We're building the connected finance businesses deserve. Unleashing them with tomorrow's technology, today. Our flexible payments solutions help global enterprises — like Samsung, Deliveroo and Adidas — launch new products and create experiences customers love. And it's not just what we build that makes us different. It's how.

We liberate smart, passionate people to collaborate, innovate and do their best work — faster. That's why we're one of the most valuable fintech firms around. But we're just getting started. By cutting through financial complexity, we'll empower companies to change the world. Join us. Unlock your potential.

Build tomorrow, today.

As  Manager, Issuer Relationships at Checkout.com, you will be responsible for leading Checkout.com’s Issuer Relationship engagements in Asia Pacific region. Working closely with Global Head, Issuer Relationships , you will establish a network of strategic issuing banks,  build partnerships with Issuers to raise, investigate and resolve soft declines and other payments performance discrepancies , and unearth card authorisation optimisation opportunities for merchants. In addition, you will engage with external stakeholders across forums and thought leadership venues to develop and strengthen existing and prospective merchants’ and partners’ awareness of Checkout.com’s capabilities and focus on payment optimisation to drive more business growth for its customers.

You will be experienced and expert in the processes of authentication, issuer risk and fraud management.  You can speak with authority and conviction on best practices used by issuers and card schemes throughout their customer lifecycles, You will provide insights on Checkout.com’s approach to tackle declines, share learnings on authorisation improvement opportunities and minimising fraud to commercial and payment performance stakeholders consistently and precisely.

You will be a passionate advocate for Checkout.com’s merchant-centric approach, by taking the lead in engaging issuers and merchants, developing and refining the communication and messaging, to strengthen Checkout.com’s position as a leader in comprehensive data-driven payment solutions.  

To help accomplish your responsibilities, you will work with the Financial Partnerships, Payment Performance, Data Analytics and Commercial teams, to ensure a well-rounded view of payments performance and to develop a deep understanding of Checkout.com’s approach.  You will be familiar with Checkout.com’s wide suite of data analytics tools and will showcase case studies for external audiences that quantify and convey the impact on revenue, consumer satisfaction, and ultimately loyalty, achievable through a performance-oriented approach.  

The ideal candidate must be experienced and well respected, with an affinity for problem solving, eager to ensure that our ability to improve our authorisation rates keeps up with, and supports, our customer growth and our ambitions.  This is an external facing role, supporting one of the key competitive capabilities of Checkout.com, and will require the ability to engage with Issuers at all levels.

You will join an ambitious team of partnerships professionals, data scientists and engineers who are working to significantly move the needle within an area that has high strategic importance to Checkout.com.

About You:

• 3+ years’ experience in Payments in a data intensive and performance-focused environment
• Excellent communication skills with payment industry gravitas 
• Must have strong stakeholder management skills and easily adaptable in fast paced work environment
• Executive presence with an ability to take initiative and find creative solutions & effective ways of communicating business solutions
• Recognised industry expert capable of navigating into complex Issuing organizations
• Fluent in English and at least 1 other language frequently spoken in South East Asia, showcasing exceptional communication skills.

Plus:  Prior programme level work in Card Authorisation Optimisation, Risk/Fraud Management,  has existing Issuing bank contacts or Data Analytics skills preferrable

What you will be doing:

• Drive Checkout.com’s Issuer engagement Programme in Asia and Pacific region
• Support Global Head of Issuer Relationships in multiple team and company wide initiatives 
• Deliver Issuer engagement and provide insight on Checkout.com’s Data Analytics value proposition to merchants
• Partner with Commercial Teams to provide insights on Checkout.com’s merchant centric approach to business performance improvement.
• Articulate how Checkout.com’s proposed solutions improved merchants’ performance & revenue for both the merchant and the company (internal / external ROI)

If you don't meet all the requirements but think you might still be right for the role, please apply anyway. We're always keen to speak to people who connect with our mission and values.

Apply without meeting all requirements statement 

If you don't meet all the requirements but think you might still be right for the role, please apply anyway. We're always keen to speak to people who connect with our mission and values.

We believe in equal opportunities

We work as one team. Wherever you come from. However you identify. And whichever payment method you use. 

Our clients come from all over the world — and so do we. Hiring hard-working people and giving them a community to thrive in is critical to our success.

When you join our team, we’ll empower you to unlock your potential so you can do your best work. We’d love to hear how you think you could make a difference here with us. 

We want to set you up for success and make our process as accessible as possible. So let us know in your application, or tell your recruiter directly, if you need anything to make your experience or working environment more comfortable. We’ll be happy to support you.

Take a peek inside life at Checkout.com via

• Our Culture video https://youtu.be/BEwnpHuadSw
• Our careers page https://www.checkout.com/careers
• Our LinkedIn Life pages bit.ly/3OaoN1U  
• Our Instagram https://www.instagram.com/checkout_com/