Payments Operations Leadership
Be responsible for the day to day health of the retail payments ecosystem, including:
Card authorization and processing, POS and gateway connectivity
Settlement, funding, and reconciliation, Act as the final customer concern point for high severity payment incidents, Establishes operational standards, partner concern paths, and response playbooks, Lead postincident reviews and drive corrective and preventive actions, Team Leadership & Development, Handle, coach, and develop a team of Payments Administrators.
Set performance expectations and benchmarks for:
Incident resolution, Settlement accuracy, Fraud and chargeback handling
Ensure appropriate coverage for business critical periods (e.g., peak retail hours), Build payments operations expertise and resiliency within the team
Settlement, Reconciliation & Financial Governance
Own end to end settlement accuracy across all payment tenders
Ensure strong controls around:
Daily settlement and funding validation, Discrepancy investigation and resolution, Month end and quarter end close activities, Partner with Finance and Accounting to support audits, reconciliations, and SOX controls, find opportunities to automate reconciliation and improve data quality.
Fraud, Chargebacks & Risk Management, be responsible for fraud monitoring and operational response processes,
Own chargeback performance, including:
Trend analysis, Root cause identification, Processor and fraud vendor coordination, Partner with Risk and Compliance teams to:
Tune fraud rules, Reduce losses and false positives, Support PCIDSS and regulatory requirements
Vendor & Processor Management
Serve as the primary operational relationship owner for:
Payment processors, Acquirers, Gateways, Fraud and risk vendors
SLA performance, Incident communications, Critical issues and service reviews
Support contract renewals, vendor evaluations, and processor changes
Coordinate operational readiness for new payment methods or platform changes, Strategy, Reporting & Continuous Improvement
Define and track payments operations benchmarks, including:
Incident volume and MTTR, Settlement accuracy, Fraud and chargeback rates
Deliver executive level reporting and insights
Improve operational efficiency, Reduce cost and risk, Increase payment reliability and customer experience, Partner with Technology and Product teams on roadmap initiatives impacting payments
Supported Payment Channels
Instore POS payments (EMV, contactless, magstripe), Credit and debit cards
Digital wallets (Apple Pay, Google Pay), Gift cards and store value products
ecommerce and mobile payments (if applicable)