Global Payments Banking & Expansion Manager

Fintechnews; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A global financial technology company based in the UK is seeking a Global Payments Banking & Expansion Manager to drive its expansion into new markets. The role focuses on enhancing currency coverage and building a robust correspondent banking network. Candidates should possess extensive knowledge of cross-border payment systems and the ability to work collaboratively across teams. This position offers a unique opportunity to make a significant impact on the company's mission and involves navigating various financial regulations and partner relationships.

Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge of correspondent banking and payment systems.
• Hands-on experience with SWIFT messaging and regulatory nuances.
• Ability to structure and simplify complex payment problems.

Responsibilities

• Drive Wise's global expansion across 175 currencies.
• Build relationships with banking partners for localization.
• Design scalable infrastructure for diverse regulatory environments.

Skills

Corresponsdant banking knowledge

Cross-border payment systems

International financial regulations

Analysis and problem-solving

Project management

Strong communication

Job description

Overview

We're looking for a Global Payments Banking & Expansion Manager to join our team and drive the next phase of Wise's global expansion. This role is a unique opportunity to have a massive impact on Wise's mission by revolutionising how we connect banking networks worldwide and empowering millions of people to move their money instantly across borders. Note - This is not a sales role - for that, see our Business Development roles.

Your mission is to help Wise become the global leader in cross-border payments by dramatically expanding our currency coverage and optimising our correspondent banking network. You'll be responsible for scaling our payment capabilities from 50+ to 175 currencies while localising our international receive product across our established network of 90+ banking partners.

What you'll be doing

• Building money without borders globally: You will be at the forefront of eradicating hidden fees from the global payment chain, transforming traditional correspondent banking flows, and building the world's best correspondent network. Your work will directly impact millions of businesses and individuals who depend on transparent, fast international payments
• Solving complex cross-border payment challenges: Expanding currency coverage at scale while maintaining speed, transparency, and cost-effectiveness is a problem that hasn't been solved properly industry-wide. You'll get to flex your creative, technical, and analytical muscles to design scalable payment infrastructure and processes that can handle diverse regulatory environments, banking standards, and local market requirements across 175+ currencies
• Empowered to drive strategic expansion: This is highly strategic work that will lay the foundation for our product and engineering teams to build the world's best cross-border payment rails. Your decisions on currency prioritisation, banking partner selection, and network architecture will directly enable our technical teams to create scalable, efficient payment infrastructure that serves millions of customers
• Leadership and partnership management: You'll work closely with our extensive banking partner network, building relationships that enable seamless localisation of our products while navigating complex regulatory and technical requirements across multiple jurisdictions

Payments Expertise

• Extensive knowledge of correspondent banking, cross-border payment systems, and international financial regulations
• Experience working with banking partners and understanding their technical and operational constraints
• Hands‑on experience with payment operations, SWIFT messaging, local payment methods e.g. SEPA Instant, FPS, CHAPs, T2, and the regulatory nuances of different markets

Technical Skills

• Comfortable working with engineers and product teams, earning their trust on complex payment integration projects
• Understanding of engineering development processes in payment systems, with ability to proactively spot blockers and help unblock technical teams

Structured Thinking and Communication

• Able to structure ambiguous, complex payment problems into clear actionable steps
• Proactively collaborate with cross‑functional teams (ops/product/engineering/compliance) to break down problems
• Able to explain complex payment concepts simply to diverse stakeholders
• Able to build relationships across the organisation and with external banking partners

Entrepreneurial Hustler

• Able to navigate organisations and find creative ways to unblock expansion initiatives
• Don't get boxed into existing assumptions about payment flows, partner relationships, or market structures
• Motivated by solving complex problems that others consider impossible

Additional Information

For everyone, everywhere. We're people building money without borders - without judgement or prejudice, too. We believe teams are strongest when they are diverse, equitable and inclusive. We're proud to have a truly international team, and we celebrate our differences. Inclusive teams help us live our values and make sure every Wise staff member feels respected, empowered to contribute towards our mission and able to progress in their careers. If you want to find out more about what it's like to work at Wise visit Wise.Jobs (). Keep up to date with life at Wise by following us on LinkedIn and Instagram.