Director of Business Systems - Remote at PayNearMe

Santa Clara, California, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

17 Mar, 26

Salary

250000.0

Posted On

17 Dec, 25

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Technical Program Management, People Management, Agile, Scrum, Salesforce, Jira, Zendesk, AI, Data Engineering, Systems Architecture, Change Management, Data Analytics, Collaboration, Project Management, Vendor Selection, Continuous Improvement

Industry

Financial Services

Description

Company Description At PayNearMe, we’re on a mission to make paying and getting paid as simple as possible. We build innovative technology that transforms the way businesses and their customers experience payments. Our industry-leading platform, PayXM™, is the first of its kind—designed to manage the entire payment experience from start to finish. Every click, swipe or tap is seamless, fast and secure, helping non-commerce businesses boost customer satisfaction, accelerate payments, and reduce costs. Our single platform handles it all: cards, ACH, digital wallets such as PayPal, Venmo, Cash App Pay, Apple Pay and Google Pay, and even cash at more than 62,000 retail locations nationwide. Today, thousands of businesses across consumer lending, iGaming and online sports betting, property management, and tolling trust PayNearMe to deliver a payment experience that drives real results. In September 2025, we raised a $50 million Series E funding round to accelerate our growth. We’re a team of 200+ employees across 41 states, headquartered in Silicon Valley with satellite offices in Dallas, TX and Holmdel, NJ. Join us and be part of a team that’s shaping the future of payments—one experience at a time. Job Description The Director Director of Business Systems is responsible for shaping and executing PayNearMe’s enterprise technology strategy, including our selection and implementation of an AI tool stack. This leader will partner across all business functions to ensure our enterprise systems, like Salesforce, Jira, Zendesk, and Intacct, along with their integrations and related processes, scale effectively with the company, deliver measurable business value, and drive operational excellence. Responsibilities Strategic Leadership & Roadmap Partner with executives and business stakeholders to understand functional needs and translate them into a strategic enterprise systems roadmap Define and communicate a clear vision for PayNearMe’s business systems, aligned with company priorities, business metrics, and scaling requirements Establish KPIs and metrics to evaluate system performance, adoption, and business impact, and use them to inform prioritization Systems Architecture & Execution Radically streamline our quote-to-cash, contracting, and billing processes that support our complex enterprise client contracts by enhancing our salesforce ecosystem, integrating with other tools and databases, automating workflows, and building custom business logic Help our client and customer service teams scale with our rapid growth by improving their existing tools, like Salesforce and Zendesk, and integrating new tools, AI, and automations to support client onboarding, implementation management, customer health monitoring, renewal conversations, and more Support our money movement business by partnering with our Finance and Accounting teams to automate and streamline existing accounting and reconciliation processes leveraging a variety of data sources such as Salesforce, Intacct, Snowflake, Egnyte, and more Partner with Sales, Customer Success, Accounting, Finance, and other teams to identify and implement systems needs and/or process improvements Drive the selection, integration, and optimization of enterprise systems and applications across the business Ensure security, compliance, and scalability across all business systems AI & Emerging Technologies Develop PayNearMe’s enterprise AI tooling strategy to maximize business value while minimizing tooling sprawl Evaluate and implement AI-powered solutions that streamline processes, improve data insights, and enhance employee productivity Partner with our VP of Data Engineering to identify and implement our core AI tooling stack accounting for layers like: workflow automation, data platform, vector store, LLM access, prompt and chain frameworks, governance, monitoring, security, knowledge management, and interfaces Stay ahead of industry trends to recommend and integrate emerging technologies Team Building & Management Recruit, lead, and mentor a team of systems architects, administrators, and developers Establish best practices for project management, vendor selection, and systems governance Create a culture of accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement Change Management & Enablement Develop change management strategies to drive adoption of new tools and processes Build training and communication plans to maximize user engagement and minimize disruption Optimize end-to-end workflows, ensuring seamless integrations between applications Data & Analytics Alignment Build systems that improve real-time visibility into key business metrics at various levels of the organization combining inputs from multiple tools and databases Partner closely with Data & operations leadership to ensure systems feed high-quality, standardized data Qualifications B.S. in Computer Science or a related technical discipline, or equivalent experience 10+ years of technical program management experience, leading complex technology projects and programs 5+ years of people management experience leading teams to deliver technical programs or products from inception to delivery Proven experience identifying and addressing systemic inefficiencies and scaling technical programs Experience building, growing, and leading a technical program management organization Expertise with Agile and Scrum frameworks and the application in product development and delivery Fluency with the Atlassian ecosystem; Jira, Jira Product Discovery, Advanced roadmaps, and Atlas Strong communication and executive presence; able to influence across all levels Proven interpersonal skills, including relationship building and collaboration within a cross-functional team Ability to influence across virtual teams and disparate stakeholder groups Strategic, organizational thinker with a track record of strengthening program governance and controls within an organization Additional Information Location: Flexible/Remote (within the US) Great compensation package plus extensive benefits, including: 100% Remote (must be in US) Base salary per year (paid semi-monthly) Fast- paced and professional work culture Stock options with standard startup vesting - 1 year cliff; 4 years total $50 monthly communication expense stipend to go towards your phone/internet bill $250 stipend to enhance your WFH setup Reimbursement for peripheral equipment: monitor (up to $400), keyboard and mouse (up to $200) Premium medical benefits including vision and dental (100% coverage for employees) Company-sponsored life and disability insurance Paid parental bonding leave Paid sick leave, jury duty, bereavement 401k plan Flexible Time Off (our team members typically take off ~3-4 weeks per year) Volunteer Time Off 13 scheduled holidays 2x / year in-person team meet-ups (2-3 days, company paid) Salary Range: $200,000 - 250,000 PayNearMe strives to create a workplace where all employees thrive. Our core values represent who we are today and we take pride in the way we work with each other as well as with our stakeholders. We’re in this together to do the right thing. We deliver real results we are proud of while remaining respectful, transparent, and flexible. PayNearMe is an equal opportunity employer. We are diligently and thoughtfully working towards cultivating a diverse workforce which in turn, enhances our products and services for the communities we serve. Applicants who represent all backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply. — CALIFORNIA CONSUMER PRIVACY ACT: APPLICANT NOTICE Candidate information will be treated in accordance with our job applicant privacy notice found at: https://home.paynearme.com/ccpa-privacy-notice-jobs-employees/ Assistance for Disabled Applicants Alternative formats of this Notice are available to individuals with a disability. Please let us know if you need assistance. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Responsibilities

The Director of Business Systems is responsible for shaping and executing the enterprise technology strategy, including the selection and implementation of an AI tool stack. This role involves partnering with various business functions to ensure effective scaling of enterprise systems and driving operational excellence.