--- title: 'Financial Networks Manager at PayU GPO' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/financial-networks-manager-payu-gpo-bucharest-4bkn3zme5kn6' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-10-24' --- # Financial Networks Manager at PayU GPO - **Company:** PayU GPO - **Location:** Bucharest, Romania - **Employment:** full-time - **Work type:** hybrid - **Posted:** 2026-10-08 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-24 - **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/payugpo/3d846d15-dab9-4b5b-a4e5-32e706d50a49 ## Job description We are seeking a Senior Financial Networks Manager to manage and expand our financial networks with card schemes, payment systems, financial institutions, and consumer and business finance providers (including banks and non-banking institutions). This is a position for an experienced professional with an extensive and proven network within the card networks, banking, financial institutions, fintech, and digital asset communities. In this role, the candidate will drive high-impact partnerships for PayU and leverage their influence and determination to build strong commercial collaborations throughout the region. What will you do: - Manage Strategic Partnerships: Build, strengthen, and nurture relationships with strategic partners (card networks, payment systems, financial institutions, and consumer and business finance providers, including banks and non-banking institutions) at both the local (Romanian) and European levels. - Act as the Primary Point of Contact: Lead the negotiation of complex commercial agreements, ensuring mutually beneficial outcomes, which includes cost optimization and pricing negotiations. - Regulatory & Compliance Leadership: Work closely with our compliance, legal, and risk teams to ensure all partnerships adhere to stringent regulatory standards, including KYC/AML and licensing requirements in each jurisdiction. - Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate with product, operations, finance, and sales teams to ensure our partnerships’ capabilities align with business needs in the relevant time. Translate market opportunities into tangible product requirements and support our go-to-market strategies. Provide market insights to accelerate our product roadmap and commercialization efforts. What are we looking for: - 5+ years in senior roles within the banking and financial institution sectors, with a strong focus on relationship management and business development. - Proven track record of successfully developing strategic partnerships and collaborations, with strong negotiation skills for complex commercial and technical agreements. - Deep understanding of the banking ecosystem and the fintech landscape, along with familiarity with regulatory standards and compliance (KYC/AML, licensing) in the financial sector. - An extensive and current network of senior contacts within financial institutions, card networks, payment systems, and fintech organizations. - Ability to collaborate effectively with product, operations, finance, and sales teams, translating market opportunities into actionable product requirements and go-to-market strategies. - Excellent verbal and written communication skills (both Romanian and English), capable of representing the company at banking and financial industry events and forums, with strong presentation abilities for engaging stakeholders and partners. - Strong leadership and influence skills to drive high-impact partnerships and the ability to lead teams and coordinate cross-functional efforts effectively. ## About PayU GPO ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: PayU GPO is the global payment organization of Prosus, providing online payment processing and financial services for merchants in over 50 emerging markets. - **Entity Type**: Private (subsidiary of Prosus N.V., publicly traded on Euronext Amsterdam as PRX) - **Headquarters**: Amsterdam, Netherlands - **Founded**: 2002 (originally as part of Naspers, re-branded as PayU) - **Founders**: Not publicly available (the company was built through acquisitions and internal development within Naspers/Prosus) ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: Fintech / Payment Processing - **Target customers**: B2B – e‑commerce merchants (ranging from SMB to large enterprises), platforms, and financial institutions in emerging markets. - **Mission/purpose**: "Creating a world without financial borders where everyone can prosper." ## Products & Services - **[PayU Payment Gateway]**: A comprehensive payment processing platform that supports local and global payment methods (cards, digital wallets, bank transfers, BNPL) with smart routing, tokenization, anti‑fraud tools, and 3D Secure v2. Designed for high‑volume enterprises. - **[Cross‑border Payments]**: Enables merchants to accept payments in multiple currencies and settle in their preferred currency, with a single API integration covering over 70 banks worldwide. - **[PayU Credit]**: Consumer credit solutions (BNPL, installment loans) offered in select emerging markets, expanding access to financing. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (PayU is a subsidiary of Prosus, which has a market cap of ~$80‑100B; PayU itself is not independently valued publicly). - **Key Metric**: Processes over **10 million transactions daily** for **450,000+ merchants** across 50+ markets. - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Parent company Prosus (majority owned by Naspers). Partners include local acquirers, banks, and payment method providers (e.g., Blik, PIX, M‑Pesa, Klarna). - **Growth Signals**: Expanded direct acquiring capabilities in Latin America, Africa, and Central & Eastern Europe; ongoing investment in AI‑driven analytics and fraud prevention; internal mobility program indicates growing workforce. ## Competitive Advantages - **Deep local presence** in hard‑to‑navigate emerging markets (Latin America, Africa, CEE) with direct acquiring and local payment method integrations. - **Robust infrastructure**: 99.9% uptime, PCI DSS Level 1 compliance, advanced anti‑fraud systems. - **Scale**: Part of the Prosus/Naspers ecosystem, giving access to capital, talent, and a vast merchant network. - **Proprietary technology**: Smart routing, tokenization, and AI‑powered analytics for higher transaction approval rates. ## Strategic Focus - **Deepening emerging market leadership** by adding more local payment methods and direct acquiring capabilities. - **Leveraging AI & data science** to improve payment success rates, fraud detection, and merchant insights. - **Expanding consumer credit** (BNPL, lending) to drive financial inclusion in underserved markets. - **Cross‑border commerce**: Simplifying international payment acceptance for merchants expanding into new regions. ## Why Work Here - **Flexible working**: PayU prioritizes outcomes over face time; hybrid roles are common (as seen in current openings in Prague and Poznań). - **Technology & innovation**: Employees work with the latest tech stacks and have access to an internal AI and data science academy, plus learning platforms (Udemy, Harvard Business Review). - **Career progression**: Strong internal mobility program allows employees to move across teams, functions, and even continents. - **International environment**: Over 40 nationalities represented; offices in Europe, Africa, and Latin America. - **Culture**: Lifelong learning, diversity & inclusion initiatives, and opportunities to engage in wellness, community, and sustainability topics. ## Sources 1. [jobs.lever.co/payugpo](https://jobs.lever.co/payugpo) 2. [corporate.payu.com/careers](https://corporate.payu.com/careers/) 3. [corporate.payu.com](https://corporate.payu.com/) 4. [corporate.payu.com/about-payu](https://corporate.payu.com/about-payu/) 5. 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