Chief Business Officer
Payments
Flexible across Europe – German-speaking preferred but not essential
Circa €300,000 total comp
A high-growth financial technology group is searching for a proven leader to take full ownership of its Payments business unit - a €7m+ line of business sitting at the heart of the firm’s European strategy. This is a rare opportunity to step into an Executive Committee role with complete P&L accountability, a strong existing client base, and the mandate to accelerate growth across a critical product portfolio.
The Role
You’ll run the entire Payments business end-to-end: commercial performance, product strategy, engineering, delivery, and team leadership. The remit is broad and genuinely transformational. Expect to:
What You’ll Bring
You’re an industry operator with both the credibility and the network to create an impact. Specifically:
Why This Role
Payments
Flexible across Europe – German-speaking preferred but not essential
Circa €300,000 total comp
A high-growth financial technology group is searching for a proven leader to take full ownership of its Payments business unit - a €7m+ line of business sitting at the heart of the firm’s European strategy. This is a rare opportunity to step into an Executive Committee role with complete P&L accountability, a strong existing client base, and the mandate to accelerate growth across a critical product portfolio.
The Role
You’ll run the entire Payments business end-to-end: commercial performance, product strategy, engineering, delivery, and team leadership. The remit is broad and genuinely transformational. Expect to:
- Own the P&L, budgets, pricing, and investment decisions
- Set and execute the vision across real-time payments, SEPA, ISO 20022, payment investigations, cross-border automation, and next-gen workflow/orchestration
- Lead senior managers across sales, product, engineering, and delivery
- Strengthen relationships with banks, PSPs, clearing infrastructures, and strategic partners across Europe
- Drive operational discipline, governance, and predictable delivery
- Champion innovation around instant payments, open banking, and digital currency readiness
- Represent the Payments unit at Executive Committee level, shaping group-wide strategy
What You’ll Bring
You’re an industry operator with both the credibility and the network to create an impact. Specifically:
- 5–10+ years leading payments businesses or major product lines, ideally with P&L ownership
- 10+ years in banking tech, payments software, or financial systems
- Strong network across European Tier-2/3 banks — you already know all the Heads of Payments
- Deep understanding of European payment schemes and infrastructures (SEPA, ISO 20022, SWIFT, EBA-Clearing, TIPS, etc.)
- Experience leading multidisciplinary teams (product, engineering, delivery) in SaaS or enterprise-software environments
- Ability to translate strategy into execution - commercially and operationally
- Entrepreneurial mindset suited to a business going through growth, restructuring, and renewed product focus
- German-speaking is a plus, but not essential
Why This Role
- Executive-committee influence from day one
- A business unit growing 20%+ YoY
- Strong platform (low-code workflow automation) and long-standing client relationships
- €250k–€300k total compensation (c. two-thirds base, one-third bonus)
- Potential equity participation if the unit is carved out
- Full flexibility on location across major European hubs
