Director of Payments
Core
Build and execute commercial partnerships to enable in-ring payment and transit capabilities for the Oura Ring, shaping strategy and driving go-to-market execution.
Role type
Director of Business Development (Payments)
Builds
In-ring payment and transit ecosystem partnerships
Domain
Fintech / Payments / Wearables
Required skills
Payments ecosystem expertise, card issuer partnership management, commercial negotiation, go-to-market strategy, cross-functional leadership, partnership economics modeling, strategic roadmap development
Preferred skills
Wearables/hardware background, transit mobility experience, existing senior relationships with issuers/networks, international payments launch experience
Technologies
N/A
Responsibilities
Build and prioritize a qualified pipeline of card issuers, networks, processors, wallet platforms, and transit partners; Secure signed issuer partnership agreements with strong commercial terms; Develop and execute partner-specific go-to-market plans; Establish cross-functional alignment on technical dependencies and launch sequencing; Create the commercial operating model for Payments; Manage partnerships through launch and scale; Build a strategy and roadmap for extending tap-to-pay into transit
Seniority
Director, strategic leadership & execution