Director, Fintech Implementations & Partnerships

FinWise Bank Corporation; Murray, Northern (UT, KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

FinWise Bank seeks a Director of Fintech Implementations to lead onboarding, implementation, integration, and modification of Specialty Banking programs and strategic fintech partnerships.

The role oversees the implementation function from scoping through launch and stabilization, ensuring programs meet business, regulatory, and customer-experience requirements while managing governance, resources, and risk across multiple stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Finance, Management, Information Systems, Project Management, or related field or equivalent work experience.
• Minimum 5 years of banking, fintech, implementation, operations, or project management experience.
• Minimum 3 years of leadership or people-management experience.

Responsibilities

• Leads, manages, develops, and mentors the Fintech Implementations team.
• Oversees successful implementation and modification of strategic fintech programs and partnerships.
• Provides leadership throughout the implementation lifecycle.
• Ensure implementations are delivered on schedule and within approved scope.
• Oversees resource planning, prioritization, and capacity management.
• Serves as senior escalation point for implementation risks and issues.
• Leads requirements gathering and stakeholder alignment efforts.
• Establishes and maintains implementation methodologies, standards, controls, and best practices.
• Coordinates cross-functional teams and facilitates communication among stakeholders and Executive level management.
• Oversees implementation testing, operational readiness, and launch activities.
• Oversees implementation documentation and record retention practices.
• Participates in internal audits, external audits, regulatory examinations, and compliance reviews.
• Partners with Compliance, Risk Management, and Internal Audit teams on remediation efforts.
• Identifies implementation risks and develops mitigation strategies.
• Leads preparation of board materials, including memos for timely distribution and briefing for board-ready deliverables.
• Advises stakeholders on implementation best practices and process improvements.

Skills

Leadership

Implementation Mgmt

Banking operations

Regulatory compliance

Relationship mgmt

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business/Finance/Management/IS/PM or related field

Job description

FinWise Bank seeks a Director of Fintech Implementations to lead onboarding, implementation, integration, and modification of Specialty Banking programs and strategic fintech partnerships.

The role oversees the implementation function from scoping through launch and stabilization, ensuring programs meet business, regulatory, and customer-experience requirements while managing governance, resources, and risk across multiple stakeholders.