Column · 1 day ago
Payment Operations (New Grad 2026)
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
New Grad, Entry Level
$75K/yr - $85K/yrColumn is a financial technology company focused on simplifying and enhancing the banking supply chain. The Payment Operations role is critical for delivering a best-in-class banking experience, involving the development of internal processes and providing support for payment-related customer requests.
AppsDeveloper PlatformFinanceFinancial ServicesSoftware
Responsibilities
Design and implement systems to optimize, automate, and scale our operational workload using technical skills like Retool, SQL, Python, and Javascript
Operate and continuously improve Column’s end-to-end payment operations processes, spanning ACH, wire, RTP, FedNow, and checks
Manage the payment operations queue—triaging, investigating, and resolving both customer and external bank inquiries
Develop and maintain key performance metrics and dashboards to track the health and efficiency of operations
Partner with Engineering, Business, Compliance, Risk, and Customer teams to ensure consistent, accurate, and compliant resolution of issues
Document processes, playbooks, and internal knowledge to enable onboarding and future scale
Contribute to ongoing risk management by identifying operational risks and suggesting process or tooling improvements
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree - preferably in Computer Science, Data Science or related field
Lightweight technical skills (SQL, Javascript, Python) with an aptitude to learn quickly
Familiarity with NACHA operating rules, wire transfer standards, and payment processing concepts
Strong written and verbal communication skills; able to engage confidently with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Highly organized and able to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
Strong customer empathy and a bias for action—you're energized by solving problems for customers and fixing broken processes
Excited to roll up your sleeves and build from scratch, with minimal oversight
Benefits
Comprehensive health, dental, and vision plans, including options that are 100% covered by Column for you and 100% covered for your dependents!
Comprehensive family planning and fertility benefits via partnership with Carrot, including reimbursement of up to $20,000 in qualified expenses
Up to $2,000 (post-tax) monthly rent subsidy for employees living within 2 miles of Column’s office
FSA and HSA account options to enable use of pre-tax money for medical and dependent care expenses
401k plan, including self-directed brokerage options
Flexible time-off policy - take the time off that you want and need to relax and recharge
100% paid parental leave, including 16 weeks for birth mothers, 12 weeks for primary caregivers, and 8 weeks for secondary caregivers
Up to $4,500 in annual reimbursements for backup childcare
Catered lunches and dinners for SF employees
Commuter benefits, including paid transportation to-and-from the office
Regular team building events, including annual offsite
Company
Column
Column is a developer infrastructure company that enables developers and builders to create new financial products.
Founded in 2022
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
William Hockey
CEO and founder
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