Business Development(2026F045)

UnionPay International; Colombia; On-site; COP 40,000,000 - 60,000,000; Full time

Job summary

A global payment services provider is looking for a professional in Colombia to manage strategic relationships within the payments industry. The role requires at least 3 years of experience, particularly with partnerships in Latin America, as well as strong negotiation and data analysis skills. Candidates should be fluent in English and Spanish; knowledge of Portuguese or Mandarin is a plus. This position involves collaboration across teams and managing commercial agreements.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years of professional experience in the payments, financial services, or fintech industry within Latin America.
• Proven experience managing partnerships with acquirers, issuers, merchants, or payment institutions.
• Strong knowledge of card business, e-commerce, mobile payments, and digital payment ecosystems.

Responsibilities

• Build and manage strategic relationships with acquirers and merchants.
• Collaborate with teams to implement projects within the region.
• Negotiate and manage commercial agreements and business plans.
• Analyze market trends to support decision-making.
• Support engagement activities related to merchant acceptance and card issuing.

Skills

Relationship management

Negotiation skills

Data analysis

Fluency in English

Fluency in Spanish

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Job description

Responsibilities

• Build, manage, and deepen strategic relationships with acquirers, issuers, payment institutions, PSPs, and large merchants.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement issuing and acquiring projects and promote the relationship with all the partners in the region.
• Negotiate and manage commercial agreements, partnership frameworks, and joint business plans.
• Analyze market trends, merchant behavior, and competitive dynamics to support data-driven decision-making.
• Support regulatory, policy, and industry engagement activities related to merchant acceptance, card issuing and institutional relationships.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or highe
• Minimum of 3 years of professional experience in the payments, financial services, or fintech industry within Latin America.
• Proven experience managing partnerships with acquirers, issuers, merchants, or payment institutions.
• Strong knowledge of card business, e-commerce, mobile payments, and digital payment ecosystems.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and relationship management skills.
• Languages: Fluency in English and Spanish is required; Portuguese or Mandarin Chinese is a plus.

All candidates will be fairly assessed, with due consideration given to the relevance of their background to the role's requirements.