Financial Services Director

• Payments strategy & commercial ownership: Own and lead Treatwell's European payments strategy across card machines, online payments, transaction fees, Tap to Pay, capital and future financial products, defining the commercial roadmap, pricing and growth priorities.


• Strategic partner management: Own Treatwell's strategic relationship with Stripe at a European level, acting as the senior commercial point of contact and leading joint planning, reviews and escalations.


• Cross-functional leadership: Partner with Product, Supply, Finance, Operations, Legal and local market teams to embed payments into acquisition, onboarding, account management and retention.


• Strategy into execution: Translate strategy into clear execution plans with owners, timelines and KPIs, proactively removing blockers and driving accountability across teams that don't report directly into the role.


• Growth & optimisation: Drive adoption, transaction volume, wallet share, revenue and margin growth across Europe, owning the European rollout strategy for card machines and payment hardware.


• Playbooks & enablement: Build scalable playbooks, pricing guidance and sales narratives that help local market teams drive payments adoption on the ground.

Requirements

• Significant experience in payments, fintech, embedded finance, SaaS, marketplaces, commercial strategy or product-led growth


• Strong understanding of payment products, including online payments, card terminals, transaction fees, Tap to Pay, merchant services, capital or embedded finance


• Experience leading commercial strategy across multiple markets, ideally in a central or group-level role


• Proven experience managing strategic third-party relationships, ideally with providers such as Stripe, Adyen, Worldpay, SumUp or Square


• Strong analytical skills and confidence building business cases, commercial models and senior leadership updates


• Excellent stakeholder management and the ability to influence and drive accountability without direct authority.

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in payments strategy and commercial ownership, with a strong focus on managing strategic partnerships and driving growth across multiple markets. Proficient in translating strategy into execution plans while fostering cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder management.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Payments Strategy


• Commercial Ownership


• Strategic Partner Management


• Cross-Functional Leadership


• Analytical Skills

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Payments


• Fintech


• Embedded Finance


• SaaS


• Commercial Strategy


• Product-Led Growth


• Payment Products


• Transaction Fees


• Merchant Services


• Business Case Development

Soft Skills

• Stakeholder Management


• Influencing Skills


• Accountability

Industry Keywords

• Marketplaces


• Card Machines


• Tap to Pay


• Revenue Growth
  
• Pricing Guidance

Tools & Technologies

• Stripe


• Adyen


• Worldpay


• SumUp


• Square