Head of Banking Relationship (Core Banking/Financial Institutions)
Clear Junction
- London
- £80,000-100,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Be a subject-matter expert and thought leader in the payments industry and adjacent trends. Study global and regional payment and related markets, search for ways of enhancement of Clear Junction payment infrastructure.
- Play a key role in the development and implementation of:
- Strategies, roadmaps, and plans for expanding CJ's network of partners/providers.
- Policies and procedures on relationships with partners/providers, liquidity management, bank accounts management, and other related policies and procedures.
- Categories of partners/providers for the Banking Relationships / Core Banking Division:
- Banking partners
- Payment schemes and networks
- Payment providers
- Investment managers
- Data validation vendors
- Payments and trading software providers
- Contribute to the development and implementation of product-related strategies and roadmaps, policies and procedures, etc.
- Establishing relationships with new partners/providers.
- Terms of delivering services
- Operational model of CJ as it’s applied to the specific partner relationship
- Characteristics of virtual accounts
- Requirements for timing of transactions
- Compliance requirements and capabilities of both parties
- Exchange rate margins
- R-transactions
- Maintaining, improving and troubleshooting relationships with existing partners/providers, including but not limited to:
- Participate in payment investigations, and facilitate settlement of disputed transactions, if requested by the Payment Investigations Teams (Fraud or Non-Fraud) or the Finance Dept (Treasury or FinOps, among others).
- Develop a monthly Partner Health Score review including among others returns/rejections/cancellations/queries and fees charged – if the review is implemented.
- Dealing with decline in quality of service.
- Contribute to the product function of CJ – in collaboration with Product and other involved teams of CJ
- Being a part of client- and provider-facing staff:
- Act as a first line of defence with respect to AML, FinCrime and sanction risk- and compliance-related issues.
- Contribute to the compliance with the Consumer Duty requirements.
- Arranging proper discontinuing of partner/provider relationships.
- Can serve as the manager for the Launching New Licensed Entity Programme.
- Performing other projects and tasks related to the partner/provider relationships function, as requested by the Product and Banking Relationships Director.
- Established experience and skills in a similar capacity in the banking/fintech/payments space
- Experience with domestic and cross-border payments systems, e.g. SEPA, FPS, CHAPS, SWIFT, ACH, etc.
- Extensive experience in a project manager role
- General knowledge of agile product development
- Experience in crypto/blockchain space is advantageous
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Can-do attitude to make a positive contribution to the company
- Able to work from the London office at least 3 days per week
- Competitive Salary (depending on experience)
- Be rewarded with a performance bonus at the company's discretion.
- Enjoy a generous 25 days of holiday, in addition to bank holidays.
- Receive life assurance and critical illness protection for your peace of mind.
- Access BUPA private medical coverage after successfully passing probation.
- Embrace hybrid working arrangements, with 2-3 days working in the London office.
- Join a friendly team and participate in social events.
- Seize a fantastic opportunity to advance your career in the exciting field of cutting-edge payments fintech.