Senior Banking Partnerships Manager- North America
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Job Location:
New York City, NY - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
05-11-2025
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Please Note: This is a full-time physical position based in our NYC office. We are on a hybrid working model and located in the Flatiron District. Unfortunately we cannot support remote work at this time.
Were looking for an experienced Senior Banking Partnerships Manager to join the North America Banking & Expansion team in NYC. Wise sends more money into and out of USD than any other currency. Our bank and payment partner relationships and infrastructure determine the quality of our product and a large part of its economics. Our relationships with regulators governments and domestic payment systems are also crucial. So were seeking an experienced executor with a strong knowledge of payment systems and the regulatory landscape an analytical mind and executive communication and project management skills to help deepen our presence in a critical region.
Your mission:
Advance our payment infrastructure in North America.
Understand and help other teams understand in detail the existing and planned payments infrastructure in the U.S. and Canada and support our payments strategy to provide the best cross-border payments services to our customers in North America.
Have in-depth knowledge about North America payment systems (e.g. rails and schemes) and support direct payments systems integration efforts as well as integrations to payment systems via bank partners in the US and Canada .
Execute projects related to infrastructure growth risk management governance and regulatory/license expansion for us to have the best payment infrastructure in the U.S. and Canada. This might include projects related to integrating and expanding payment rails that Wise utilizes to receive and deliver payments in North America or expanding regulatory licenses and entity infrastructure to process payments directly with central bank payment systems.
Align closely with Government Relations and Legal teams to review and apply deep understanding of current and proposed payments and financial services regulations to support Wises policy and regulatory goals to make North America payment systems more accessible competitive and transparent.
Lead key bank and payment partner relationships for the North America region
Own key bank and payment partner relationships collaborating between the partner and internal cross-functional teams such as Product Engineering Platform Compliance Payment Operations and Legal.
Advocate for Wises products and compliance goals with banks and payment partners and act as the banks advocate within Wise to ensure we are meeting agreed compliance and payment processing requirements.
Drive and complete periodic and ongoing due diligences to make sure bank partners are aware and comfortable with our operations and controls and that the bank is the right partner for Wise. Work closely with Compliance Risk and Product teams for this.
Lead commercial negotiations and business reviews pitch for Wises new products features and platform innovations.
Review and improve key metrics via business reviews to grow Wises volume to ensure Wise is receiving the best possible leverage from our partners.
Working with the Product Leads help define the opportunities and direction for our products in North America.
Work closely with product and engineering teams to develop our vision and build better products and experiences for our customers. Your contribution will mainly be from the payments infrastructure regulatory and operational banking partnerships point of view.
Work with North America and global teams (Product Operations Compliance Finance Treasury etc.) to ensure our North American customers and products are at the center of our mission.
Independently execute high priority projects and workstreams to deepen North America presence
Leverage financial services and payments infrastructure knowledge to lead priority projects such as onboarding new bank and payment partners integrating new payment methods operationalizing new licenses and completing discovery for new and innovative financial products.
Independently initiate and execute high priority projects that will deepen Wises presence in North America. This includes identifying and communicating internally the potential impact building conviction from other teams. Consequently drive and execute the delivery of the project.
Additional Information :
For everyone everywhere. Were people building money without borders without judgement or prejudice too. We believe teams are strongest when they are diverse equitable and inclusive.
Were proud to have a truly international team and we celebrate our differences.
Inclusive teams help us live our values and make sure every Wiser feels respected empowered to contribute towards our mission and able to progress in their careers.
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Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
Key Skills
- Business Development
- Company Policies
- Customer Service
- Financial Performance
- Revenue Growth
- Oversight
- Regional Sales
- Account Management
- Project Management
- Product Line
- Ensure Compliance
- Human Resources
- Procedures
- Sales Goals
- Direct Reports
About Company
Wise is a global technology company, building the best way to move money around the world. With the Wise account people and businesses can hold 40+ currencies, move money between countries and spend money abroad. Large companies and banks use Wise technology too; an entirely new cro ... View more
