Strategic Partnerships & Growth Lead (Remote) – Caribbean & LATAM

Capital One Group; Hartford (CT); Remote; USD 138,000 - 158,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital One is seeking a Principal Relationship Management and Business Development Manager (Remote-Eligible) for the Global Acceptance LAC team, International Markets - Americas.

In this hands-on individual contributor role, you will support day-to-day partner operations, coordinate with acquiring and payment enablement, and merchant partners to grow Discover Network acceptance across the Caribbean & Central America.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma, GED, or equivalent certification.
• At least 4 years of client management, sales support, business development or operational partner management experience within the payments, acquiring, or financial services industry.

Responsibilities

• Account Coordination & Partner Support: Serve as the primary operational contact for assigned acquiring and enablement partners; support contract renewal cycles and coordinate with product and marketing teams to facilitate partner adoption of Discover Network tools and programs.
• Tactical Pipeline Execution: Execute partner acquisition initiatives and outreach plans to help expand Discover Network acquiring acceptance across target Caribbean markets.
• Territory Planning & Prospecting: Work with manager to develop territory/prospect plan, engage processor partners to develop prospect and lead generation.
• Acceptance Monitoring & Reporting: Track merchant acceptance metrics, pull transaction reporting, and highlight acceptance gaps, terminal issues, or routing anomalies to optimize processing performance.
• Event Support & Representation: Represent Discover Network on-site at regional industry gatherings, trade shows, and partner sessions to support brand visibility and follow up on incoming merchant or partner leads.
• Partner Performance Tracking: Review routine partner volume metrics, identify operational roadblocks or settlement issues, and elevate performance risks to team leadership.
• Contract Administration: Coordinate contract terms, amendment workflows, and agreement documentation for both new and existing partner accounts.
• Vertical Acceptance Support: Help drive acceptance campaigns across core regional merchant verticals, including Airlines, Hotels, Restaurants, Retail, and Travel Operators.
• Lead Generation & Research: Research and identify potential acquiring partners, ISOs, gateways, and ATM networks in uncovered or underserved territories across Card Present (CP) and Card‑Not‑Present (CNP) channels.
• Implementation & Launch Support: Assist partners through the operational and technical onboarding stages for new payment capabilities, product features, and marketing assets.
• Compliance & Governance: Ensure all partner onboarding and ongoing account activities comply with AML, KYC, and EDD standards.
• Market Tracking: Gather local market feedback, competitor activities, and merchant trends, providing structured summaries to senior team members.
• Core Competencies & Execution: Be innovative, highly organized, and have a measurable, demonstrated ability to drive business results through others while delivering superior service to partners.
• Travel: Willingness and ability to travel up to 30–40% of the time across the region.

Skills

Fluent in Spanish

Fluent in English

Account coordination

Partner management

Pipeline tracking

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Job description

Capital One is seeking a Principal Relationship Management and Business Development Manager (Remote-Eligible) for the Global Acceptance LAC team, International Markets - Americas.

In this hands-on individual contributor role, you will support day-to-day partner operations, coordinate with acquiring and payment enablement, and merchant partners to grow Discover Network acceptance across the Caribbean & Central America.