experience in product management for payment hardware, or a closely related role owning a payment solution with a significant hardware component (e.g., payment terminals, mPOS, handheld POS, or hardware‑enabled payment platforms).
- Demonstrated knowledge of payments, payment devices, and how hardware is deployed and supported through acquirers, payment service providers, ISVs, and resellers.
- 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
- Experience with mobility devices (e.g., handheld POS, mPOS, smartphones, rugged handhelds, or tablets).
- Familiarity with payment device certification and security requirements (e.g., EMV, PCI PTS) is a strong plus.
- Exposure to Android‑based device ecosystems, mobile device management, or SoftPOS / Tap to Pay solutions.
- 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.
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.