Head of Payments (Remote- Vertical ERP)

Job Description

Job Description

Head of Payments (Remote- Vertical ERP)

Head of Payments (Remote - Vertical ERP)

Company Overview

We are lcoated in the greater Salt Lake City, Utah area and we are a rapidly growing Vertical ERP software company. We are continuing to scale and have expanded significantly over the past few years. We have a very collaborative culture and continue to emphasize servant leadership. 

Position Overview
We are seeking an experienced Head of Payments to lead and scale the payments function for a Vertical ERP SaaS company. This strategic role owns payments strategy, merchant relationships, risk and compliance (including PCI), payment economics, and go-to-market enablement to drive merchant performance and margin optimization. The ideal candidate combines hands-on payments expertise with leadership experience at the Director/VP level and a deep understanding of SaaS and merchant ecosystems.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and execute a comprehensive payments strategy aligned to the companys Vertical ERP product roadmap and business objectives.
• Own the end-to-end payments function: acquiring, processing, reconciliation, settlement, chargebacks, dispute management, and PCI compliance.
• Build, lead and mentor a high-performing payments team; recruit specialists across operations, risk, integrations and commercial payments engineering.
• Partner cross-functionally with product, engineering, finance, sales and customer success to embed payments into GTM motions and product experiences.
• Manage merchant relationships, integrations and onboarding processes to optimize merchant performance and reduce friction for partners and customers.
• Drive payment economics: pricing, interchange, fees, margin drivers and cost-to-serve models to improve overall profitability.
• Establish and operationalize risk, fraud and compliance programs that scale with growth and meet regulatory and PCI requirements.
• Negotiate and manage vendor and bank relationships (PSPs, acquirers, gateways, processors) to secure favorable terms and SLAs.
• Create metrics, dashboards and reporting to measure payment KPIs (authorization rates, approval rates, dispute rates, cost per transaction, LTV/CAC impact) and present insights to executive leadership.
• Lead change management for payments-related GTM initiatives and support sales and partner enablement on payments propositions and commercial impacts.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in SaaS and merchant payments, with hands-on responsibility for payment products and merchant performance.
• Prior Director of Payments or equivalent senior payments leadership experience; experience as Head of Payments or VP of Payments is a strong plus.
• Deep domain knowledge of payments processing, payment economics, interchange, settlement and margin drivers.
• Experience with Vertical ERP platforms, or enterprise SaaS targeting industry verticals, is highly desirable.
• Strong background in PCI compliance, risk management, fraud prevention and regulatory requirements.
• Demonstrated success negotiating with PSPs, acquirers, gateways and payment vendors to secure commercial terms and operational SLAs.
• Track record of partnering with GTM, product and engineering teams to embed payments into product and commercial motions.
• Excellent analytical skills and experience building dashboards and KPIs to drive merchant performance and business outcomes.
• Proven ability to build and scale teams and to influence executive stakeholders across finance, product and sales.
• Bachelors degree in Business, Finance, Computer Science or related field; advanced degree preferred.

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 401k w/ match
• PTO
• Bonus Potential
• Equity Potential
• Remote work

- For this position, you must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need for sponsorship for a non-immigrant visa. This job was first posted by CyberCoders on 05/28/2026 and applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled or closed. Everforth CyberCoders is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer

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Salary

$175000 - $225000 USD per year