Head of Growth, Scheme Compliance
Core
Lead the Global Growth pillar within Schemes Compliance, designing compliant operating models to unlock new products, markets, and payment methods while balancing speed with regulatory control.
Role type
Senior strategic leader (Head of Growth)
Builds
Scalable compliance frameworks, operating models, and tooling for new payment flows and business lines
Domain
Financial technology / Payments / Regulatory Compliance
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | client delivery | infrastructure
Required skills
Strategic product thinking, global cross-functional leadership, payments ecosystem expertise, commercial judgment, risk/reward balancing, creative problem solving for edge cases, team building and coaching
Preferred skills
Experience translating regulatory requirements into system behavior, designing platform-level guardrails, influencing senior leaders, operating in ambiguity
Technologies
N/A
Responsibilities
Define growth strategy for Scheme Compliance including new product launches and market expansion; Partner with Commercial/Sales to translate merchant demand into growth priorities; Collaborate with Product/Engineering to embed compliance into payment flows and data models; Standardize operating models with clear control points and documentation; Drive cross-functional programs to accelerate time-to-market; Act as escalation point for complex growth opportunities; Design scalable solutions for merchants outside standard network mandates
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with strategic scope