Senior Manager, Network Advisory UK & EU

Description

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Essential Responsibilities:

• Oversee tactical plans to execute the payment partnership strategy effectively.
• Cultivate and manage relationships with mid-to-senior-level stakeholders at partner organizations.
• Negotiate agreements that align with strategic goals and deliver value to both parties.
• Coordinate with internal teams (e.g., product, marketing, legal) to implement partnership initiatives.
• Monitor partnership performance metrics to ensure alignment with business objectives.
• Identify opportunities for collaboration to enhance product offerings and market reach.
• Respond proactively to changes in industry regulations and competitive trends.
• Drive partnership goals and progress to internal stakeholders.
• Facilitate knowledge sharing between internal teams and external partners to drive innovation.
• Support the Director in shaping long-term strategies and preparing for executive-level discussions.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 8+ years relevant experience and a Bachelor’s degree OR Any equivalent combination of education and experience.

Additional Responsibilities & Preferred Qualifications:

Overview

The SeniorManager, NetworkAdvisoryis responsible fornetwork advisory, with a primary focus on network bulletins, network compliance, and policy interpretation. This role ensures the organizationremainscompliant with card network rules and proactively manages network-driven changes thatimpactproducts, operations, and partners.

EssentialResponsibilities

• Leadstrategic oversight for network bulletins, rule changes, and compliance initiatives.

• Own the end-to-end process for reviewing, interpreting, and communicating card network bulletins and mandates acrossEurope.

• Establish andmaintaina consistent framework for network compliance, including governance, controls, and risk assessment.

• Partner with Legal, Risk, Compliance, Product, Engineering, and Operations teams to assess network requirements and drivetimelyimplementation.

• Serve as the primary point of contact for network compliance matters, escalations, and interpretations.

• Oversee impact assessments for new and changing network rules, ensuring clear guidance, documentation, and accountability.

• Drive alignment between network requirements and internal policies, standards, and operating procedures.

• Monitorcompliancemetrics, trends, and emerging risks, and report status to executive leadership.

• Represent the organization in network discussions, forums, and audits as needed.

Expected Qualifications:

• 8+ years relevant experience and aBachelor’sdegree ORAnyequivalent combination of education and experience.

Preferred Qualification:

• Experience ofmanaging global partnerships and delivering results in a complex, fast-paced environment.

• Excellent negotiation and relationship-building skills.

• Deep knowledge of card network rules, bulletins, and compliance frameworks.

• Ability to interpret regulatory and network requirements and translate them into practical guidance

• Ability to think creatively and strategically, with a focus on long-term partnership success.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Exceptional communication and collaboration abilities, with experience working in cross-functional teams.

• Experienceoperatingin large, matrixed organizations with multiple product lines.

• Possesses strong leadership skills to guide cross-functional projects, effectively communicating and collaborating with various stakeholders ranging from product, engineers, business partners, legal, and executive leadership at all organizational levels.

Subsidiary:

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Travel Percent:

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