Sr. Strategic Partnerships Director - Paze (Payments)

Location: New York City, New York, United States. The role follows a hybrid work model. Candidates must be eligible to work in the United States for any employer; visa sponsorship is not available. Travel of up to 30% is required.

Salary: $215,000–$267,000 USD per year, plus discretionary incentive plan and benefits.

Company

hirify.global develops and operates financial technology and payment solutions, including Zelle and Paze, for financial institutions, consumers, and small businesses.

What you will do

• Own the strategy, executive relationships, health, and growth of Paze payment-network accounts across Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Discover.
• Build and lead the strategic accounts team, including recruiting, coaching, account ownership, priorities, and scalable operating practices.
• Develop account plans, partner scorecards, performance analyses, forecasts, and recommendations for senior leadership.
• Work with Product, Operations, Marketing, and other teams to shape Paze capabilities, product-market fit, go-to-market execution, adoption, and transaction growth.
• Identify business development, innovation, and competitive opportunities that strengthen Paze's position with payment networks.
• Maintain effective risk management and protect the integrity and confidentiality of systems and data.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in business, finance, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 15+ years of progressive partner-management, business development, relationship management, or consulting experience, including 8+ years with financial services products and payments.
• Experience managing complex strategic accounts with numerous decision-makers and building relationships with senior executives.
• Strategic selling, influencing, analytical, executive communication, presentation, and relationship-building skills.
• Experience recruiting, mentoring, and developing high-performing teams and driving strategic change.
• U.S. work authorization required; visa sponsorship is unavailable. Background check and drug screen required.

Nice to have

• Experience at a payment network, card-issuing bank, or established payments fintech.
• Expertise in digital wallets, tokenization, ecommerce, NFC payments, or agentic commerce.
• Product development experience, passion for consumer financial products, or an MBA.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work environment designed to support collaboration.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage with HSA and FSA options.
• 401(k) plan with a 100% company safe-harbor match on the first 6% deferred.
• Flexible time off or generous PTO, 11 company holidays, and a paid volunteer day.
• 12 weeks of paid parental leave and family-planning support.