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We’re looking for a Project Manager to take ownership of delivery for a long-term fintech product built around payment aggregation and local payment provider integrations.

The platform processes real transactions in production, integrates local payment providers across multiple countries, and continues to expand into new markets. End users never see it, but it is a critical part of our client's daily operations.
Umber owns the full delivery cycle — from analysis and development to QA, releases, and continuous improvements. We're looking for a Project Manager who can become the delivery owner for this product and bring clarity to complex technical work.

We’re looking for someone who can bring order to moving parts, notice gaps, ask the right questions, follow up on blockers, and gradually take ownership of one or more delivery streams. You don't need to be a developer, but you should feel comfortable working close to technical context: APIs, integrations, asynchronous statuses, dependencies, edge cases, release risks, and technical documentation.

This role is a good fit for someone who enjoys creating structure in complex environments, rather than simply maintaining an existing process.

What you’ll do
Coordinate delivery across one or several active workstreams, depending on current priorities.
Turn unclear client or internal requests into structured tasks: context, open questions, dependencies, owners, and next steps.
Keep ClickUp / Kanban clear and up to date: statuses, priorities, blockers, owners, and next actions.
Follow up on blockers before they become delivery risks.
Prepare clear written communication for clients, payment providers, and the internal team: project updates, risks, technical clarifications, dependencies, and next steps.
Stay close to the CTO, developers, and QA team to understand what is blocked, what is ready, and what may affect release timing.
Coordinate payment provider integrations: clarify technical details, track dependencies, support releases, and follow issues through to resolution.
Help improve simple delivery processes: task flow, status updates, backlog clarity, handovers, and team communication.
Proactively identify delivery risks, surface them early, and drive them toward resolution before they become blockers.

Who you are
A Project Manager with 3,5+ years of hands-on experience in software delivery, ideally across technical products, integrations, fintech, SaaS, internal platforms, or similar environments.
Solid understanding of the software delivery cycle: requirements, task breakdown, dependencies, estimates, testing, releases, blockers, and risks.
Comfortable working close to technical context: reading API documentation, asking sharp clarifying questions, and understanding how technical details affect delivery.
Clear and structured written English, as most client and provider communication happens in writing.
Able to move work forward without perfect input: clarify missing context, structure information, and define next steps.
Reliable in follow-through: commitments stay visible, progress does not require constant reminders, and changes are communicated early.
Structured and detail-oriented, but practical. We need order, not bureaucracy.
Comfortable in a small team where processes are still evolving and roles may overlap.

About the product
The platform is already running in production and processes thousands of transactions every day. It connects local payment providers across multiple countries, each with different APIs, authentication methods, request/response formats, and webhook behaviour. Part of the PM's job is reducing uncertainty: understanding incomplete documentation, asking the right questions, coordinating integrations, and preventing technical ambiguity from becoming delivery risk.

What you’ll find here
A small, hands-on team that values ownership, clarity, and common sense.
Long-term client work in fintech, digital payments, and operational products.
Direct access to the CTO, CEO, developers, QA, and client context.
Processes that are not perfect yet, but real space to improve them.
Real ownership over delivery, direct access to technical and business context, and the opportunity to improve how delivery works as the product continues to grow.
Fully remote work with Eastern European time zone overlap.

Terms
Full-time · Contract-based cooperation (FOP) · 3-month probation period · 24 paid days off + New Year and Christmas holidays · Fully remote · No time trackers · Annual performance review

Hiring process
Intro call with our Talent Partner — 60–75 min
A conversation about your experience, motivation, working style, and the role.
Practical assignment — around 2–3 hours
The task is close to the real challenges you may face at Umber. We want to understand how you think, structure information, notice gaps, and ask clarifying questions.
Final interview with the CEO and CTO — 60–90 min
A deeper discussion of your experience, decision-making, technical context, and the practical assignment.
Reference check
A short conversation with one or two former managers or colleagues, with your prior consent.
Final decision and offer