Payments Expert (Merchant Card)

Redbridge Debt & Treasury Advisory; Houston (TX); In loco; USD 80.000 - 110.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Medical benefits

401K matching

PTO (front loaded)

Employee Assistance Program

Short & Long Term Disability

Descrizione del lavoro

Redbridge Debt & Treasury Advisory is seeking a senior payments advisory professional to lead client engagements focused on merchant card processing and US domestic payments strategy. The role reports to a regional Director and emphasizes delivering actionable insights to enterprise merchants.

You will own substantial components of engagements, collaborate closely with the Director, and bring deep expertise in US merchant payments, pricing, and procurement frameworks.

Competenze

• 6+ years in merchant payments, card processing, or merchant acquiring.
• Deep knowledge of US domestic card processing ecosystem.
• Experience in payments consulting or large merchants.
• Ability to turn analysis into actionable recommendations.

Mansioni

• Deliver payments advisory workstreams within complex engagements.
• Lead analyses on card acceptance costs, pricing, and contracts.
• Develop executive presentations, models, and recommendations.
• Support pre-sales discussions and engagement scoping.
• Collaborate with Directors to direction of engagements.

Conoscenze

US merchant payments

Card processing

Merchant acquiring

Analytics

Stakeholder communication

Proposals & pre-sales

Strumenti

Excel

Financial models

Descrizione del lavoro

Redbridge is a global payments and treasury advisory firm that partners with CFOs, Treasurers, and Payments leaders at large corporates and enterprise merchants to optimize payments strategy, commercial terms, operating models, and financial performance.

Through deep analytics, market benchmarking, commercial negotiation support, and payments architecture design, Redbridge helps clients improve margins, enhance customer experience, reduce risk, and build future-proof payments capabilities.

Headquartered in Paris, Redbridge operates globally with offices in Houston, New York, Chicago, Geneva, and London.

Role Overview

• Redbridge is seeking a professional with expertise in Merchant Card & Payments to join its US Payments Advisory team, focused on the delivery of payments consulting engagements for enterprise and large merchants.
• The role is a senior individual contributor position working under a Director accountable for the region. You will own substantial components of client engagements while collaborating closely with the Director on overall engagement direction.
• The role requires deep practical expertise in the US domestic card processing landscape, particularly on the merchant and acquiring side.

Key Responsibilities – Client Delivery

• Deliver payments advisory workstreams within complex engagements.
• Act as a subject-matter expert on US domestic card processing, merchant acquiring, and card economics.
• Lead analyses of card acceptance costs, pricing structures, and processing contracts.
• Develop executive-ready presentations, models, and recommendations.
• Participate in client meetings and workshops.
• Support Directors and Sales colleagues in pre-sales discussions.
• Contribute to proposal development and engagement scoping.
• Help articulate Redbridge’s value proposition in payments strategy and analytics.

Experience & Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in merchant payments, card processing, or merchant acquiring.
• Strong hands-on knowledge of the US domestic card processing ecosystem.
• Experience in payments acquiring, large merchant environments, or payments consulting.
• Ability to translate analysis into actionable recommendations.

Below are the skills we are looking for. You may not meet all these skill requirements but still be a good match!

• Deep technical understanding of US merchant payments and card processing.
• Demonstrable experience optimizing interchange fees, network fees, and knowledge of associated network rules and regulations.
• Practical experience implementing compliant surcharging and convenience fee frameworks.
• Solid understanding of fraud detection and prevention strategies and chargeback handling processes.
• Prior experience implementing pinless debit routing strategies.
• Understanding of payments strategy pitfalls and opportunities in the context of client ERP implementations.
• Knowledge of the US acquiring landscape.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Clear communication with senior stakeholders.
• Collaborative, delivery-focused mindset.

Compensation

USD 80,000 to 110,000 / year + bonus discretionary

Summary

Redbridge offers a comprehensive Medical Benefits package, 401K matching, front loaded PTO, Employee Assistance Program and Short Term and Long Term Disability.