Senior Program Manager International Business & Strategic Partnerships

iServeU Technology Pvt. ltd.; Khordha; On-site; INR 4,500,000 - 7,500,000; Full time

Job summary

iServeU Technology Pvt. ltd., Bhubaneswar, is seeking a Senior Program Manager – International Business & Strategic Partnerships to accelerate growth across APAC markets. You will partner with CEO/CTO, identify new markets, forge global alliances, and lead strategic programs.

The role requires strong fintech domain knowledge, stakeholder management, and hands-on execution across product, compliance, and commercial teams to deliver scalable, compliant solutions.

Qualifications

• International business experience with cross-border partnerships.
• Experience in fintech, banking, or digital payments.
• Ability to drive global expansion strategies.
• Strong stakeholder management and executive communication.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with management to drive international business growth.
• Identify and develop opportunities across global markets, focusing on banks, fintechs, PSPs and enterprises.
• Own the international business pipeline, partnerships, and revenue targets across regions.
• Build relationships with CXOs, banking partners, regulators, and ecosystem stakeholders.
• Lead strategic programs from opportunity to execution with alignment to objectives.
• Conduct market research, competitor analysis, and regulatory benchmarking.
• Develop business proposals, partnership models, and executive reports.
• Collaborate with Product, Technology, Compliance, Sales, Operations, Finance, and Legal teams to deliver scalable solutions.
• Support negotiations and contract execution with international clients and partners.
• Monitor program performance and KPIs; provide updates to leadership.
• Represent the organization at customer meetings, industry events, and international forums.

Skills

International Business Development

Strategic Program Management

FinTech & Digital Payments

Strategic Partnerships

Market Expansion

Commercial Negotiation

Cross-functional Leadership

Executive Communication

Presentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

MBA/PGDM

Tools

LinkedIn Sales Navigator

Lusha

Zoho CRM

Zoho Projects

Jira

Microsoft Office Suite

Google Workspace

Job description

iServeU Technology Pvt. ltd. | Full time

Senior Program Manager – International Business & Strategic Partnerships

Bhubaneswar, India | Posted on 04/08/2026

iServeU is a leading BankingInfrastructure and Embedded FinTech company enabling banks, NBFCs,fintechs, and regulated financial institutions to accelerate digitaltransformation across the APAC region. We empower financial enterprises withscalable, secure, and API-first banking solutions that redefine how financial servicesare delivered. As one of the few certified partners of the National PaymentsCorporation of India (NPCI) and Visa , iServeU offers a comprehensivesuite of digital payment and banking solutions, helping institutions innovatefaster and serve customers more effectively.

Why iServeU?

• Trusted Banking Infrastructure Partner across theAPAC region.
• Serving 20+ Banks and 250+ Enterprises across India and international markets.
• Presence in 5 countries , enablingfinancial institutions to scale globally.
• Cloud-native, microservices-based platform with 1,200+microservices and 5,000+ configurable product capabilities through a low-code/no-code architecture.
• Processes 2,500+ transactions per second (TPS) using highly scalable Kubernetes (K8s)-based distributed infrastructure.
• Enables the complete digital transactionlifecycle, including payments, cash withdrawal, deposits, transfers,lending, merchant acquiring, and financial inclusion across digital,branch, and agent-assisted channels.
• Backed by a talented workforce of 500+professionals , with over 80% dedicated to technology and productinnovation , operating from offices in Bhubaneswar, Bengaluru, andDelhi .
• Successfully raised USD 8 million infunding to accelerate product innovation and global expansion.

We are seeking a highlydriven and strategic Senior ProgramManager – International Business & Strategic Partnership to workclosely with the CEO and CTO in driving the company's international growthstrategy and key business initiatives. The ideal candidate will play a criticalrole in identifying new market opportunities, building global partnerships,leading strategic programs, and supporting executive decision-making toaccelerate business growth across international markets. This role requiresstrong business acumen, exceptional stakeholder management skills, and hands-onexperience in the fintech, banking, or digital payments ecosystem.

KeyResponsibilities

• - Collaborateclosely with the management and senior leadership team to drive strategicinitiatives and execute the organization's international business growthroadmap .
• -Identify,evaluate, and develop new business opportunities across global markets, with afocus on banks, fintechs, payment service providers, enterprises, and strategicpartners.
• -Own theinternational business pipeline, strategic partnerships, and revenue generationtargets across assigned regions, driving sustainable business growth and marketexpansion.
• -Build and managerelationships with CXOs, banking partners, payment networks, regulators, andecosystem stakeholders.
• -Lead strategicprograms from opportunity identification through execution, ensuring alignmentwith business objectives, timelines, and commercial goals.
• -Conduct marketresearch, competitor benchmarking, and regulatory analysis to identify emergingtrends and expansion opportunities.
• -Develop businessproposals, partnership models, RFP/RFI responses, commercial presentations, andexecutive reports.
• -Collaborate withProduct, Technology, Compliance, Sales, Operations, Finance, and Legal teams todeliver scalable and compliant business solutions.
• -Supportcommercial negotiations, strategic partnerships, and contract execution withinternational clients and partners.
• -Monitor programperformance, business KPIs, project risks, and implementation milestones whileproviding regular updates to senior leadership.
• -Represent theorganization at customer meetings, industry events, partner engagements, andinternational business forums.
• -Drive continuousprocess improvement and contribute to the company's long-term internationalgrowth strategy.
• -Leverage business development and projectmanagement tools such as LinkedIn Sales Navigator, Lusha, Zoho CRM (orequivalent CRM platforms), Zoho Projects, Jira, Microsoft Office Suite, andGoogle Workspace to manage sales pipelines, customer relationships,executive reporting, and strategic initiatives

Requirements

• -International Business Development
• -Strategic Program Management
• -FinTech & Digital Payments
• -Strategic Partnerships & StakeholderManagement
• -Market Expansion & Business Strategy
• -Commercial Negotiation & Business Development
• -Cross-functional Leadership & AnalyticalThinking & Problem Solving
• -Executive Communication & Presentation
• -MBA from a reputed institute preferred.Engineering background preferred.

Qualifications

• -Bachelor's degree in Engineering, or a relateddiscipline.
• -MBA/PGDM from a reputed institution is preferred.

Experience:

• - Minimum 5 yearsof relevant experience in International Business, Program Management, BusinessDevelopment, Strategy, Consulting, or Product Management within the FinTech,Banking, Digital Payments, Financial Services, or SaaS industry.
• - Proven experienceworking with international clients, banks, payment networks, fintech companies,or enterprise customers.
• - Demonstratedsuccess in driving international business development, strategic partnerships,managing sales pipelines, and achieving revenue targets.
• -Experienceworking closely with CXOs or senior leadership on strategic businessinitiatives.
• -Strong understanding of the global fintech,banking, and digital payments ecosystem.