Principal Global Payments, Commercial & Partnerships

We are on the lookout for a Principal Global Payments professional to join the Global Payments Acceptance team. The Principal in Global Payments will be responsible for 30 markets driving our global partnerships supporting strategy execution and leading commercial initiatives that impact payment performance cost efficiency and scalability. The Principal will also act as a central owner for strategic relationships with key payment partners and work cross-functionally with product legal finance compliance and regional teams to deliver measurable impact across the business.

• Lead global and regional payment partner strategy by conducting market scans managing RFPs and building business cases for new payment solutions (ie payment methods features etc).
   
• Own end-to-end partner relationships with global payment providers overseeing negotiations contracts and cross-functional alignment.
   
• Support product discovery and integrations by advising on user flows and coordinating technical implementation and rollout with internal teams.
   
• Align regional and global strategies by tracking KPIs managing commitments and ensuring execution of key initiatives across regions.
   
• Drive continuous improvement and partner engagement through regular reviews and influencing partner and stakeholder roadmaps to meet business needs.
   
• Own cost and performance optimization by setting KPI targets leading budget planning and identifying opportunities to reduce cost and improve efficiency.

Qualifications :

• 7 years of overall experience min 5 years in a Payments management role and min 2 years in a senior role. Understanding of payment KPIs is a must (CPO acceptance rate routing performance) and cost optimization

• Being responsible for at least 4 markets.

• Strong communication and negotiation skills with a proven track record of managing relationships with internal and external stakeholders at least on a VP level.

• Problem-Solving Skills: Excellent ability to analyze and resolve various payment issues requiring collaboration with external partners and internal stakeholders.

• Cross-functional Collaboration and Stakeholder Management: Strong ability to work across regions and teams collaborating with technical product and business teams to contribute to delivering high-impact initiatives as well as excellent stakeholder management and negotiation skills.

• Ability to manage multiple strategic projects and balance between group oversight and regional needs together with a proven track record in managing end-to-end partner relationships and contracts.

• Market Awareness: Understanding of global and regional payment trends regulatory requirements and best practices especially in high-growth markets.

Nice to have

• Knowledge of global and regional payments ecosystems including PSPs acquirers wallets and card schemes

• Strong communicator and strong commercial acumen with experience leading RFPs negotiations and building business cases.

• Ability to support product discovery technical integration and rollout planning

Additional Information :

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• Make the most of our hybrid working model and join the team for face-to-face connection and collaboration in our beautiful Berlin campus 2 days a week

• We offer 27 days holiday with an extra day on 2nd and 3rd year of service

• We will support you in developing yourself and your career growth opportunities: 1.000 Educational Budget Language Courses Parental Support and access to the Udemy Business platform to explore a variety of online courses.

• Get moving and release those wonderful mind-boosting endorphins: Health Checkups Meditation Yoga Gym & Bicycle Subsidy

• Cash. Dough. Cheddar. Whatever you call it well help you with it: Employee Share Purchase Plan Sabbatical Bank  Public Transportation Ticket Discount Life & Accident Insurance Corporate Pension Plan

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Ready to join our team If youre excited to grow collaborate and be part of the worlds leading delivery platform wed love to hear from you. Apply today!

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time