Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida — In-office strongly preferred
Company: i-Payout / International Payout Systems, Inc.
Industry: Fintech / Cross-Border Payments / Global Payouts
The Opportunity i-payout is seeking an experienced Vice President, Global Payments & Strategic Partnerships to take senior ownership of key areas of our global payment operations, banking relationships, processor relationships, commercial agreements, and international payment strategy. This is a highly hands-on executive role. We are specifically looking for someone with substantial direct cross-border payments experience who understands how international money movement actually works in practice — including banks, processors, payout partners, FX, settlement, payment rails, pricing, implementation, reconciliation, and operational problem-solving. Cross-border payments experience is mandatory. Candidates whose backgrounds are primarily domestic payments, general fintech, project management, compliance, technology, or traditional corporate operations will not be considered unless they also have significant direct cross-border payment experience. What You Will Own The VP will take senior responsibility for major parts of i-payout's global payment ecosystem, including:
- Cross-border payment operations
- International payout partners and payment rails
- Banking and financial institution relationships
- Processor and payment-provider relationships
- FX and international settlement relationships
- Payment routing and corridor performance
- Strategic payment partnerships
- Commercial contract negotiations
- Pricing negotiations and renewals
- Partner economics and profitability
- Vendor and partner performance management
- Escalation and resolution of operational issues
- Launch of new payment methods, countries, corridors, and providers
- Business continuity and payment-provider redundancy
- Cross-functional coordination with Compliance, Finance, Technology, Operations, Sales, and executive leadership
- Development of stronger reporting, accountability, process discipline, and follow-through
Cross-Border Payments Experience — Required Candidates must have meaningful direct experience in cross-border payments and international money movement. The ideal candidate will have personally worked with multiple elements of the international payment ecosystem, such as:
- Global payouts
- International bank transfers
- Local bank payment rails
- SWIFT
- ACH and equivalent international payment systems
- Cross-border card payments
- Push-to-card
- International wallets
- Alternative payment methods
- FX providers
- Multi-currency settlement
- Correspondent banking
- Payment orchestration
- International processors
- Regional payout providers
- Treasury and liquidity considerations
- Payment reconciliation
- Failed and returned transactions
- International payment compliance requirements
The candidate should be able to explain, in detail, how money moves from the originating client through banks, processors, FX, settlement, and local payout rails to the final recipient. Banking & Processor Relationships This person must be comfortable representing i-Payout directly with senior executives at:
- Banks
- Payment processors
- Acquirers
- Issuers
- Payment networks
- Payout providers
- FX providers
- Fintech partners
- Payment infrastructure companies
The VP should be capable of managing both strategic relationships and difficult escalations.This includes:
- Negotiating pricing
- Challenging unfavorable economics
- Reviewing service performance
- Managing outages and payment failures
- Escalating unresolved operational issues
- Evaluating alternative providers
- Managing concentration risk
- Developing redundant payment capabilities
- Protecting i-Payout's commercial interests
Commercial & Contract NegotiationThis is not simply a relationship-management position.The successful candidate must have strong business judgment and be comfortable negotiating complex commercial agreements.Experience should include areas such as:
- Payment processing agreements
- Banking agreements
- Payout-provider agreements
- FX agreements
- Pricing schedules
- Volume commitments
- Minimums
- Service levels
- Settlement terms
- Reserves
- Suspension rights
- Termination provisions
- Liability
- Indemnification
- Exclusivity
- Revenue-share arrangements
- Implementation commitments
The candidate should understand how contractual terms affect both operational risk and profitability.Financial & Business AcumenThe VP must understand the economics behind international payments.This includes the ability to evaluate:
- Revenue per transaction
- Processor costs
- Bank fees
- Payout costs
- FX spreads
- Margin by corridor
- Partner pricing
- Volume economics
- Failed-payment costs
- Operational costs
- Vendor concentration
- Profitability by payment method or provider
We are looking for someone who can identify where the company is making money, where margin is being lost, and where commercial terms should be renegotiated. Leadership & Execution The ideal candidate is: Highly organized. Able to manage multiple banks, processors, contracts, integrations, pricing reviews, operational issues, and internal stakeholders simultaneously. Responsive. Reads the details, follows issues through completion, and maintains disciplined communication. Hands-on. Will personally get involved when an important bank, processor, contract, or payment issue must be resolved. Commercially strong. Understands leverage and knows how to negotiate without damaging important long-term relationships. Decisive. Can gather the necessary facts, assess risk and economics, make a decision, and execute. Accountable. Owns problems until they are solved. Business-minded. Approaches decisions based on commercial impact, customer impact, operational risk, and profitability. Ideal Background We are particularly interested in candidates who have held roles such as:
- VP Global Payments
- VP Payment Operations
- VP Payment Partnerships
- Head of Global Payments
- Head of Payment Operations
- Head of Banking Partnerships
- Head of Cross-Border Payments
- Director Global Payments
- Director Payment Partnerships
- Director International Payments
Candidates from established companies in areas such as:
- Cross-border payments
- Global payouts
- International money transfer
- Payment processing
- Payment networks
- Fintech
- Global banking
- Marketplace payments
- Gig-economy payouts
- Payroll and workforce payments
- Remittances
- Merchant acquiring
- International treasury services
will receive strong consideration. Experience We Value Experience supporting high-volume payment programs for businesses such as:
- Marketplaces
- Gig-economy platforms
- Global workforces
- Freelancers
- Direct selling companies
- Affiliate networks
- Insurance companies
- Clinical research
- Market research
- E-commerce platforms
- International businesses
is highly valuable. What We Are Not Looking For This position is not intended for:
- A generic operations executive
- Someone whose experience is primarily domestic payments
- A traditional bank manager without cross-border payment experience
- A project manager
- A pure compliance executive
- A pure technology executive
- A sales executive without operational payment knowledge
- Someone whose payment experience is limited to card issuing
- Someone whose experience is primarily theoretical or advisory
If you have not personally worked in cross-border payments, international money movement, or global payout systems, this role is not the right fit. What Success Looks Like Within the first year, the VP should have:
- Assumed ownership of major banking and processor relationships
- Built a clear partner-management structure
- Improved payment-provider accountability
- Reviewed major commercial agreements and pricing
- Identified opportunities to improve margin
- Strengthened redundancy across critical payout corridors
- Improved visibility into payment performance and economics
- Reduced unresolved operational issues
- Improved execution across Compliance, Finance, Technology, and Operations
- Established clear reporting and accountability
- Helped expand i-Payout's international payment capabilities
- Become a trusted senior operating partner to executive management
Career Opportunity This role provides substantial visibility and responsibility within i-payout. The right candidate will have the opportunity to take increasing ownership of the company's global payment operations and may have the potential to grow into a broader executive leadership position based on performance. Mandatory Requirement Significant, direct cross-border payments experience is required. Candidates should be prepared to discuss specific international payment flows, banks, processors, payout partners, FX, settlement, pricing, contract negotiations, operational challenges, and commercial results from their prior roles.
Pay: $98,034.00 - $118,062.45 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
Work Location: In person
