Chief, Enterprise Payments & Modernization Strategy

M&T Bank Corporation; Buffalo (NY); Hybrid; USD 148,000 - 247,000; Full time

Job summary

M&T Bank Corporation is seeking a Manager of Enterprise Payments in Buffalo, NY, to define and execute the strategy and modernization of our payments ecosystem, including ACH, Zelle, Wire, SWIFT, RTP, and APIs. You will set the vision, roadmaps, and investments across technology, operations, risk, and finance, guiding multi-year capabilities at enterprise scale.

This hybrid role requires leading agile product teams, building partnerships, and delivering transformational programs that improve

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree, or equivalent work experience.
• A combined minimum of 10+ years of higher education/and or work experience of product management, product ownership, business, technology, payments, or related experience.
• Experience across enterprise payment ecosystems, including ACH, Wire Transfers, SWIFT, RTP, FedNow, Payment APIs, Digital Assets, Zelle/P2P, treasury services, transaction banking, or related financial services domains.
• Demonstrated success leading enterprise product organizations and delivering large-scale strategic initiatives.
• Experience leading payment transformation, modernization, platform migration, or technology enablement programs.
• Strong understanding of payment operations, money movement infrastructure, payment networks, and industry trends.
• Experience balancing customer needs, operational requirements, regulatory obligations, and technology strategy when defining priorities and making investment decisions.
• Experience partnering closely with Architecture and Engineering teams to deliver cloud-enabled, API-driven, and customer-centric solutions.
• Strong knowledge of Agile, Lean, and modern product management principles and practices.
• Exceptional communication, executive presence, influence, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong analytical, strategic thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Enterprise Payments Vision by defining and communicating a long-term roadmap and investment priorities.
• Drive product delivery across multi-year roadmaps, owning portfolio success and regulatory alignment.
• Lead cross-functional teams to modernize payments, enable cloud, APIs, and platform simplification.
• Develop and mentor Product Owners; foster a culture of delivery excellence and rapid value realization.
• Build strategic partnerships with Technology, Operations, Risk, Compliance, Finance, and business lines.

Skills

Leadership

Agile delivery

Strategic thinking

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience

Job description

M&T Bank Corporation is seeking a Manager of Enterprise Payments in Buffalo, NY, to define and execute the strategy and modernization of our payments ecosystem, including ACH, Zelle, Wire, SWIFT, RTP, and APIs. You will set the vision, roadmaps, and investments across technology, operations, risk, and finance, guiding multi-year capabilities at enterprise scale.

This hybrid role requires leading agile product teams, building partnerships, and delivering transformational programs that improve