Network Contracts and Strategic Support Manager - Payments
About The Position
The Network Strategy & Governance Manager is accountable for the enterprise strategy, governance, and optimization of the Bank's payment network relationships, including Visa, Mastercard, and other strategic network partners. The role serves as the primary owner of network governance and contractual value realization, ensuring alignment between network relationships, business strategy, financial objectives, risk management, and regulatory requirements. This individual contributor role leads enterprise-wide initiatives impacting network economics, contractual performance, interchange strategy, and strategic partnerships. The role provides executive leadership with actionable insights and recommendations on network investments, business opportunities, financial performance, legal developments, and emerging industry trends that influence the Bank's competitive position and long-term growth strategy.
Requirements
- Master's degree, or equivalent work experience
- 10 or more years of experience in project management activities
- Two or more years of managerial experience
Nice To Haves
- Expert knowledge of assigned business line or functional area
- Demonstrated management and leadership skills
- Strong organizational and analytical skills
- Advanced knowledge of project management
- Ability to identify and resolve exceptions and to analyze data
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Responsibilities
- Own the development and execution of the PCS network contract governance.
- Advise executive leadership on network-related opportunities, risks, investments, and strategic priorities.
- Evaluate emerging industry developments and recommend strategies to enhance growth, profitability, customer value, and competitive positioning.
- Lead strategic assessments of network partnerships and support enterprise decision-making related to payment network relationships.
- Establish long-term strategic roadmaps aligned with business objectives and enterprise priorities.
- Monitor, analyze, and synthesize relevant legal, regulatory, and policy developments affecting the payments ecosystem, including any laws or regulations impacting interchange and state or federal legislation.
- Partner with Legal, Compliance, and Government Relations to assess business impact, risks, and required responses.
- Translate regulatory developments into clear implications for contracts, strategy, operations, and financial performance.
- Develop clear, concise, and decision‑ready executive decks, briefs, and presentations for senior management.
- Frame complex contractual, regulatory, and strategic topics into structured narratives with key insights, risks, options, and recommendations.
- Lead highly complex, enterprise-wide initiatives requiring cross-functional coordination and executive sponsorship.
- Establish operating models, governance structures, and decision frameworks supporting strategic objectives.
- Lead through influence across Finance, Product, Legal, Compliance, Risk, Operations, Technology, and executive leadership teams.
- Create organizational alignment on strategic priorities where competing objectives, ambiguity, and significant business risk exist.
- Operate with a high degree of autonomy and independent judgment while influencing outcomes across multiple business lines.
Benefits
- Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)
- Basic term and optional term life insurance
- Short-term and long-term disability
- Pregnancy disability and parental leave
- 401(k) and employer-funded retirement plan
- Paid vacation (from two to five weeks depending on salary grade and tenure)
- Up to 11 paid holiday opportunities
- Adoption assistance
- Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 worked, up to 80 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
