Reporting into the Global Head of NetDev you will Own the performance, growth, and strategic health of Paysend’s payments network across EU, Americas, and LATAM managing our most critical banking partners, PSPs and processors across three continents. Your mandate: hunt new strategic corridors, drive RM excellence with existing partners, and unlock direct access to local schemes where applicable.
What You'll Do (Responsibilities):
Support the entire end to end lifecycle of Network requirements to launch
Own the full partner lifecycle across EU/Americas/LATAM: from sourcing and negotiation to go-live and optimisation
Manage Strategic PSP, wallet and Banking relationships
Lead commercial and technical evaluation for direct participation into local payment schemes like RTR, SPEI, etc.
Identify gaps in coverage, cost, or UX and hunt new banking partners, PSPs, and local rails to close them
Negotiate pricing, SLAs, contract terms, and new product access with partners
Implement the global RM excellence framework in-region: QBRs, partner scorecards, escalation paths, health dashboards
Drive partner performance: cost per transaction, auth rates, uptime, FX, success rates, settlement speed
Act as senior escalation point for Tier-1 regional partners and unblock operational issues
Ensure all regional partnerships meet Regulatory, Compliance, Legal, and Treasury requirements
Feed regional market intel back into the Network prioritisation process
Partner with the Network Product team across Pyin, Payout, Banking and regulatory
Translate partner capabilities into product Specs amd RFIs
Contribute to the Network-led prioritisation process and help funnel company priorities into the regional network roadmap
Own regional network P&L impact: deliver annual cost savings and routing optimisation targets
Represent Paysend at regional scheme forums, partner summits, and industry events
