Sr. Manager, Payment Excellence

Who We Are

Through our service brands Hyundai Motor Finance, Genesis Finance, and Kia Finance, Hyundai Capital America offers a wide range of financial products tailored to meet the needs of Hyundai, Genesis, and Kia customers and dealerships. We provide vehicle financing, leasing, subscription, and insurance solutions to over 3 million consumers and businesses. Embodying our commitment to grow, innovate, and diversify, we strive to reimagine the customer and dealer experience and launch innovative new products that broaden our market reach. We believe that success comes from within and are proud to support our team members through skill development and career advancement. Hyundai Capital America is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to creating a diverse and inclusive culture for our workforce. We are a values-driven company dedicated to supporting both internal and external communities through volunteering, philanthropy, and the empowerment of our Employee Resource Groups. Together, we strive to be the leader in financing freedom of movement.

We Take Care of Our People

Along with competitive pay, as an employee of HCA, you are eligible for:

· Medical, dental, and vision plans with no-cost and low-cost options

· Annual employer HSA contribution

· 401(k) matching and immediate vesting

· Vehicle purchase and lease discounts, plus monthly vehicle allowances by job level:

o Associate / Sr. Associate: $350

o Manager / Sr. Manager: $600

o Director: $800

o Executive Director: $900

o VP or Above: $1,000

· 100% employer-paid life and disability insurance

· No-cost health and wellbeing programs, including a gym benefit

· Six weeks of paid parental leave

· Paid Volunteer Time Off, plus a company donation to a charity of your choice

What to Expect

The Sr. Manager, Payment Excellence is responsible for executing strategic initiatives related to Payment Processing vendor operations and leading a team to achieve objectives. This role is directly responsible to foster a positive performance coaching culture and equip outsourced vendor personnel with training and development necessary to deliver seamless customer experiences. Key responsibilities include managing efficiency-focused initiatives, developing and deploying vendor performance monitoring dashboards, and addressing QA and compliance gaps through targeted training. In addition, this role will interface with HQ, HR, FP&A, OSAT, and Procurement, to present insights and data to support strategic initiatives.

What You Will Do

1. Monitor and evaluate vendor performance against agreed-upon key performance indicators (KPIs) and goals, ensuring they meet and exceed production and quality targets.

· Foster strong relationships with vendor management teams to foster a positive performance coaching culture and equip teams with training and development to deliver seamless customer experiences.

· Serve as the primary point of contact for issue escalation and resolution.

· Ensure vendors are meeting all the contractual obligations and service-level agreements (SLAs) established in the vendor agreements.

· Collaborate with Procurement and leadership to adjust vendor contract/terms, as needed.

· Develop and maintain vendor process workflows depicting their interaction with HCA.

2. Ensure vendors adhere to all regulatory and compliance requirements set forth by our organization and relevant authorities.

· Regularly audit vendor processes to identify and rectify any compliance gaps.

· Establish and maintain vendor issue logs with follow up and resolution of each issue.

· Follow-up with vendors to ensure that required remediation is conducted in a timely manner.

3. Utilize data and performance metrics to identify trends, optimize vendor performance, and address areas for improvement.

· Prepare regular reports.

· Conduct monthly reviews of outsourced funding vendor invoices to ensure accuracy and approve payments, while assessing and managing risks associated with vendor services and collaborating with relevant teams to implement proactive solutions.

4. Lead, mentor, and develop team members by providing direction, performance feedback, and support to ensure effective collaboration, professional growth, and achievement of organizational and personal goals.