Sr. Manager, Card Networks

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We are looking for a Senior Manager Card Networks to lead all aspects of the business relationship with our payment network collaborators. These collaborators include Mastercard Visa domestic card networks and others. Youll be responsible for network strategy business development relationship management SLA and incident tracking network compliance and other activities that may come up!

The ideal candidate combines deep payments industry knowledge with strong negotiation analytical relationship management and cross-functional leadership skills. This individual serves as a key liaison between external collaborators and internal team members across Product Finance Legal Risk Engineering Operations and Executive Leadership.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage day-to-day relationships with all of eBays card network partners globally

• Lead commercial negotiations which may cover network pricing incentives rebates business terms SLAs and/or contract language

• Run term sheet and contract lifecycle activities including redlines executive alignment critical issue management and any KYC/onboarding activities

• Identify and evaluate new partnership opportunities network capabilities and strategic growth initiatives

• Drive network optimization initiatives focused on authorization performance cost efficiency customer experience fraud mitigation and operational scalability

• Monitor industry trends network rule changes regulatory developments and competitive landscape across payments

• Develop executive-ready business cases reporting presentations and strategic recommendations

• Collaborate with Finance on deal cost of payment and/or revenue forecasting

• Lead recurring business reviews and strategic discussions with network partners and internal teams

• Drive issue resolution across operational financial and strategic partnership matters

• Support company initiatives tied to payment acceptance cost optimization and network performance

Minimum Qualifications:

• 7 years of experience in the payments industry with a specific focus on account management business development and/or partnerships

• Proven experience negotiating complex deals with favorable terms

• Strong understanding of card network ecosystem payment processing and ecommerce payments

• Ability to influence across the payments value chain (issuers acquirers networks) across teams (product engineering risk legal etc.) and across various levels of an organization including C-level

• Diligent with great organizational skills - wearing a project/program manager hat for ongoing initiatives comes naturally to you

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Highly analytical and comfortable with ambiguity

• Thrives in a fast-paced environment with minimal guidance and supervision

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous experience with card network economics and incentives

• Comfortable working in a matrixed environment with many cross-functional partners who participate in decision-making

• Knowledgeable about Cobrand programs

• Ecommerce or marketplace payments

• Contract negotiation and vendor management

Additional Details

The base pay range for this position is expected in the range below:

Base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors including location skills and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements including a target bonus and restricted stock units (as applicable) in addition to a full range of medical financial and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits such as PTO and parental leave). Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.

If hired employees will be in an at-will position and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time including for reasons related to individual performance Company or individual department/team performance and market factors.

Remote roles are not eligible for U.S. visa sponsorship.

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