Vice President, Payments Strategy & Operations

Company: Fattmerchant, Inc.
Location: Orlando
Posted on: June 25, 2022

Job Description:

At Stax, we're creating a buzz in the world of payments. We are looking for qualified candidates to help grow our international business and set up an acquiring bin sponsorship! This is a rare opportunity for people who are excited about joining an energizing organization driving our next wave of growth internationally!As we continue to scale our company, we are looking for people who know how to make an impact. We're talking self-starting professionals who thrive in a fast-paced environments, process information quickly and make intelligent decisions. The work is challenging and requires not only smarts, but natural curiosity and tenacity. Teamwork is also important to us - we work and play together.We're looking for tenacity, smarts, and deep payments knowledge; individuals who are inspired to bring their vision, passion, and skills, to help us best serve our partners, merchants, and consumers. Join us in our global mission to empower and grow local economies.The S&O Vice President will handle everything from identifying working aiding in selecting a sponsor bank and geographic expansion opportunities to solving tough, cross-cutting international strategic and operational "problems." They also oversee the development of our global expansion roadmap. Working closely with the Chief Payments Officer the PSO leader will scope new countries, creating a launch roadmap and developing the go to market strategy for each new geography.The most successful Strategy and Operations leaders are analytical and data-driven problem solvers who are motivated to make the business successful. We're looking for the top .01% of performers who can move fast, have a natural experience blending creativity and analytics to promote creative solutions, and are excited by the idea of bringing Stax to the world. If this sounds like you - read on!You're excited about this opportunity because you will---

• Strategize - Work on unique strategies across our three-sided marketplace
• Engage - Implement scalable plans and best practices to provide an outstanding operation
• Experiment - Use data to make decisions
• Analyze - Build models to evaluate the economic and strategic costs and benefits of several programs and experiments
• Influence - Partner with our Product, Engineering, Merchant, Sales, Platform, BD, and Marketing teams to create strategic plans and improve new market opportunities
• Operate - Figure out how to get from A to B-then actually make it happen. We're excited about you because---
  • You want to affect change every day and can operate in energizing environments
  • You enjoy solving problems and can translate high-level goals into executional plans
  • You want to oversee the outcome and help improve our most important growth and profitability metrics
  • You seek exposure to different types of problems and want to try your hand at different sides of the business
  • You have an ability to build partnerships at all levels across a variety of responsibilities to achieve common goals
  • You are comfortable operating at both the 10,000-foot level and at the 10-inch level
  • You're always looking for opportunities to better your work product and lead the outcome - both the good and the bad
  • You have 10+ years of global payments organization, top tier Consulting, VC, PE or related experience; high-growth or early-stage startup experience is a bonus
  • You have experience leading projects, hitting goals, and succeeding in a team environment
  • You have international work experience
  • You have generalist experience - You seek exposure to different types of problems and want to try your hand at different sides of the business DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
    • Regularly assess areas for expansion in the region, including the need and potential to develop new partnerships to serve communities in need
    • Develop new partnerships, with an emphasis on priority countries, for both commerce and business management support
    • Engage in annual review and update of organizations strategic objectives
    • Be ready to develop and implement innovative solutions to complex problems
      • Minimum of 10 years of related work experience or equivalent job experience in payments, financial technology, software development
      • Experience with setting up acquiring bin sponorship
      • Program management/administration or operations management, including budget management
      • Diversity of experience in different organizational capacities and cultural contexts
      • In-depth cultural/regional knowledge, either native or experience abroad
      • Staff management and development experience with the ability to successfully motivate and coach a team to accomplish the goals of the department and organization
      • Experience with quality improvement and program planning for outcomes a plus
      • Excellent interpersonal skills and communications skills, to work with global clients, teams and high-level stakeholders
      • 15% - 20% travel required
      • US work authorization required
        • Health Insurance (medical, dental, vision)
        • Competitive Base Salary + Uncapped Commission
        • 4% 401K Match
        • Conference & Continuing Education Coverage
        • Team Building Events/Opportunities
        • Downtown Parking
        • Performance & Incentive Bonuses
        • Unlimited PTO
        • Free snacks! Stax is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, genetic information, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics.

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