Senior Specialist, Strategic Financial Partnerships

Company Description

We’re Checkout.com – you might not know our name, but companies like eBay, ASOS, Klarna, Uber Eats, and Sony do. That moment when you check out online? We make it happen.

Checkout.com is where the world checks out. Our global network powers billions of transactions every year, making money move without making a fuss. We spent years perfecting a service most people will never notice. Because when digital payments just work, businesses grow, customers stay, and no one stops to think about why.

With 19 offices spanning six continents, we feel at home everywhere – but London is our HQ. Wherever our people work their magic, they’re fast-moving, performance-obsessed, and driven by being better every day. Ideal. Because a role here isn’t just another job; it’s a career-defining opportunity to build the future of fintech.

Job Description

Checkout.com is seeking a talented Senior Specialist, Strategic Financial Partnerships to join the adventure and support our rapid growth and expansion in the Americas.

Your main responsibility will be to manage key aspects of our partnerships with the card networks, such as Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Discover, along with payment providers that support local US and Canada payment rails. These partnerships are essential for Checkout to provide payment products and services to our merchants.

What you will be doing:

• Partner with card networks and payment providers to develop and deliver payment solutions for merchants.

• Be the single point of contact for day-to-day operations internally and externally for assigned partnerships.

• Ensure existing processes are followed and deliverables are met by both sides in a partnership.  Track performance metrics.  Design and develop new processes to scale partnerships for growth, operational efficiency, and performance improvement. 

• Leverage data analysis tools to track partnership performance, identify trends, and support data-driven decision-making.

• Collaborate effectively with various cross-functional teams such as Product, Risk, Compliance, Legal, Finance, Operations, Sales at all levels, in the partner organization as well as internally.

• Deal with complex issues and ambiguous situations; reduce them to their simplest expression and drive for clear outcomes.

• Act as subject matter experts on partner products and operations for our internal teams.

• Build relationships with and influence key stakeholders in partner organizations to advance Checkout’s goals and champion for our customers (merchants).

• Leverage partner relationships to identify, develop and execute strategies for new partnership initiatives.

Qualifications:

• Minimum 2-3 years experience in payment products, operations or managing payment partnerships.

• Experience working with card networks for acquiring payment transactions along with proficiency in payment systems and flows is a strong plus.

• Experience working with US and Canada local payment rails, such as ACH, RTP, FedNow, or Interac is a strong plus

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

• Proficient in data analysis tools such as MS Excel or Google Sheets and presentation tools such as MS Powerpoint and Google Slides.  Comfortable working with large sets of data.  

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

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

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

New York City law requires Checkout.com to include in job postings a reasonable estimated salary range for this position. However, exact compensation may vary subject to several factors such as a candidate’s level, relevant experience, qualifications, skills and proficiency for the role.
The information provided here is applicable to those working in the New York City office. However, this role may also open to applicants from other US locations and will be advised on the relevant pay for that location.
For regular full-time employees in New York City, the estimated base salary for this role is $ 94,669.00 - 111,375.00 per year.
Our competitive salaries are just one component of Checkout.com’s total compensation package. Additional benefits include: health, vision, dental insurance, 401k, vacation and sick and safe time, learning days and volunteer days.

Bring all of you to work 

We create the conditions for high performers to thrive – through real ownership, fewer blockers, and work that makes a difference from day one.

Here, you’ll move fast, take on meaningful challenges, and be recognized for the impact you deliver. It’s a place where ambition gets met with opportunity – and where your growth is in your hands.

We work as one team, and we back each other to succeed. So whatever your background or identity, if you’re ready to grow and make a difference, you’ll be right at home here.

It’s important we 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.
 

Life at Checkout.com

We understand that work is just one part of your life. Our hybrid working model offers flexibility, with three days per week in the office to support collaboration and connection.

Curious about what it’s like to be part of our team? Visit our Careers Page to learn more about our culture, open roles, and what drives us.

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