Director, Network Product Strategy

Position Type : Full time

Full time

Type Of Hire :

Experienced (relevant combo of work and education)

Education Desired :

Bachelor of Computer Science

Travel Percentage : Job Description

Job Description

The world of finance moves fast. At FIS, we’re faster. Our teams are empowered to learn, grow, and make an impact in their careers and communities.

We deliver innovation that advances the way the world pays, banks and invests. If you want to grow personally and professionally, we’d like to know : Are you FIS?

What you will be doing :

Do you want to reimagine how a Payments Network can be used to connect financial institutions and merchants? This role is responsible for leading the product strategy for our Network business, inclusive of NYCE, Je a nie , PayNet and CULLIANCE, ensuring we effectively deliver on clients’ expectations in a highly competitive payments ecosystem while achieving commercial and product performance objectives.

This leader will develop the strategy, prioritize our growth initiatives, then plan, budget, and manage the product investments to achieve that vision.

This includes building the business case for new products and existing product enhancements, then overseeing implementation.

This is a cross-discipline role that requires working with a range of technical and client facing executives then directly influencing activities across a broad set of functional areas.

• Understands strategic direction of FIS, the Cards & Money Movement business segment and role of our Networks in supporting clients and other products and services.
• Maintains knowledge of emerging payment product innovative trends and utilizes knowledge to educate senior leaders on opportunities to build better product solutions that support and drive business growth and expansion.
• Manages a team of product analysts to provide leadership direction and guidance for NYCE and CULIANCE Networks as well as PayNet and related offerings such as surcharge free ATMs
• Develops and continually refines a strong, fact-based point of view on product direction for the Network business.
• Establishes priorities and product strategies consistent with business goals and economic viability.
• Defines business requirements based on client feedback and payment industry trends to ensure competitive parity and for ideating and developing new features and / or new product offerings.
• Builds a strong product management team as the foundation for optimizing platform products.
• Recommends and incorporates product solutions into long-term business plans and evaluates the business impact through cost / benefit analysis.
• Collaborates on implementation plans that provide product owners and technical developers with appropriate frameworks and support infrastructure for seamless delivery of innovative products consistent with the product vision.
• In business development and sales situations, serves as a consultant and advisor to sales and senior leadership on the application of our payment Network offerings and how they fit into legacy and advanced payments offerings
• Champions introduction of new product assets that have an impact across the enterprise and effectively communicates strategic product plans.
• Directs requirements, resources, research, business case development and adoption among multiple functional groups and levels in the enterprise.
• Leads the definition of future product initiatives for development and deployment and defines the migration path from current to future product solutions.
• Provides leadership for creation and design standards for new products, frameworks and / or design paradigms maximizing reusability, flexibility and maintainability.

What you bring :

• Bachelor’s degree or the equivalent combination of education, training, or work experience.
• Knowledge of Network transaction routing and payments processing for issuer, issuer processor, acquirers and merchants
• Direct experience with management reporting, operational procedures and management information systems
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills that can address technical and non-technical audiences of various levels in the organization, , executives, LOB management, and individual contributors
• Typically requires more than fifteen years of broad and progressively more responsible product strategy experience with at least seven years of experience managing large, strategic product development.
• Excellent decision-making, problem-solving, team-building, organization, negotiation, conflict management and time management skills
• Strong team coaching and mentoring skills
• Ability to negotiate effectively and deal with highly complex, confidential and sensitive information
• Ability to work closely with executive management to provide essential information, establish the business case for changes, make recommendations and drive changes
• Effectively shares relevant industry knowledge and expertise with other resources
• Proven product strategy development and project management skills
• Ability to travel 5-10%

What We Offer You :

At FIS, you can learn, grow and make an impact in your career. Our benefits include :

• Flexible and creative work environment
• Diverse and collaborative atmosphere
• Professional and personal development resources
• Opportunities to volunteer and support charities

FIS is committed to providing its employees with an exciting career opportunity and competitive compensation. The pay range for this full-time position is $138, - $232, and reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for this position based on the posted role, level, and location.

Within the range, actual individual starting pay is determined additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Any changes in work location will also impact actual individual starting pay. Please consult with your recruiter about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

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EEOC Statement

FIS is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, genetic information, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics.

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For positions located in the US, the following conditions apply. If you are made a conditional offer of employment, you will be required to undergo a drug test.

ADA Disclaimer : In developing this job description care was taken to include all competencies needed to successfully perform in this position.

However, for Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) purposes, the essential functions of the job may or may not have been described for purposes of ADA reasonable accommodation.

All reasonable accommodation requests will be reviewed and evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

Sourcing Model

Recruitment at FIS works primarily on a direct sourcing model; a relatively small portion of our hiring is through recruitment agencies.

FIS does not accept resumes from recruitment agencies which are not on the preferred supplier list and is not responsible for any related fees for resumes submitted to job postings, our employees, or any other part of our company.

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