Staff Process and Performance TPM, AI Transformation

Trustly; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible PTO

Medical insurance

Home office setup allowance

Internet stipend

401k match

Parental leave

Job summary

Trustly is seeking a Process and Performance Lead on the AI Transformation team to re-engineer core workflows for automation, with security and compliance built in from the start. This hands-on role maps how work happens, analyzes current costs, and redesigns workflows before any tool is applied.

You will also build the financial case for each redesign and defend it to Finance. In your first 90 days you will baseline and redesign one Customer Operations workflow with workshops across teams.

Qualifications

• Six Sigma Black Belt certification required.
• Six or more years of experience in process improvement, operations, or business process re-engineering.
• Experience redesigning workflows for automation, not just documenting them.
• Experience building a financial case for a process change and defending it to a finance team.
• Comfort working with data to build and track operational metrics.
• Experience leading change with frontline teams, including training and communication.
• Ability to work across operations, technology, and risk or compliance teams in a fast-moving environment.
• Experience with AI or automation tools in regulated environments a strong plus.
• Familiarity with low-code integration tools or workflow automation platforms a plus.

Responsibilities

• Establish the baseline before any redesign begins.
• Map current workflows end to end, identifying bottlenecks and delays.
• Redesign workflows to support automation and AI, classifying by complexity.
• Build the financial case for each redesign and validate with Finance.
• Track speed and quality metrics for every workflow touched.
• Guide the rollout of AI systems and virtual agent workflows into production.
• Flag regulated workflows and route to Legal and Compliance when needed.
• Lead change with teams, training them on new processes and tools.

Skills

Six Sigma Black Belt

Process improvement

Automation design

Financial modeling

Data analytics

Change management

Cross-functional

AI tools

Low-code tools

Education

Six Sigma Black Belt certification

PMP certification

Tools

Low-code platforms

AI/Automation tools

Job description

Who We Are

At Trustly, we're building a smarter, faster, and more secure financial future by revolutionizing the world of payments. As a global leader in Open Banking Payments, we are establishing Pay by Bank as the new standard at checkout, providing unparalleled freedom, speed, and ease to millions of consumers and merchants worldwide.

Our Ambition:

To build the world's most disruptive payment network and redefine what the payment experience should feel like.

About The Ai Transformation Team

The AI Transformation team sits at the intersection of technology, product, and people, and is accountable for the operating leverage Trustly gains from making its processes and workflows AI native. The team partners with Customer Operations, Finance, Legal, People, and Go to Market to find the workflows where AI changes the economics, redesigns them, and proves the result in cost, cycle time, and reclaimed capacity. Every redesign carries a documented baseline and a figure Finance has validated.

About The Role

As Process and Performance Lead on the AI Transformation team, you will re-engineer Trustly's core business workflows so they are ready for automation, virtual agents, or AI assistance, with security and compliance built in from the start. This is a hands on process design role. Most of your time goes into mapping how work actually happens, establishing what it costs and how long it takes today, and redesigning the workflow itself before any tool gets applied to it.

You will also build the financial case for each redesign and defend it to Finance. A redesign Finance will not sign is not a result. In your first 90 days you will baseline and redesign one Customer Operations workflow, disputes or chargebacks, through a mix of online and in person workshops with Customer Operations, Finance, and Risk and Compliance.

What You'll Do

• Establish the baseline before any redesign begins. Most of the workflows you will touch are not measured today, and a redesign without a baseline cannot be claimed as a result.
• Partner with operational and business teams to map current workflows end to end, identifying bottlenecks, handoff delays, and repetitive manual tasks.
• Redesign workflows so they can support automation, machine learning, or virtual agents, classifying each by complexity from simple no-code tools to integrations that require IT support.
• Build the financial case for each redesign, in capacity gained or cost avoided, and validate it with Finance.
• Track a speed and quality metric pair for every workflow you touch. A speed gain with a quality regression is a failure, not a win.
• Guide the rollout of AI systems and virtual agent workflows into production and customer support channels.
• Flag workflows that touch regulated decisions, such as credit risk, fraud, AML, or complaints handling, and route them to Legal and Compliance rather than automating them directly.
• Lead the change with the teams affected, training them on the new process and the new tool together, and hand back an operating model they can sustain without you.

Who You Are

• Six Sigma Black Belt certification required.
• Six or more years of experience in process improvement, operations, or business process re-engineering.
• Experience redesigning workflows for automation, not just documenting them.
• Experience building a financial case for a process change and defending it to a finance team.
• Comfort working with data to build and track operational metrics.
• Experience leading change with frontline teams, including training and communication.
• Ability to work across operations, technology, and risk or compliance teams in a fast-moving environment.
• Experience with AI or automation tools in a regulated or financial services environment a strong plus.
• Familiarity with low-code integration tools or workflow automation platforms a plus.
• PMP or equivalent project management certification a plus.

This role is based in our New York office, with occasional travel within the US and Europe for in person workshops.

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What We Offer

At Trustly, you’ll have the chance to solve meaningful challenges alongside some of the brightest minds in FinTech. Together, we’re shaping the future of payments in an environment that celebrates curiosity, collaboration, and innovation. You'll be challenged and empowered to grow, making a real impact every step of the way.

Our team is as diverse as the global footprint we serve, with colleagues across Silicon Valley, the U.S., Canada, Brazil, Europe, and beyond. At Trustly, we foster a workplace where everyone feels they belong—a place where teamwork thrives, ideas flourish, and we never forget to have fun along the way.

We Offer Innovative Perks And Benefits Packages That Include

• Flexible paid time off & generous PTO accrual plans
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and other insurances
• FSA & HSA plans for medical and dependent care
• Home office set-up allowance
• Internet stipend
• Retirement plan match for 401k and RRSP
• Gender-neutral paid parental leave, and more!

At Trustly, we embrace and celebrate diversity of all forms and the value it brings to our employees and customers. We are proud and committed to being an Equal Opportunity Employer and believe an open and inclusive environment enables people to do their best work. All decisions regarding hiring, advancement, and any other aspects of employment are made solely on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.

Compensation Range: $180K - $240K