Payments Partnership Manager

Competitive salary plus benefits

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Manager to work in our Payments team. In this role, you will be responsible for managing and driving improvement in our payment experience for our customers. You will work closely with cross-functional teams (including external partners) to implement new payment solutions, enhance existing systems, and drive continuous improvement in payment operations.  Additionally, you will focus on maximizing commercial opportunities and driving revenue growth through effective payment strategies.

Key Responsibilities:

• Strategic Planning: Develop and execute the payment strategy in alignment with the company's overall business objectives.

• Commercial Focus: Identify and capitalize on commercial opportunities to drive revenue growth through innovative payment solutions and partnerships.

• Partner Management: Manage relationships with payment providers and other financial institutions to ensure optimal performance and service levels

• Customer Experience: Champion the customer payment experience by ensuring payment processes are optimised across the business.

• Data Analysis: Analyse payment data to identify trends, monitor performance, and develop insights to drive improvements.

• Compliance: Ensure compliance with all relevant regulations and standards

• Project Management: Manage payment-related projects, from concept to implementation, ensuring timely delivery and successful outcomes.

• Innovation: Stay updated on industry trends and emerging payment technologies and recommend innovative solutions to enhance payment processes.

• Proven experience (5+ years) in a senior payments role, preferably within the FS/retail industry.

• Strong understanding of payments and financial technologies.

• Excellent knowledge of payment regulations and compliance requirements.

• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Strong leadership abilities stakeholder management skills

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage multiple priorities.

Everything you'll love

To ensure we balance moments where we know we need to collaborate together and the need for flexibility, Asda has a hybrid way of working with a minimum 3 days a week in one of our Home Offices. Over and above this, each area of Asda may have additional requirements which may require spending more days in the office, visiting suppliers, stores or depots.

You will also get an excellent benefits package including:

• Discretionary company bonus

• Company pension up to 7% matched

• Company Car allowance of £5,700

• 15% colleague discount in store and online

• Free access to wellbeing services such as Stream, 24/7 virtual GP, counselling, health and dental cash plans and a 24/7 employee assistance helpline, alongside discounts across a range of services and activities, from airport parking, enhanced to theme parks and cinemas.

• Asda Allies Inclusion Networks – helping colleagues to make sure everybody is included and that our differences are recognised and celebrated

• Excellent parental leave policies, including maternity & adoption leave, paternity leave, shared parental leave, neonatal care leave, and support for those doing fertility treatments.

We want all colleagues to be able to bring their best and true selves to work, every day. Simply put, we want our colleagues to be Proud to be Asda and proud to be themselves