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About the Role

The role holder will be driven by achieving consistently improving commercial outcomes that are materially important to the European business. The position requires a strategic and synchronized perspective, extraordinary stakeholder management, and tried and tested change and leadership skills coupled with intellectual curiosity to identify new ideas, challenge the status quo and ultimately be passionate about our relationships with schemes.

Responsibilities

Acts as a liaison with card schemes, including Visa, Mastercard, Discover, Amex, UPI, JCB.
Coaches, supports and optimizes the team and their associated processes.
Maintains knowledge of all products and services offered by card schemes.
Conducts commercial and contract negotiations with schemes and partners.
Manages day-to-day performance and analysis, driving enablement for volume growth.
Ensures the consistent and successful implementation of centralized initiatives and communications at the local market level.
Actively participates and drives relevant projects with value-based outcomes.
Supports customer-facing discussions on cards to drive acceptance.
Implements/rolls out operational process efficiencies and/or Gap analysis for the relevant scheme, working with operations and compliance.
Runs the management process across all Scheme related KPI within the European financial plan, running forecasts, RCA and control of action planning.

Requirements

5+ years in a payments industry as a leader or director.
Strong commercial acumen and understanding of contractual opportunities.
Good knowledge of the European payments landscape.
Strong communication, negotiation, and influencing skills.
Ability to work cross-functionally and across different markets.
Good organizational and project management skills.
Effective presentation and strong verbal and written communication skills.

Skills

Scheme related activity management and operations
Stakeholder management
Change and leadership
Commercial negotiations
Contract negotiations
Performance management
Project management
Communication
Negotiation
Influencing
Presentation

Location

U.S. Bank location

Work Type

Onsite (3+ days per week)

Experience Level

Leader or Director

Salary/Compensations

Market-competitive compensation package
Clearly defined salary ranges aligned with industry benchmarks and internal equity standards.
Performance-based incentives for eligible employees.
Further details of the compensation package will be provided upon application.

Benefits

Inclusive equitable benefits focused around financial wellbeing, health & wellness.
Continuous development opportunities including training, education support, and career progression pathways.
Employee recognition programs.

About the Company

At U.S. Bank, we’re on a journey to do our best. Helping the customers and businesses we serve to make better and smarter financial decisions, enabling the communities we support to grow and succeed in the right ways, all more confidently and more often—that’s what we call the courage to thrive.
As a wholly owned subsidiary of U.S. Bank, Elavon is committed to building the platforms and ecosystems that help over 1.5 million customers around the world to achieve their financial goals—no matter what they need.
From transaction processing to customer service, to driving innovation and launching new products, we’re building a range of tailored payment solutions powered by the latest technology.
We offer meaningful opportunities for growth, a culture of inclusion, and a strong commitment to transparency and integrity in everything we do.

Equal Opportunity

We actively uphold transparent and fair hiring practices that support individual opportunity, inclusive culture, and career mobility across all levels of our organisation.
We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment experience. If you need adjustments at any stage of the application or hiring process, please contact your recruiter for guidance and support.
U.S. Bank is committed to fair, equitable, and transparent compensation practices in line with local regulatory and legal requirements.
Our total rewards approach is designed to attract, retain, and support top talent while ensuring equal pay for work of equal value.