Director, Strategic Finance & Corporate Development

About Nium

About Nium :

Nium is the leading global infrastructure for real‑time cross‑border payments. We were founded on the mission to deliver the global payments infrastructure of tomorrow, today. Our platform enables banks, fintechs, and global businesses to move money instantly, everywhere.

Co‑headquartered in San Francisco and Singapore with offices in 14 markets worldwide, we are entering one of the most exciting chapters in our journey. In July 2025, we delivered the largest month in our 10‑year history with record revenue, record volumes, and EBITDA profitability. Today, Nium moves nearly $50B in payments annually, almost entirely for enterprises, while continuing to strengthen an already healthy balance sheet.

Our payout network spans 190+ countries and 100 currencies, with 100 corridors in real time. We power seamless transfers to accounts, wallets, and cards, support local collections in 35 markets, and run a card issuance business live in 34 countries. Backed by regulatory licenses in more than 40 markets, we make it simple for our partners to onboard, integrate, and scale globally. This scale and innovation have earned us recognition as one of CNBC’s World’s Top Fintech Companies 2025, winner of Best Cross‑Border Payments Solution at the PayTech Awards, and inclusion in FXC Intelligence’s Top 100 Cross‑Border Payments Companies list.

In 2024, we raised US$50 million in Series E funding at a US$1.4 billion valuation to accelerate network expansion, product innovation, and talent growth. With the B2B payments market projected to hit US$175 trillion by 2030, Nium offers ambitious builders the chance to shape the future of global money movement with the scale of a leader and the energy of a high‑growth company.

It is an incredible time to join us, and we are only just getting started.

About The Role

We are seeking an ambitious, self‑motivated, and analytical Director of Strategic Finance and Corporate Development to join our finance leadership team.

This role sits at the intersection of strategy, finance, and corporate development – driving high‑impact growth initiatives, leading M&A activities, and ensuring Nium consistently delivers for our customers, investors, and teams. Most importantly, this role will be critical in analyzing data to advise executive leadership on major business decisions.

The role reports directly to the Chief Financial Officer and will involve daily interaction given the scope of responsibilities. You will lead a small but growing team, build strong relationships across functions and regions, and collaborate closely with executive leadership. This is a unique opportunity to work with our global hubs – including San Francisco, India, Singapore, London, Malta, and more – and to play a pivotal role in scaling our business globally.

Please note that this is a hybrid position and we will require the successful applicant to be located within a commutable distance to our San Francisco office.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow a small but high‑performing team, coaching and empowering them to deliver measurable impact.
• Partner with the executive team (CFO, COO, CEO, CRO, etc.) on strategic projects that drive revenue and enhance margins.
• Drive M&A initiatives end‑to‑end : sourcing opportunities, evaluating synergies, leading due diligence, and managing post‑deal integration.
• Create and deliver compelling investor presentations; regularly engage with investors and board members to communicate performance, growth plans, and strategic opportunities.
• Define and track the internal and external KPIs that matter most for Nium’s long‑term growth; ensure leadership has clear visibility into performance against strategic priorities.
• Analyze complex data sets and convert them into actionable intelligence.
• Build strong relationships with cross‑functional leaders and industry partners to gather insights on competitor strategies, market shifts, and regulatory developments, translating these into recommendations.
• Collaborate with FP&A to enhance financial models, build valuation frameworks, and drive scenario analyses to guide decision‑making.
• Identify and evaluate growth opportunities across revenue, new markets, product commercialization, and cost optimization.
• Partner with Product, Sales, Operations, and Legal teams to operationalize new markets and execute expansion strategies.
• Lead performance tracking across functions, ensuring accountability to key metrics and strategic priorities.
• Communicate effectively and clearly, simplifying complex data into insights while building trusted relationships with leadership, investors, and internal teams.

Requirements

$176,000 - $264,000 a year

What we offer at Nium

For more detailed region specific benefits : https : / / www.nium.com / careers#careers-perks

For more information visit www.nium.com

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