Global Strategy and Planning

The world of payment processing is rapidly evolving, and businesses are looking for loyal and strategic partners, to help them grow. 

WE ARE NUVEI.  Nuvei (Nasdaq: NVEI) (TSX: NVEI) is the Canadian fintech company accelerating the business of clients around the world. Nuvei’s modular, flexible and scalable technology allows leading companies to accept next-gen payments, offer all payout options and benefit from card issuing, banking, risk and fraud management services. Connecting businesses to their customers in more than 200 markets, with local acquiring in 45+ markets, 150 currencies and more than 600 alternative payment methods, Nuvei provides the technology and insights for customers and partners to succeed locally and globally with one integration. 

At Nuvei, we live our core values, and we thrive on solving complex problems. We’re dedicated to continually improving our product and providing relentless customer service.   We are always looking for exceptional talent to join us on the journey! 

Responsibilities:

• Analyzing internal and external trends to identify growth opportunities and defining company’s long-term direction
• Setting goals, defining KPIs, monitoring performance, & prioritizing projects to meet org’s strategic objectives
• Generating new ideas for products, services, or processes to drive growth and create value
• High priority special initiatives to support org growth and success (e.g., consulting projects)
• Reviewing business strategy and progress quarterly to ensure close tracking of goals and objectives
• Preparation of ELT forum agenda and material

Summary:

• This role helps to develop and evolve an enterprise-wide strategic plan, as well as leads key strategy projects across the company. This leader will partner with business segments and support units across the enterprise to evaluate, develop, and review strategic initiatives. Additionally, this leader will interface and manage relationships with external consultants and industry experts for the purposes of strategic analysis and development. A successful leader will proactively provide strategic council to influence business lines on the development of large complex business initiatives to drive our next phase of growth.
• Build thought leadership on the future state of the industry (e.g., the future of money movement) and potential impact to Nuvei’s overall strategy
• This role reports to the Chief Strategy Officer which is oriented as a center of excellence that supports all business segments to drive strategy, new business development, and partnerships.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Leads the enterprise strategic planning process.
• Serve as a trusted advisor on strategic initiatives, providing thought leadership to shape strategies across the enterprise.
• Contributes and may develop the strategic presentations to Nuvei’s Board of Directors and Executive Leadership Team.
• Actively monitors and focuses on the entire financial services industry with focus on specific areas such as emerging technology, industry trends, new business models, innovation, disruption, FinTech’s, and strategic partnerships.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Versatile, able to look at the big picture whilst diving into details when relevant
• Comfortable at various phases of an initiative, from initial high-level brainstorming to implementation
• Good understanding Payment strategy (or general Payments environment)

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in business, accounting, finance, economics, marketing, or related field.
• 10+ years of business experience working in a Financial Industry or management consulting firm driving corporate strategy.
• 5+ years of leadership experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree
• Ability to effectively work in an organization with colleagues across various reporting structures
• Excellent influencing, consulting, and communication skills, with the ability to successfully interact with and relate complex technical information to audiences in business terms.
• Ability to independently manage multiple work efforts, including driving to execution, through key stakeholders across the organization.
• Strong research and analytical skills with an ability to innovate (i.e., think outside the box) to come up with optimal solutions.
• Methodological thinker, with strong experience with process mapping.
• Ability to communicate with all levels of management.
• Align cross-functional goals and priorities against strategic initiatives
• Acute attention to detail with an ability to identify or discover trends or themes.
• Analytical thought process and ability to determine paths of action and make recommendations to remediate issues.
• Self-motivated with ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent organizational skills, able to coordinate multiple projects and flexible at adjusting assigned priorities when needed.
• Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).

Benefits

Nuvei offers a wide variety of benefits which include Medical, Dental, Vision, STD, LTD, Paid time off, 401(k) and many other great benefits.

Nuvei perks also include:

• Frequent training programs on new systems and platforms.
• Free Virtual yoga, meditation and fitness classes, community involvement, and many social activities.
• Group Private Medical Insurance
• Up to 2.5 additional days of annual leave a quarter, if company hit quarterly targets
• Employee recognition program and possibilities for advancement in various fields.
• Modern, dynamic and great work environment.

Nuvei is an equal-opportunity employer that celebrates collaboration and innovation and is committed to developing a diverse and inclusive workplace. The team at Nuvei is comprised of a wealth of talent, skill, and ambition. We believe that employees are happiest when they’re empowered to be their true, authentic selves. So, please come as you are. We can’t wait to meet you.

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