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Sr Dir, Payments, German & European Mkts(m/w/x)
Leading strategic payment partnership negotiations for German & European markets at global commerce payment solutions provider, driving roadmap and vision. Expertise in SEPA schemes and European payments infrastructure required. Employee shares options.
Requirements
- 12+ years experience and Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
- 12+ years experience in European payments or banking
- Expertise in SEPA schemes and European infrastructure
- Background in product leadership or payments operations
- Experience leading cross-functional initiatives in matrixed environments
- Stakeholder management with regulators, banks, or industry groups
- Exceptional communication and executive-level influence skills
- Experience within major PSP, bank, or fintech
- Leadership in SEPA Instant or real-time payments
- Experience navigating regulatory reviews or control environments
Tasks
- Develop a vision for payment partnerships
- Manage strategic partnership roadmaps
- Lead high-impact partnership negotiations
- Collaborate with internal product and legal teams
- Monitor industry trends and regulatory changes
- Optimize existing payment partnerships
- Drive innovation in payment solutions
- Oversee key performance metrics
- Represent the company in industry forums
- Lead and mentor partnership professionals
- Define European core payments strategy
- Prioritize the European payments portfolio
- Lead the core payments roadmap
- Manage the full payments lifecycle
- Assess country-specific regulatory requirements
- Oversee operational performance and reliability
- Drive processing performance programs
- Track end-to-end performance metrics
- Manage incidents and root cause analysis
- Build relationships with banks and regulators
- Lead partner onboarding and integrations
- Influence policy in scheme working groups
- Ensure adherence to EU payment regulations
- Maintain operational integrity and control frameworks
- Oversee readiness for industry-wide changes
- Translate regulatory changes into business strategy
- Lead through influence across matrixed organizations
- Provide executive-level visibility into portfolio progress
Work Experience
- 12 years
Education
- Bachelor's degree
Languages
- English – Business Fluent
Tools & Technologies
- SEPA schemes
- SCT
- SDD
- Instant
- TARGET2
- ISO 20022
- SEPA Instant
Benefits
Flexible Working
- Flexible work environment
- Balanced hybrid work model
Competitive Pay
- Employee shares options
Healthcare & Fitness
- Health insurance
Other Benefits
- Life insurance
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Sr Dir, Payments, German & European Mkts(m/w/x)
Leading strategic payment partnership negotiations for German & European markets at global commerce payment solutions provider, driving roadmap and vision. Expertise in SEPA schemes and European payments infrastructure required. Employee shares options.
Requirements
- 12+ years experience and Bachelor’s degree or equivalent
- 12+ years experience in European payments or banking
- Expertise in SEPA schemes and European infrastructure
- Background in product leadership or payments operations
- Experience leading cross-functional initiatives in matrixed environments
- Stakeholder management with regulators, banks, or industry groups
- Exceptional communication and executive-level influence skills
- Experience within major PSP, bank, or fintech
- Leadership in SEPA Instant or real-time payments
- Experience navigating regulatory reviews or control environments
Tasks
- Develop a vision for payment partnerships
- Manage strategic partnership roadmaps
- Lead high-impact partnership negotiations
- Collaborate with internal product and legal teams
- Monitor industry trends and regulatory changes
- Optimize existing payment partnerships
- Drive innovation in payment solutions
- Oversee key performance metrics
- Represent the company in industry forums
- Lead and mentor partnership professionals
- Define European core payments strategy
- Prioritize the European payments portfolio
- Lead the core payments roadmap
- Manage the full payments lifecycle
- Assess country-specific regulatory requirements
- Oversee operational performance and reliability
- Drive processing performance programs
- Track end-to-end performance metrics
- Manage incidents and root cause analysis
- Build relationships with banks and regulators
- Lead partner onboarding and integrations
- Influence policy in scheme working groups
- Ensure adherence to EU payment regulations
- Maintain operational integrity and control frameworks
- Oversee readiness for industry-wide changes
- Translate regulatory changes into business strategy
- Lead through influence across matrixed organizations
- Provide executive-level visibility into portfolio progress
Work Experience
- 12 years
Education
- Bachelor's degree
Languages
- English – Business Fluent
Tools & Technologies
- SEPA schemes
- SCT
- SDD
- Instant
- TARGET2
- ISO 20022
- SEPA Instant
Benefits
Flexible Working
- Flexible work environment
- Balanced hybrid work model
Competitive Pay
- Employee shares options
Healthcare & Fitness
- Health insurance
Other Benefits
- Life insurance
About the Company
PayPal
Industry
FinancialServices
Description
The company has been revolutionizing commerce globally for over 25 years, providing innovative payment solutions for consumers and businesses.
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