Manager - Network Operations

Nium, the Leader in Real-Time Global Payments
Nium, the leading global infrastructure for real-time cross-border payments, was founded on the mission to deliver the global payments infrastructure of tomorrow, today. With the onset of the global economy, its payments infrastructure is shaping how banks, fintechs, and businesses everywhere collect, convert, and disburse funds instantly across borders. Its payout network supports 100 currencies and spans 190+ countries, 100 of which in real-time. Funds can be disbursed to accounts, wallets, and cards and collected locally in 40 markets. Nium's growing card issuance business is already available in 34 countries. Nium holds regulatory licenses and authorizations in more than 40 countries, enabling seamless onboarding, rapid integration, and compliance – independent of geography. The company is co-headquartered in San Francisco and Singapore.
About the Role:
Nium is looking to hire a Manager who supports in strengthening the relationship with existing/ new partners in terms of transactional /compliance process, technical integrations etc. The ideal candidate will be able to get into the details while providing operational expertise and guidance, managing escalations and bringing process improvement /enhancement for seamless transactional services. This role will also require strong competencies in performing detailed data gathering on partner's performance in terms of payment processing and analyzing the gathered data.
Key Responsibilities:
Managing the day-to-day operational issues and challenges on payment processing with Network Partners and plan/execute various improvements & enhancements on Tech, Product, Business and Network Relationship fronts
Timely escalations & complete closure of BAU tickets assigned. Analyze and devise root-level fixes, arrangements to avoid escalations
Analyze patterns, trends on payment processing and share regular insights
Analyze existing engagement areas with Partners and uncover potential to work on existing and new areas with Partners. Provide on the ground insights on payment experience, issue resolution & customer centricity of each Partner, to help Network Head take informed and calibrated decisions on managing flows & business with Partners, within or across corridors·
Develop strong understanding of the current process, including both Partner banks and management experience
Engage with internal /external stakeholders suitably, evaluate alternatives to drive improvements in the speed and efficiency of payments, leveraging best practices, automation to streamline processes and reduce manual intervention
Seeking Regular updates from partner bank on new features or enhancements and monitoring critical incidents reported if any
Plan and organize Service meetings with Partner banks at periodic intervals
Engage in other special projects, as needed
Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree with 6-9 years of experiences in the Finance/Banking industry
Good knowledge of the payments industry and prior experience in Fintech companies will be added advantage
Broad Payments product knowledge (SWIFT, ACH, payment gateways, Instant transfer, APIs, SFTP)
Strategic mindset and a desire to dive in and solve business challenges as well technical challenges
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Strong analytics – able to investigate, understand and solve day to day issues. Demonstrates strong problem-solving skills in a complex environment
What we offer at Nium
We Value Performance: Through competitive salaries, performance bonuses, sales commissions, equity for specific roles and recognition programs, we ensure that all our employees are well rewarded and incentivized for their hard work.
We Care for Our Employees: The wellness of Nium’ers is our #1 priority. We offer medical coverage along with 24/7 employee assistance program, generous vacation programs including our year-end shut down. We also provide a flexible working hybrid working environment (3 days per week in the office).
We Upskill Ourselves: We are curious, and always want to learn more with a focus on upskilling ourselves. We provide role-specific training, internal workshops, and a learning stipend.
We Celebrate Together: We recognize that work is also about creating great relationships with each other. We celebrate together with company-wide social events, team bonding activities, happy hours, team offsites, and much more!
We Thrive with Diversity: Nium is truly a global company, with more than 33 nationalities, based in 18+ countries and more than 10 office locations. As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to providing a safe and welcoming environment for everyone.
For more detailed region specific benefits : https://www.nium.com/careers#careers-perks
For more information visit www.nium.com
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Work arrangement
Hybrid