Chief Payments Officer

Skills

About the Role

You will define and execute the global payments network strategy across 190+ countries and own the P&L for the payments network, bringing strong commercial instincts to pricing, partner economics, and margin management. You will build and grow relationships with financial institutions worldwide, negotiating terms and taking partnerships live. You will lead, coach, and inspire 25 payments specialists across India, the US, Singapore, and the Middle East, setting a high performance bar. You will own the roadmap for next-generation infrastructure including stablecoin rails, programmable money, and real-time cross-border settlement. You will strengthen the risk and governance framework across 40+ licensed jurisdictions and lead regulatory engagements, external audits, and licensing processes. You will represent the company externally to regulators, industry forums, and media, speaking at events and shaping the external narrative on payments infrastructure.

Requirements

• 15+ years of senior leadership experience building and scaling global payments network functions
• Deep expertise in global payments infrastructure: licensing, correspondent banking, regulatory frameworks, and strategic market entry
• Proven track record of building and managing complex institutional banking relationships
• Experience with or a credible point of view on stablecoin infrastructure, programmable payments, and next-generation cross-border settlement
• Hands-on expertise in treasury risk management, intra-group funding, and FX and interest rate hedging strategies at scale
• Background in fintech, payments infrastructure, or a regulated global financial institution at significant scale
• Executive presence with regulators, boards, institutional partners, and teams
• Strong communication and high-stakes decision-making ability

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the global payments network strategy across all licensed markets
• Build the network architecture enabling domestic collection, local disbursement, settlement accounts, and card issuance at scale
• Own the P&L for the payments network including pricing, partner economics, and margin management
• Own the roadmap for next-generation network capabilities including stablecoin rails, programmable money, and real-time cross-border settlement
• Own operational accountability for the performance of the network
• Own and grow relationships with financial institutions worldwide from identification to going live
• Build new banking partnerships in priority markets while deepening existing ones
• Represent the company to regulators, central banks, and tier-1 financial institutions globally
• Lead, coach, and inspire 25 payments specialists across India, the US, Singapore, and the Middle East
• Set a high performance bar and build a culture of ownership, transparency, and continuous improvement
• Partner with Regional Product teams to align network capability with commercial demand
• Develop the team's depth in regulatory strategy, risk governance, and institutional relationship management
• Strengthen the risk and governance framework across all markets
• Ensure payment operations remain within regulatory policy across 40+ licensed jurisdictions
• Lead regulatory engagements, external audits, and licensing processes
• Represent the company externally to regulators, financial institutions, industry forums, and media
• Speak at industry events and engage with market stakeholders
• Work with PR and Product Marketing to shape the external narrative on payments infrastructure

Benefits

• Competitive salaries, performance bonuses, sales commissions, and equity for specific roles
• Recognition programs
• Medical coverage
• 24/7 employee assistance program
• Generous vacation programs including year-end shutdown
• Flexible hybrid working environment (3 days per week in the office)
• Role-specific training and internal workshops
• Learning stipend
• Company-wide social events, team bonding activities, happy hours, and team offsites