Payments Transformation Lead - Hybrid (Miami/NYC) & Strategy

Highbrow LLC; Florida; Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Highbrow LLC in Florida seeks a Senior Payments Transformation Lead to drive a portfolio of US payments initiatives, shaping operating models and roadmaps. You will coordinate internal teams and external financial partners, balancing dependencies, risks, and decisions to deliver sustainable improvements.

The role requires deep US payments expertise, senior stakeholder influence, and a proven track record leading multi-workstream programs with a data-driven, commercial mindset.

Qualifications

• 12+ years in payments, fintech, financial services, or related consulting.
• Significant US market experience.
• Deep expertise in FBO structures, money movement, safeguarding, settlement, reconciliation, and US payments regulation.
• Strong senior stakeholder management and executive presentation skills; experience leading complex, multi-workstream programs; sound analytical and commercial judgment.
• Extensive interaction with senior leaders, specialist teams, financial partners, and external stakeholders; strong communication and influence skills.
• Clear, structured communication.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate a portfolio of strategic US payments transformation initiatives.
• Shape operating models, plans, roadmaps, governance, and executive decision materials.
• Coordinate internal teams and external financial partners; manage dependencies, risks, issues, and decisions; and improve efficiency, resilience, controls, and operational sustainability.

Skills

Stakeholder mgmt

Executive presentation

Program leadership

US payments knowledge

Analytical judgment

Communication skills

Cross-functional coordination

Job description

Highbrow LLC in Florida seeks a Senior Payments Transformation Lead to drive a portfolio of US payments initiatives, shaping operating models and roadmaps. You will coordinate internal teams and external financial partners, balancing dependencies, risks, and decisions to deliver sustainable improvements.

The role requires deep US payments expertise, senior stakeholder influence, and a proven track record leading multi-workstream programs with a data-driven, commercial mindset.