General Manager of Global Money Movement

Job Description:

About the Role:

As the General Manager Global Money Movement you will own the vision strategy and execution for Remitlys global payment infrastructure; spanning pay-in pay-out and the core money movement platform. This organization powers every transaction that flows through Remitly today and serves as the foundation for all future financial products from remittances to lending to emerging financial services.

You will lead a global cross-functional team responsible for scaling Remitlys money movement capabilities; ensuring they are reliable and efficient to the evolving needs of our customers and products. This means building and optimizing the core platform capabilities that enable every movement of money while also continuously improving resilience scalability and performance.

Your role will combine strategic leadership with hands-on product and operational excellence ensuring that Remitlys money movement platform continues to differentiate through speed reliability transparency and cost efficiency. You will define the future of how money moves through Remitlys ecosystem enabling new product lines regional expansion and innovation across alternative payment methods and emerging technologies. While your primary focus will be on strengthening and expanding Remitlys existing payment rails and infrastructure you will also explore modern technologies (i.e. real-time payment systems digital ledgers and select blockchain or stablecoin applications) that can enhance settlement speed liquidity flexibility and global reach.

This role requires a visionary and empowering leader who can bridge technology operations and business strategy leading diverse teams toward a unified goal of building a best-in-class global money movement platform product.

You will partner closely with Product Engineering Treasury Compliance Partnerships and Regional leadership to deliver an integrated customer-centric platform that moves money instantly securely and at a low cost for tens of millions of people worldwide.

You Will:

• Own and drive Remitlys global money movement product strategy encompassing pay-in pay-out and the core platform capabilities that power all financial services; leveraging both traditional and emerging technologies to deliver scale speed and reliability.

• Build and scale a unified global payments platform integrating traditional networks (i.e. card bank RTP ACH SEPA PIX UPI) with emerging blockchain rails and stablecoin-based settlement layers into a cohesive architecture that supports instant secure and compliant money movement.

• Collaborate closely with Product Engineering and Operations to design and launch next-generation payment capabilities and orchestration that improves transaction speed reliability and cost efficiency driving measurable impact on customer experience and unit economics.

• Develop deep partnerships with banks payment processors local networks and Web3 ecosystem players including stablecoin issuers custodians and regulated blockchain networks to extend Remitlys network reach and capabilities.

• Lead and develop a high-performing global organization aligning teams across technology operations and business functions to deliver measurable improvements in cost reliability and customer experience.

• Partner with Treasury and Finance to optimize liquidity FX execution and cross-border settlements using fiat stablecoins and blockchain networks where they add measurable business value.

• Represent Remitly externally with partners regulators and industry bodies articulating a credible vision for the future of global money movement and contributing to the advancement of payments industry standards and interoperability.

• Continuously assess market trends and technologies staying ahead of innovation in real-time payments network modernization and financial infrastructure to ensure Remitly remains a leader in global customer-first money movement.

You Have:

• 15 years of experience in financial services payments or fintech with demonstrated leadership in building and scaling global money movement or payments platforms that power high-volume regulated financial products.

• Deep expertise in cross-border payment systems and infrastructure including card bank and real-time payment networks as well as local and alternative payment (ACH SEPA PIX UPI) and some web3 technologies

• Proven track record of developing scalable resilient and compliant financial platforms that operate across multiple regions currencies and regulatory environments balancing innovation with operational excellence.

• Strong product and technical fluency capable of collaborating deeply with engineering and architecture teams to design best-in-class systems for payment orchestration settlement reconciliation and transaction monitoring.

• Experience driving cost efficiency and performance improvements owning key financial and operational metrics such as transaction cost per send latency and payment success rate and delivering measurable improvements through product and platform enhancements.

• Strategic leadership and platform thinking with the ability to align long-term technology investments to customer and business outcomes and to scale complex systems supporting multiple product lines.

• Strong understanding of global regulatory and compliance frameworks including money transmission digital asset regulation and cross-border licensing.

• A future-oriented mindset passionate about bridging traditional finance with next-generation payment technology to create safer faster and more inclusive global financial systems.

Compensation Details. The starting base salary range for this position is typically $200000-$250000. In the U.S. Remitly employees are shareholders in our Company and equity is part of our total compensation plan. Your recruiter can share more information about medical benefits offered as well as other financial benefits and total compensation components offered with this role.

Our Benefits:

• Flexible paid time off

• Health dental and vision 401k plan with company matching

• Paid parental medical military and family care leave

• Mental Health & Family Forming Benefits

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)

• Continuing education and travel benefits

Our Connected Work Culture: Driving Innovation Together

At Remitly we believe that true innovation sparks when we come together. Our Connected Work Culture fosters dynamic in-person collaboration where ideas ignite and challenging problems find solutions faster. For corporate team members we have an in-office expectation of at least 50% of the time monthly typically achieved by coming in three days a week. This creates a consistent meaningful overlap that supports team norms and business needs. Managers also have the flexibility to set higher expectations based on their teams specific needs. These intentional in-office moments are vital for deepening relationships fueling creativity and ensuring your impact is felt where it matters most.

Remitly is an E-Verify Employer

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Remitly is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.