Product Director, Innovation & Network Optimization-Payments-Executive Director (New York)

JobID: 210765320Category: Product ManagementJobSchedule: Full timePosted Date: 2026-07-07T19:19:03+00:00JobShift:Base Pay/Salary: New York,NY $180,500.00-$285,000.00; Wilmington,DE $156,750.00-$260,000.00Ignite your passion for product innovation by leading customer-centric development, inspiring solutions, and shaping the future with your strategic vision and influence.As a Product Director, Innovation & Network Optimization in Merchant Services, you lead innovation through the development of products and features that delight customers. As a leader on the team, you leverage your advanced capabilities to challenge traditional approaches, remove barriers to success, and foster a culture of continuous innovation that helps inspire cross-functional teams create groundbreaking solutions that address customer needs-while serving on the leadership team of the Payment Network Office as a key driver of network strategy, regulatory readiness, and emerging payments initiatives.Job responsibilities* Oversees the product roadmap, vision, development, execution, risk management, and business growth targets, including cross-LOB growth initiatives* Partners with Legal, Compliance, Risk, and other enterprise stakeholders to develop strategies that address emerging legal and regulatory issues in the payments space* Partners closely with CIB, CCB and ICB stakeholders to drive cross-LOB alignment on key priorities and initiatives to ensure coordinated outcomes and achievement of shared business objectives.* Monitors market trends, conducts competitive analysis, and identifies opportunities for product differentiation, including partnership with enterprise stakeholders on new and emerging payment initiatives.Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills* 10+ years of experience or equivalent expertise delivering products, projects, or strategy within payments* Extensive knowledge of the payment networks and merchant acquiring space.* Experience with strategic planning, product development and data analytics* Proven ability to influence the adoption of key product life cycle activities including discovery, ideation, strategic development, requirements definition, and value management* Experience driving change within organizations and managing stakeholders across multiple functionsPreferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills* Recognized thought leader within a related field