Company Overview

RS Software builds global, national and enterprise payment platforms, and has presence in four continents. The product suite combines knowledge systems built over 30 years, delivering mission-critical payment solutions that combine innovation and entrepreneurship to create the new gold standard for digital payments. With approximately 40% of the global digital payment volumes in 2021 processed on platforms built by RS Software, the vision is to deliver Payments at the Speed of Thought. We are in a phase of rapid global expansion, and our success is directly tied to our ability to deliver flawless product implementations that drive immediate client value and long-term partnership.

RS Software is focused on the global payments modernization market, providing large-scale, high-performance payment systems, serving central Infrastructures, financial institutions, payment network providers, payment processors and software companies providing products to the payment industry. The company's product suite offers ISO 20022 ready, open payments architecture using a cloud-based microservices framework - optimizing costs, seamless integrations with commoditized products, and accelerating the pace of adoption.

The company’s solutions today are installed in 12 of the top 20 banks in India, and the four major platforms built by RS Software cumulatively process annually 350+ billion transactions world-wide, giving the company a rare track record in the payment domain. RS Software’s product suite is getting recognized in some important markets, which is creating strategic partnerships, the foundation for the company’s long-term growth.

RS Software has bult India’s digital payment infrastructure, the three major payment platforms, which are transforming the lives of a billion+ people.

• Instant digital payment platform (UPI)
• Bill presentment and payment platform - Bharat Bill Payment System (BBPS)
• Enterprise Fraud and Risk Management (EFRM)

Why RS Software?

• RS provides a unique experience of engaging in some world class product development and prestigious large scale payment platforms that caters to billions of people
• We provide opportunity to learn and develop high throughput transaction processing systems
• RS Software is one of the few technology and payment solutions providers where talented individuals have the opportunity to work on cutting-edge, complex, and mission-critical IT projects. We offer ample career opportunities to hardworking and skilled employees.
• Our Talent Management Program is specifically designed to identify the interests of each employee and match them with suitable career paths within their desired domains, allowing them to make the best possible use of their skillsets in reaching their goals.
• We invest in the knowledge and skill development of our employees with RS School of Payments – the industry’s most comprehensive training platform, and RS Payments Innovation Lab – to explore the application of new technologies in digital payments. There are three main areas of focus that the School and the Innovation Lab address: current technology skills, professional development and payments domain knowledge.
• Our customized training program, well-defined career mapping process, and comprehensive appraisal system are designed to help every employee achieve their goals.
• To support employees relocating from other regions, we provide reimbursement of eligible relocation expenses along with complimentary interim accommodation, such as guesthouse facilities, to ensure a smooth transition. We also assist employees with finding suitable housing.

Position Summary

We are seeking an experienced Global Product Engineering Leader to own the vision, roadmap, and end-to-end engineering execution for one of our financial payment products – Payabhi®. This role will work closely with Regional (US, Canada, Nordic, India) sales, Centralized research, and Innovation teams to anticipate market needs, define forward-looking product roadmaps, and ensure timely delivery of solutions that meet customer and market expectations — Deliver the Right Product, at the Right Time, in the Right Markets.

The product Payabbhi® – is a cloud-native, API-first digital payments platform that unifies acceptance, acquiring, and disbursement across payment channels, enabling businesses to compose their own ecosystem with modular components, seamless integrations, intelligent orchestration, and real-time intelligence. Prospect can use Payabbhi® to stand up a payment gateway service expeditiously.

The role involves leading global engineering teams (primarily based out of IDC, Kolkata), driving architectural excellence, innovation, and building a world class product with a competitive edge along with measurable value for the end customer. The leader will ensure that technology decisions are scalable, secure, and aligned with both current and future market demands.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership qualities as part of Senior Leadership Team (SLT)

• Demonstrate executive presence by maintaining passion, positivity, and a proactive attitude. Effective leadership is evidenced through one's influence on others rather than by title or tenure, and includes motivating colleagues through commitment, determination, and clear communication.
• Lead with conviction, authority, full accountability, and complete ownership. Set an example by being the first to take action in alignment with expectations for others.
• Foster unity, teamwork, and collaboration among peers.
• For each member of the SLT, prioritize RS Software first, employees second, team members third, and individual interests last. Every challenge faced by RS Software is considered the responsibility of all SLT members.
• Adopt a broad, deep, and forward-thinking approach to strategy, planning, and execution. Apply detailed analysis and the SMART principles, measuring how time is spent and focusing on results and impact. Communicate with accuracy, clarity, and conciseness.
• Demonstrates high energy, passion, desire to learn and excel.

People Leadership and Talent Magnetism

• Inspires and nurtures high-performing teams through mentorship, empowerment, and clarity of purpose. Attracts and retains diverse top talent across geographies, gender, experience levels, and competitive organizations. Holds end-to-end accountability for top-talent outcomes—from recruitment and successful onboarding to continuous development, growth through role rotation or linear progression, and long-term retention.
• Foster a culture of deep product and domain expertise, client-centricity, proactive problem-solving, ownership and accountability.
• Work closely with RS School Of Payments to continuously uplift the team's skills on new technology, innovation, domain knowledge, product features and implementation of best practices.
• Builds brand visibility along with Marketing for the company’s engineering excellence and thought leadership.
• Leads by example in embracing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, including gender balance and time-zone diversity, with integrity, transparency, and respect.

Strategic Technical Vision

• Conduct market, customer, and competitive analysis to identify trends, opportunities, and unmet needs in the ecosystem.
• Translate market insights into clear, actionable product requirements, balancing customer value, technical feasibility, and commercial considerations.
• Define and evangelize the short – mid - long-term product roadmap, technical strategy and architecture for a major product line
• Partner closely with the Product Management leadership/Innovation lab, regional sales & Sales research to shape customer and market driven roadmap, injecting technological possibilities and conducting strategic trade-off analyses.
• Identify and drive the adoption of next-generation technologies and architectural patterns to ensure our platforms remain leaders in performance, security, and scalability.
• Collaborate with QA, Security, DevOps, and Infrastructure teams to ensure seamless and secure product releases.
• Stays ahead of industry trends and brings external insights into internal strategy.

Technical Execution & Delivery

• Oversee the entire software development lifecycle for the product line Payabbhi®, ensuring on-time, high-quality delivery as per quarter and FY roadmap.
• Instill a culture of engineering excellence, best practices in code quality, testing (unit, integration, security), bug free delivery and DevOps/SRE principles.
• Be ultimately responsible for product innovation, the performance, resilience, and security of mission-critical payment processing systems.

Product Positioning & Marketing

• Define and articulate the product’s value proposition, differentiators, and positioning within each of the markets – US, Canada, Nordic, India and the ones that will be added.
• Collaborate with the marketing team to develop compelling product messaging, sales collateral, and go-to-market strategies.
• Lead product launches and marketing campaigns, ensuring they resonate with Region’s target audiences and drive market adoption.

Domain Expertise & Compliance

• Provide and guide teams with deep expertise in the Payabbhi® product functionality domain.
• Ensure all products and processes adhere to the highest standards of security, risk management, scalability, Ethical and Responsible AI and compliance.

Product P&L Management and Sales Enablement

• Own the product P&L, including pricing strategy, cost management, revenue forecasting, and overall financial performance.
• Monitor and report on key financial metrics, using data-driven insights to optimize profitability while maintaining market competitiveness.
• Act as the product subject-matter expert for sales teams, providing training, presentations, and high-quality client-facing materials.
• Partner closely with regional sales teams to identify and pursue strategic opportunities across North America, Europe, and other global markets.
• Work closely with Pre-Sales and Regional sales to support the sales cycle through customer discussions, demos, and executive-level client engagements as required.

Qualifications and Experience

• 20+ years of overall experience in Product development and engineering, with at least 10+ years in a leadership role (e.g., Product Engineering Director, Head of Product engineering) managing managers and distributed teams.
• A bachelor's or master's degree in computer science or a related field
• Proven track record of leading Product engineering for large-scale, transaction-heavy financial payment systems, banking platforms, or fintech products. A deep understanding of payment processing flows (authorization, clearing, settlement) is essential.
• Technical Acumen
  • Expert-level knowledge of modern software architecture, microservices, APIs, AI, and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
  • Hands-on experience with high-availability, low-latency, and fault-tolerant systems.
  • Strong familiarity with security protocols, encryption, and compliance frameworks, especially PCI-DSS.

• Leadership & Process:
  • Demonstrated ability to build, inspire, and scale world-class engineering teams.
  • Expertise in Agile methodologies and a deep understanding of DevOps and CI/CD cultures.
  • Excellent strategic planning, budgeting, and resource management skills.

Essential Skills and Competencies

• A strong blend of strategic, marketing-oriented, customer-centric, product-thinking, and technical capabilities.
• Thought leader who can have a telescopic view and convert that to a microscopic view of execution i.e. Vision – Product Strategy – Plan – Execution – Measurement – Improvisation
• An exceptional leader and people manager, passionate about mentoring and developing talent.
• Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence at all levels.
• A customer-centric and product-minded approach to technology.
• A high level of integrity and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Job Category: Product Engineering Leader

Job Type: Full-time

Job Location: Kolkata

Experience: 20+ years