Sr. Payment Partnership Manager

About Snaplii

Snaplii is one of Canada's fastest-growing fintech platforms, transforming how people pay, save, and earn rewards. With over $70M in annual transaction volume and 200,000+ users across North America, we deliver unmatched utility and loyalty through a single seamless app.

We've ranked as high as #5 on the Apple App Store during peak shopping seasons, and consistently remain in the Top 80—driven by a highly engaged, high-retention user base. As the most payment-flexible platform in the space, Snaplii supports a wide range of digital payment methods and partners with 400+ leading brands, including Walmart, Amazon, and Esso.

Our platform is fully built and maintained in-house—engineered to handle complex payment flows, scale with demand, and support a growing suite of financial products. We're actively expanding into new digital finance offerings to help users create, manage, and grow value in their everyday lives.

Join us as we shape the future of everyday spending.

Key Responsibilities

1. Own PSP and Bank Relationships

• Build and maintain strong working relationships with key acquiring banks, PSPs (e.g. PaySafe, Stripe, Nuvei), and card networks.
• Act as the primary point of contact for escalations, pricing reviews, integration matters, and compliance alignment.
• Coordinate onboarding of new processors or banking partners across multiple regions.

2. Drive Commercial and Compliance Discussions

• Lead contract negotiations, fee structures, and volume-based pricing discussions.
• Collaborate with Compliance and Legal teams to ensure all offerings meet regulatory and bank partner requirements.
• Help shape product go-to-market strategies by balancing innovation with partner constraints.

3. Cross-functional Execution

• Work with Product, Engineering, Risk, and Compliance to ensure technical integration and business logic aligns with partner policies.
• Monitor and analyze payment data and success rates to drive improvements.
• Stay informed on regional payment trends, scheme mandates, and emerging threats (e.g. chargeback rules, network changes).

4. Strategic Expansion

• Identify and evaluate new partnership opportunities, including regional PSPs, local acquirers, or alternative payment methods.
• Support market expansion by navigating regulatory/partner entry requirements.

Qualifications

• 5–10 years of experience in payments, fintech, or banking, with a focus on partner-facing roles.
• Strong understanding of Visa, Mastercard, Amex, Discover network rules, interchange, chargebacks, and compliance frameworks.
• Proven track record of working with payment processors, acquirers, gateways, and card schemes in North America.
• Direct experience optimizing payment success rates / authorization performance with measurable business impact.
• Strong network of industry contacts (banks, processors, card networks, fintechs).
• Familiarity with fraud prevention, tokenization, 3DS, network tokenization, and PCI compliance.
• Proven ability to negotiate commercial agreements, ideally with PSPs or acquiring banks.

Preferred Background

• Experience at a PSP, payment processor, acquiring bank, or card scheme.
• Hands-on experience with cross-border payments, stored value products, or alternative payment methods (APMs).
• Prior experience at payment networks (Visa/Mastercard/Amex), major acquirers/processors (e.g., Fiserv, Global Payments, Adyen, Stripe, Worldpay).
• Experience launching cross-border payment solutions or optimizing authorization/settlement performance.
• Exposure to crypto, digital wallets (Apple Pay, Google Pay), or alternative payment methods is a plus.
• Knowledge of North American regulatory frameworks (e.g. PCMLTFA, FINTRAC, MSB licensing).

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