Chief Payments Officer

Nium provides global infrastructure for real-time cross‑border payments. The Chief Payments Officer will own the infrastructure that enables our platform to move money instantly worldwide.

The Opportunity

You will define and execute the global network strategy across 190+ countries, build and own the banking relationships that underpin our business, and lead a team of 25 specialists across four continents. You will also own Nium’s roadmap for next‑generation infrastructure—stablecoin rails, programmable money, real‑time cross‑border settlement—as we build the payments network of the next decade.

What You Will Own

Global Payments Network Strategy

• Define and execute the global payments network strategy across all licensed markets aligned with Nium’s commercial and product objectives.
• Build the network architecture enabling domestic collection, local disbursement, settlement accounts, and card issuance at scale.
• Own the P&L for Nium's payments network and bring strong commercial instincts to pricing, partner economics, and margin management.
• Own the roadmap for next‑generation network capabilities, including stablecoin rails, programmable money, and real‑time cross‑border settlement infrastructure.
• Own operational accountability for the performance of the network, ensuring timely, effective resolution of issues.

Global Banking Relationships

• Own and grow Nium’s relationships with financial institutions worldwide, from identifying partners and pitching to negotiating terms, completing due diligence, and going live.
• Build new banking partnerships in priority markets while deepening and expanding existing ones.
• Represent Nium as a credible, trusted counterpart to regulators, central banks, and tier‑1 financial institutions globally.

Team Leadership

• Lead, coach, and inspire 25 payments specialists across India, the US, Singapore, and the Middle East.
• Set a high‑performance bar and build a culture of ownership, transparency, and continuous improvement.
• Partner closely with regional product teams to align network capability with commercial demand.
• Develop the team’s depth in regulatory strategy, risk governance, and institutional relationship management.

Risk, Governance & Compliance

• Strengthen the risk and governance framework across all markets in partnership with Risk, Compliance, and Company Secretary teams.
• Ensure payment operations remain within regulatory policy and best practice across all 40+ licensed jurisdictions.
• Lead with confidence in regulatory engagements, external audits, and licensing processes.

External Representation

• Represent Nium externally to regulators, financial institutions, industry forums, and media, serving as a visible, credible face of Nium in the global payments ecosystem.
• Speak at industry events and engage with market stakeholders to raise Nium’s profile and reinforce our position as the defining global payments infrastructure company.
• Work with PR and Product Marketing to shape Nium’s external narrative on payments infrastructure, next‑generation rails, and market leadership.

What Makes You Successful Here

Experience

• Significant senior leadership experience—typically 15+ years—building and scaling global payments network functions comparable to Nium’s.
• Deep expertise in global payments infrastructure: licensing, correspondent banking, regulatory frameworks, and strategic market entry across multiple jurisdictions simultaneously.
• A proven track record of building and managing complex institutional banking relationships from first conversation to live partnership.
• Experience with or a forward‑leaning point of view on stablecoin infrastructure, programmable payments, and next‑generation cross‑border settlement.
• Hands‑on expertise in treasury risk management, intra‑group funding, and FX and interest‑rate hedging strategies at scale.
• Background in fintech, payments infrastructure, or a regulated global financial institution operating at significant scale.

Leadership

• Executive presence: credible and composed in front of regulators, boards, institutional partners, and your own team.
• A builder and a coach: you grow people, set high standards, and hold them with respect.
• You operate with extreme ownership; your team’s results are a direct reflection of your leadership.
• You communicate with precision: your team always knows what good looks like, and your partners always know where you stand.
• You decide and deliver: you make high‑stakes calls with available information and adjust fast.

How You Work

• You are a driver, not a passenger. You see what needs to happen and you move—without being told.
• You thrive in complexity and bring clarity and momentum where others see noise.
• You close the loop. You do what you say. Your team and partners can count on that absolutely.
• You are as effective in a regulatory meeting in Singapore as you are pitching a partner in London or presenting strategy in San Francisco.

Leadership at Nium

We hire, develop, and promote against six principles: Extreme Ownership, Drivers Not Passengers, Clarity as Default, Decide and Deliver, Close the Loop, and Always‑On Feedback. This role lives all six—visibly, consistently, and at scale.

$252,000 - 378,000 a year

What we offer at Nium

• Competitive salaries, performance bonuses, sales commissions, equity for specific roles and recognition programs.
• Medical coverage, 24/7 employee assistance program, generous vacation programs, flexible hybrid working environment (3 days per week in the office).
• Role‑specific training, internal workshops, and a learning stipend for upskilling.
• Company‑wide social events, team bonding activities, happy hours, team off‑sites, and more.
• Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion with a global workforce of more than 33 nationalities across 18+ countries.

We are an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a safe and welcoming environment for everyone.