Director - FinTech Vendor Management

• Posted 9 days ago • Updated 9 days ago
Full Time
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Skills

  • Optimization
  • Product Engineering
  • Product Innovation
  • FX
  • Know Your Customer
  • AML
  • Fraud
  • SaaS
  • Sourcing
  • Evaluation
  • Performance Tuning
  • Pricing
  • Service Level
  • Due Diligence
  • Onboarding
  • Dashboard
  • Escalation Management
  • Performance Improvement
  • Legal
  • Market Intelligence
  • Emerging Technologies
  • Build Vs Buy
  • Collaboration
  • Financial Services
  • Vendor Management
  • Partnership
  • Business Development
  • Leadership
  • Payments
  • Banking
  • Regulatory Compliance
  • Embedded Systems
  • Negotiations
  • Management
  • Finance
  • Risk Management
  • Auditing
  • MBA

Summary

Role Overview

We are seeking a strategic and results-driven Director of Vendor Management & Business Development to lead our partner ecosystem strategy and vendor governance framework across our financial services platform. This role will be responsible for building, negotiating, and managing high-impact partnerships while ensuring vendor performance, regulatory compliance, and cost optimization.

The Director will serve as a critical bridge between Product, Engineering, Compliance, Risk, Legal, Finance, and external partners to enable scalable product innovation, operational resilience, and commercial growth.

Key Responsibilities

1. Strategic Business Development & Partnerships
    • Develop and execute partnership strategies to support company growth, product expansion, and geographic scaling.
    • Identify and establish strategic relationships across:
    • Banking-as-a-Service providers
    • Payment processors and networks
    • Card issuing and digital wallet infrastructure partners
    • Cross-border payment and FX providers
    • KYC/AML, fraud prevention, and compliance vendors
    • Financial infrastructure and SaaS technology vendors
    • Lead end-to-end partnership lifecycle including sourcing, evaluation, negotiation, contracting, onboarding, and performance optimization.
    • Structure commercial agreements including pricing models, revenue sharing, service level agreements, and performance incentives.
    • Support new product launches by enabling vendor capabilities and partner integrations.


2. Vendor Governance & Risk Management
    • Establish and manage enterprise vendor management and third-party risk governance frameworks.
    • Oversee vendor due diligence including financial, operational, technical, compliance, and regulatory assessments.
    • Implement vendor onboarding standards aligned with internal risk and compliance policies.
    • Develop vendor performance scorecards and service monitoring dashboards.
    • Ensure vendors meet contractual SLAs, regulatory obligations, and security requirements.
    • Drive vendor remediation, escalation management, and continuous performance improvement.


3. Cross-Functional Leadership & Program Execution
    • Partner closely with Product and Engineering teams to translate business requirements into vendor and partner capabilities.
    • Collaborate with Compliance, Legal, and Risk teams to ensure regulatory readiness and audit compliance.
    • Coordinate vendor technical integration, implementation timelines, and operational readiness.
    • Serve as executive escalation point for vendor performance, operational, or contractual issues.


4. Market Intelligence & Ecosystem Strategy
    • Maintain strong awareness of FinTech infrastructure, emerging technologies, and vendor landscape developments.
    • Evaluate build vs. buy vs. partner strategies to optimize speed to market and cost efficiency.
    • Provide executive leadership with market insights and partnership recommendations.


Required Qualifications
    • Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Technology, or related field
    • 10+ years of experience in FinTech, banking, payments, cross-border payment platforms or financial services
    • 6+ years of experience in vendor management, partnerships, or business development leadership roles
    • Strong understanding of financial infrastructure including:
    • Payments ecosystem and card networks
    • Banking-as-a-Service platforms
    • Regulatory and compliance vendor landscape
    • Digital wallets and embedded finance models
    • Demonstrated experience negotiating complex commercial agreements
    • Experience managing vendors in regulated financial environments
    • Familiarity with third-party risk management and regulatory audit frameworks
    • Proven track record leading cross-functional initiatives and partner integrations
    • MBA or advanced business or technical degree preferred
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  • Dice Id: 90922487
  • Position Id: 23938965
  • Posted 9 days ago
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