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# Senior Vice President, Network Partnerships Lead (Hybrid)

- **Company:** Citi
- **Location:** New York, NY, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $176,720.0 - $265,080.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Network Monitoring, Functional Dependencies
- **Published:** August 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=074bb8a553bcecd8

## About the Role

* 10 or more years of experience in the payments industry, with demonstrated expertise across the card payments ecosystem and the commercial dynamics of its participants.
 * Ability to negotiate complex, high-value commercial agreements and manage the full deal lifecycle in a financial services environment.
 * Track record of delivering large-scale initiatives within complex, matrixed organizations, managing competing priorities and cross-functional dependencies.
 * Skilled at building and sustaining senior internal and external relationships to advance business objectives and resolve issues at pace.
 * Ability to synthesize complex information, identify business priorities, and translate them into clear recommendations and timely decisions.
 * Executive-level communication skills, including the ability to present complex topics clearly to senior leadership in written and verbal formats.
 * Bachelor's degree or equivalent university qualification.

Beneficial Skills & Qualifications

 * Experience negotiating co-brand or network partnership deals within financial services.
 * Familiarity with the regulatory and litigation landscape affecting the card payments industry.
 * Master's degree in a relevant discipline.

## Description

* Lead the senior relationship with Mastercard or Visa, serving as the primary escalation point for complex commercial and operational matters and ensuring partnership alignment at all levels.
 * Negotiate and manage high-profile network partnership deals, coordinating across Products, Finance, and Legal to deliver meaningful financial and strategic outcomes for Citi.
 * Oversee the full deal cycle from evaluation through execution, managing timelines, milestones, and accountability across internal and external stakeholders.
 * Lead the end-to-end co-creation lifecycle for new payment products and capabilities developed in partnership with Mastercard and Visa, from business case through commercial launch.
 * Monitor network contract performance and ensure Citi captures the full value of agreed obligations, escalating and resolving gaps as they arise.
 * Assess emerging developments across the payments ecosystem - including network-driven changes, legislation, and litigation - and develop actionable recommendations for Citi's response.
 * Partner with cross-functional stakeholders across Products, Finance, Legal, and Operations to address new challenges and opportunities in the payments environment.


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