Lead Product Manager, Payments & Fraud Prevention

2 Months ago • 8 Years + • Product Management • $165,000 PA - $200,000 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

PENN Entertainment is seeking a Lead Product Manager for Payments & Fraud Prevention to lead the strategy for their digital product portfolio, including ESPN BET and theScore BET. This role involves managing and executing product initiatives focused on the promotional experience, aiming to reduce fraud, optimize payment success rates, and support business growth. The position requires a strategic thinker with deep experience in payments infrastructure and fraud prevention, capable of balancing security with user experience. The role impacts millions of users by leveraging cutting-edge technologies to create personalized and immersive product experiences. The ideal candidate will collaborate with engineering, data science, compliance, and operations teams to drive the development of a Tier 1 Sportsbook product in a fast-paced, high-impact environment.
Must have:
  • 8+ years of product management experience
  • 2+ years in a people leadership role
  • Deep experience in payments infrastructure/fraud detection
  • Experience with high-volume, consumer-facing platforms
  • Strong analytical and communication skills
  • Results-oriented leader
Good to have:
  • Experience in sports betting or online gaming
  • Familiarity with KYC, AML, PCI compliance
  • Mentoring product managers
Perks:
  • Competitive compensation package
  • Comprehensive Benefits package
  • Fun, relaxed work environment
  • Education and conference reimbursements

Job Details

PENN Entertainment, Inc. is North America’s leading provider of integrated entertainment, sports content, and casino gaming experiences. From casinos and racetracks to online gaming, sports betting and entertainment content, we deliver the experiences people want, how and where they want them.

We’re always on the lookout for those who are passionate about creating and delivering cutting-edge online gaming and sports media products. Whether it’s through ESPN BET, Hollywood Casino, theScore Bet Sportsbook & Casino, or theScore media app, we’re excited to push the boundaries of what’s possible. These state-of-the-art platforms are powered by proprietary in-house technology, a key component of PENN’s omnichannel gaming and entertainment strategy.

When you join PENN Entertainment’s digital team, you’ll not only work on these cutting-edge platforms through theScore and PENN Interactive, but you’ll also be part of a company that truly cares about your career growth. We’re committed to supporting you as you expand your skills and explore new opportunities.

With locations throughout North America, you can build a future at PENN Entertainment wherever you are. If you want to challenge conventions in gaming, media and entertainment, we want to talk to you.

 

About the Role & Team
The Interactive Product Management team leads the strategy for Penn Interactive's incredible digital product portfolio – from ESPN BET, theScore Bet, theScore Media, and iCasino. This team impacts the way millions of people engage with our products in more personalized and immersive ways, leveraging bleeding-edge technologies. As an enthusiastic and entrepreneurial product leader, you will manage, innovate, and execute on product initiatives that focus on the promotional experience in both ESPN BET and theScore BET. In this role this you will take on challenges in a fast paced ever changing environment. This is a high impact, high visibility role that will impact key features, innovation and scale. It requires strong collaboration, leadership and agility to drive the development of a Tier 1 Sportsbook product. 

The right candidate is a seasoned product leader with deep experience in payments infrastructure and fraud prevention. You understand the complexities of transaction flows, risk mitigation, and regulatory compliance, and have successfully built systems that balance security with seamless user experience. You're a strategic thinker, a collaborative partner to engineering, data science, compliance, and operations, and a confident communicator who can influence executive stakeholders. 

Payments and fraud systems are foundational to any gaming or sportsbook platform, directly impacting user trust, conversion, and lifetime value. This team’s mission is to deliver reliable, secure, and scalable transaction experiences while proactively identifying and stopping fraud. You’ll help define the roadmap that enables the business to grow responsibly while protecting users and the company from financial and reputational risk. 

 
About the Work 

  • Discover and define product solutions that reduce fraud, optimize payment success rates, and support PENN’s growth and trust objectives, while developing a long-term strategy for scalable, secure infrastructure.
  • Define and report on KPIs related to payment conversion, fraud rates, chargebacks, false positives, and cost of risk.
  • Collaborate closely with compliance, risk, legal, finance, and external partners to ensure systems meet regulatory requirements and industry standards (e.g., KYC, AML, PCI).
  • Leverage quantitative and qualitative insights to guide data-informed prioritization and risk-based decision making.
  • Partner with operations and customer support teams to ensure product solutions translate into real-world improvements in efficiency and customer experience.
  • Maintain transparency and accountability across stakeholders through clear documentation, structured communication, and consistent product updates.
  • Foster collaboration across cross-functional teams including engineering, data science, operations, and fraud/risk teams.
  • Monitor emerging threats, evolving fraud patterns, and the competitive landscape to inform roadmap direction and innovation opportunities.
  • Contribute to the growth of the Product organization by mentoring team members, sharing best practices, and driving operational excellence.
  • Other duties as required. 

 
About You 

  • 8+ years of product management experience, with 2+ years in a people leadership role.
  • Deep experience building and scaling payments infrastructure and/or fraud detection systems is required.
  • Experience working on high-volume, consumer-facing platforms with real-time risk and financial exposure is required.
  • Experience in sports betting, online gaming, or highly regulated financial services is highly preferred.
  • Familiarity with KYC, AML, PCI compliance, and fraud prevention methodologies is highly preferred.
  • Proven ability to connect product strategy with business objectives, particularly around reducing loss, increasing trust, and improving conversion.
  • Strong analytical mindset with demonstrated ability to use data to drive decisions and validate assumptions.
  • Results-oriented leader who can inspire, influence, and develop talent in a cross-functional, fast-paced environment.
  • High emotional intelligence with a track record of navigating complex, cross-functional topics with clarity and diplomacy.
  • Exceptional communication skills with the ability to distill complex financial and technical concepts for diverse audiences.
  • Skilled in partnering with engineering to evaluate tradeoffs, unblock challenges, and drive execution at scale.
  • Experience managing and coaching product managers to deliver high-impact results. 

 
What We Offer: 

  • Competitive compensation package
  • Comprehensive Benefits package.
  • Fun, relaxed work environment.
  • Education and conference reimbursements. 

    #LI-REMOTE

 

Salary Range

$165,000 - 200,000 USD

Initial placement within the salary range is based on an individual's relevant knowledge, skills, and experience. Base salary is just one component of our competitive Total Rewards package, which includes wellness programs designed to support our team members' financial, physical, and mental well-being. Specific benefits—such as day-one medical coverage, 401(k) matching, annual performance bonus and equity package — depending on position. Paid time off is earned according to the local policy and increases with the length of employment.

Click HERE to discover how we empower team members to grow, thrive, and advance in their careers. Check out our LinkedIn page!

Similar Jobs

Justplay - Senior Product Manager - Engagement

Justplay

Berlin, Berlin, Germany (Hybrid)
4 Months ago
Sonar Source - Recruitment Coordinator

Sonar Source

London, England, United Kingdom (On-Site)
1 Month ago
IGT - Senior Software Engineer - Frontend

IGT

West Greenwich, Rhode Island, United States (On-Site)
2 Months ago
ISG - ERP Higher Ed- Student Administration/Campus Sr. Consultant

ISG

United States (Remote)
3 Months ago
Tesla - Senior Direct Materials Buyer

Tesla

Brandenburg, Germany (On-Site)
6 Months ago
22 dog studios - Freelance VFX Producer

22 dog studios

Tenerife, Magdalena, Colombia (Hybrid)
2 Months ago
Nice - Senior Product Manager

Nice

Atlanta, Georgia, United States (On-Site)
2 Months ago
The Walt Disney Company - Producer - Part Time, ABC News Live

The Walt Disney Company

New York, New York, United States (On-Site)
4 Months ago
Interactive Brokers - Product Manager

Interactive Brokers

Greenwich, Connecticut, United States (On-Site)
2 Months ago
Loop - Producer - Automotive

Loop

Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria (On-Site)
3 Months ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

Similar Skill Jobs

Foster and partners  - Game Designer IV

Foster and partners

Macquarie Park, New South Wales, Australia (On-Site)
3 Months ago
Nice - Lead Software Engineer

Nice

Richardson, Texas, United States (Hybrid)
1 Month ago
HHA Exchange - Manager, Operations Command Center

HHA Exchange

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States (Hybrid)
1 Month ago
The Orchard - Graphic Designer, Mass Appeal

The Orchard

New York, United States (On-Site)
4 Weeks ago
illumio - Senior Technical Writer

illumio

Sunnyvale, California, United States (On-Site)
1 Month ago
Square - Retail Space Designer

Square

Laval, Quebec, Canada (On-Site)
3 Weeks ago
Zones - Vendor Rebate Specialist

Zones

Islamabad, Islamabad Capital Territory, Pakistan (On-Site)
2 Months ago
London stock Exchange - Senior Manager of Engineering Obsolescence Control

London stock Exchange

London, England, United Kingdom (On-Site)
1 Month ago
Rackspace Technology - Senior Machine Learning Engineer

Rackspace Technology

Vietnam (Remote)
6 Months ago
DevRev - Senior Product Marketing Manager

DevRev

London, England, United Kingdom (On-Site)
1 Month ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

Jobs in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Nintendo - Senior Consumer Programs Specialist - Nintendo San Francisco Store

Nintendo

San Francisco, California, United States (Hybrid)
9 Months ago
Black Bery - QNX, Senior Customer Marketing Manager

Black Bery

Novi, Michigan, United States (On-Site)
1 Month ago
Trellix - Senior Product Marketing Manager

Trellix

United States (On-Site)
1 Month ago
GoMotive - Senior Sales Engineer, Strategic - TX

GoMotive

United States (Remote)
5 Months ago
Alpha Sense - Product Specialist

Alpha Sense

United States (Remote)
3 Months ago
onwards Search - Senior Data Analyst, Marketing

onwards Search

Memphis, Tennessee, United States (Remote)
1 Month ago
Snap Mobile INC - Account Executive

Snap Mobile INC

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States (On-Site)
3 Months ago
HCL Tech - Senior Tester

HCL Tech

California, United States (On-Site)
3 Months ago
Google - Distinguished Engineer, Demand and Capacity Planning

Google

Kirkland, Washington, United States (On-Site)
3 Months ago
Coherent corp. - Principal Mechanical Engineer (Aerospace & Defense)

Coherent corp.

Warren, New Jersey, United States (On-Site)
2 Months ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

Product Management Jobs

Univision - Social Media Producer

Univision

Miami, Florida, United States (On-Site)
1 Year ago
Adtran - (Senior) Director Product Line Management

Adtran

Munich, Bavaria, Germany (On-Site)
3 Months ago
fuse games - Marketing Producer

fuse games

Guildford, England, United Kingdom (Hybrid)
4 Months ago
Quantic Dream - Production Intern

Quantic Dream

Paris, Île-de-France, France (On-Site)
1 Month ago
Google - Product Engineer, Cloud Compute and Storage

Google

Austin, Texas, United States (On-Site)
3 Months ago
Mozilla - Senior Growth Product Manager

Mozilla

Canada (Remote)
1 Month ago
fuse games - Product Manager

fuse games

İstanbul, Türkiye (On-Site)
3 Months ago
Inkittt - Senior Product Manager, Inkitt Product

Inkittt

San Francisco, California, United States (On-Site)
1 Year ago
Wolters Kluwer - Senior Technology Product Manager

Wolters Kluwer

Alphen Aan Den Rijn, South Holland, Netherlands (Hybrid)
1 Month ago
CharStudio - Product Analyst

CharStudio

Lviv, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine (Remote)
3 Months ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

About The Company

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (Hybrid)

Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Hybrid)

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (Remote)

Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Remote)

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (Remote)

Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Remote)

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (Hybrid)

Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Remote)

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (Remote)

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (Remote)

View All Jobs

Get notified when new jobs are added by Penn Interactive

Level Up Your Career in Game Development!

Transform Your Passion into Profession with Our Comprehensive Courses for Aspiring Game Developers.

Job Common Plug