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Block · 3 months ago

Payments Partnerships Manager, Acquiring

Los Angeles, CA, United States of America

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$180K/yr - $270K/yr

8+ years exp

Block is a technology company focused on increasing access to the global economy through its various brands. As a Payments Partnerships Manager, Acquiring, you will be responsible for driving global payments growth by building and managing strategic acquiring partnerships while collaborating with various internal teams to innovate and implement new payment solutions.

Financial Services

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Lead and negotiate commercial agreements to secure optimal outcomes and scalable growth opportunities for Block and our customers

Develop and manage strategic acquiring partnerships to support global payment acceptance and optimize cost, performance, and coverage

Develop and influence complex cross-functional relationships across internal and external stakeholders to align on business priorities and achieve strategic results

Support our external program management efforts to drive analysis and problem solve with card networks, banks, and industry partners to maximize benefits to Block and our customers while driving down inefficiencies and cost

Support day to day acquiring operations in the US through detailed and proactive account management

Qualification

Commercial negotiationRelationship managementPayment industry knowledgeCross-functional collaborationAnalytical thinkingEntrepreneurial spiritProblem solvingCommunication skills

Required

8+ years of experience in commercial negotiation and relationship management, with a demonstrated record of successfully managing complex partnerships and strategic agreements

A solid understanding of the payment industry and ecosystem, and its current evolution both domestically and abroad

Strong written and verbal communication and presentation skills

The successful candidate will have a demonstrated ability to deal with ambiguity; think strategically and analytically about business, product, and technical challenges; as well as earn trust with and influence others

A strong sense of ownership, drive to have an impact, and entrepreneurial spirit are musts

Dexterity and appetite to develop your skill set across roles such as relationship manager, problem solver, troubleshooter, and analytics manager, interrogating new payment network rules, pricing and billing changes, contract changes, interchange updates and account managers at our bank partners

Preferred

Prior experience at a global payments network or acquirer or issuer strongly preferred

Benefits

Remote work

Medical insurance

Flexible time off

Retirement savings plans

Modern family planning

Company

Block

Glassdoor3.9

Block is one company built from many blocks, all united by the same purpose of economic empowerment.

Founded in 1990

Oakland, California, US

10001+ employees

https://block.xyz/

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