GOAT Group is the world’s most trusted source to buy and sell authentic sneakers. We are committed to providing the same level of trust through the secure on-line transactions our consumers make via a number of payment mechanisms. As the Vice President of Payments, you will play a critical role in developing the infrastructure and defining the strategic direction of the Payments team.

In this role, you will focus on building processes to ensure we scale Payments efficiently, while improving the buyer and seller experience. As a top Payments leader, you will partner closely with other cross-functional leaders to drive our mission to expand our Payment offerings, while contributing to GOAT Group’s long term success.

In this role you will

• Develop and scale GOAT Group’s global payments platform, developing the strategy for the payments roadmap to support aggressive growth.
• Manage relationships with all payment providers and partnerships, ensuring that we are being served with the best quality service and necessary resources to achieve operational excellence and pricing.
• Manage end-to-end performance of our payments business including all key business drivers/metrics.
• Design payment solutions supporting large cross-functional financing initiatives that impact many systems on the marketplace. 
• Assist Leadership in driving global alignment and developing strategy to design global end-to-end payment processes. Including, leading and shaping payment solutions within global markets by understanding their payment technologies and providing recommendations on optimized solutions.
• Experience with on-boarding financial tools (e.g. lending products) to buyers and sellers of marketplace platforms.

You have

• 10+ years of experience working in Payments, within e-commerce, digital marketplaces or financial services industries. 
• Experience defining strategic vision and tactical execution to build large scale payments platforms.
• Platform product management experience, building products that can be leveraged by a variety of business customers.
• Extensive knowledge of payments processing industry including authorization, settlement, funding, chargebacks, interchange, card association rules/regulations, EMV, tokenization, encryption, PCI DSS, digital e-commerce payments, fraud, and current industry trends/challenges.
• Experience with global payment programs and global teams.
• Excellent judgement in making business decisions and possesses exceptional critical thinking skills, with the ability to use data in order to quickly prioritize activities and projects that are aligned to the overall business strategy.
• A collaborative partner who can bring together people of various backgrounds, skill sets, and areas of expertise to drive decisions and output.
• Proven written and verbal communication skills, and comfortable sharing information formally or informally with senior leadership.
• We encourage you to apply even if you feel unsure about whether you meet every single requirement. We look for people who are passionate about what we do, not just those who check off all the boxes.

GOAT is the global platform for the greatest products from the past, present and future. Since its founding in 2015, GOAT has become the leading and most trusted sneaker marketplace in the world. Through its unique positioning between the primary and resale markets, the company offers styles across various time periods on its digital platforms and in its retail locations, while delivering products to over 30 million members across 170 countries.

The company is backed by strategic investor Foot Locker, Inc. as well as some of the leading names in venture capital including D1 Capital Partners, Accel, Andreessen Horowitz, Index Ventures, Matrix Partners, Upfront Ventures, Webb Investment Network and Y Combinator.

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