Senior Manager, Scheme Relationships

Company Description

Checkout.com is one of the most exciting fintechs in the world. Our mission is to enable businesses and their communities to thrive in the digital economy. We’re the strategic payments partner for some of the best known fast-moving brands globally such as Wise, Hut Group, Sony Electronics, Homebase, Henkel, Klarna and many others. Purpose-built with performance and scalability in mind, our flexible cloud-based payments platform helps global enterprises launch new products and create experiences customers love. And it's not just what we build that makes us different. It's how.

We empower passionate problem-solvers to collaborate, innovate and do their best work. That’s why we’re on the Forbes Cloud 100 list and a Great Place to Work accredited company. And we’re just getting started. We’re building diverse and inclusive teams around the world — because that’s how we create even better experiences for our merchants and our partners. And we need your help. Join us to build the digital economy of tomorrow.

Job Description

Checkout.com is seeking a talented Manager of Financial Partnerships to join the adventure and support our rapid growth and expansion in APAC. 

Your main responsibility will be to manage and grow our partnership with card networks such as Visa and Mastercard, acquiring banks, and other payment providers. You will contribute to the development and execution of our strategy for such partnerships. 

Reporting to the Head of Financial Partnerships for the APAC, the successful candidate will be able to handle multiple projects and partnerships autonomously, have sufficient payments knowledge and experience to do so, and have a hands-on approach necessary in a fast growing start-up like ours. This is a great opportunity to contribute, learn and grow working on a broad range of projects in building a world-class payments infrastructure

What You Will Be Doing

• Manage and build strong relationships with our Partners to operate efficiently and support our growth in the region.

• Drive expansion projects as required across geographies and payments methods in collaboration with the wider team

•  Design and improve  processes to scale those partnerships for growth, efficiency and performance improvement. 

• Collaborate effectively with cross functional teams to ensure compliance with local schemes rules. 

• Identify and source out  key products to complement our offerings in the region.

• Use payment industry knowledge to identify niche areas and opportunities to scale in the region.

• Working with the commercial team in delivering the regional strategy and executing  on the go to market strategy.  

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years experience in payments.  

• Direct experience in payment processing, acquiring, or managing payment partnerships.

• Experience working with card networks for acquiring payment transactions is a strong plus. 

• A mix of operations, project management, and relationship management skill set.

• A strong sense of ownership to deliver business results with a focus on managing partner relationships.

• Strong collaborator and communicator with the ability to influence stakeholders across organizations internally and externally.

• Proficient in payments knowledge, with the ability to problem solve or identify potential blockers within the payment flow and communicate these problems effectively to the wider teams.

• Data-driven, analytical and strategic in problem solving issues and identifying opportunities to drive growth and efficiency.

• Comfortable working across time zones and cultures in a globally distributed team.

Additional Information

Hybrid Working Model:
All of our offices globally are onsite 3 times per week (Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday). We’ve worked towards enabling teams to work collaboratively in the same space, while also being able to partner with colleagues globally. During your days at the office, we offer amazing snacks, breakfast, and lunch options in all of our locations.

Apply without meeting all requirements statement 

If you don't meet all the requirements but think you might still be right for the role, please apply anyway. We're always keen to speak to people who connect with our mission and values.

We believe in equal opportunities

We work as one team. Wherever you come from. However you identify. And whichever payment method you use. 

Our clients come from all over the world — and so do we. Hiring hard-working people and giving them a community to thrive in is critical to our success.

When you join our team, we’ll empower you to unlock your potential so you can do your best work. We’d love to hear how you think you could make a difference here with us. 

We want to set you up for success and make our process as accessible as possible. So let us know in your application, or tell your recruiter directly, if you need anything to make your experience or working environment more comfortable. We’ll be happy to support you.

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