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Job Description

Overview

ACI Speedpay is a leading bill payment platform serving thousands of billers across industries-from utilities and government to education and healthcare. As SVP, Strategy & Executive Operations, you will be the strategic architect behind our next chapter of growth. This role blends enterprise strategy, ecosystem partnerships, innovation leadership, pricing strategy, and executive orchestration to ensure Speedpay stays ahead of market shifts and delivers unmatched value to our clients and partners.

Key Responsibilities

Strategy & Growth Leadership

• Define and evolve ACI Speedpay's multi-year strategy in alignment with market trends, customer needs, and corporate objectives.
• Lead strategic planning cycles, including market analysis, competitive intelligence, and growth scenario modeling.
• Identify and evaluate biller-specific M&A opportunities that enhance Speedpay's capabilities, vertical depth, or geographic reach.
• Partner with HR, Finance, Product, and Sales to align strategic priorities with execution roadmaps.

Ecosystem Partnerships

Own and expand Speedpay's partnership strategy across three pillars:

• Distribution Partnerships: Drive reach through channel alliances, resellers, and embedded finance models.
• Product Partnerships: Integrate complementary technologies to enhance Speedpay's value proposition.
• Payment Partnerships: Deepen relationships with processors, networks, and alternative payment providers to expand payment options and economics.
• Negotiate and structure strategic deals, ensuring mutual value and long-term alignment.

Innovation & Market Leadership

• Lead cross-functional innovation initiatives to anticipate and respond to market shifts (e.g., real-time payments, AI-driven billing, embedded finance).
• Partner with Product and Marketing to define "what's next" for Speedpay-new capabilities, vertical expansions, and disruptive models.
• Represent Speedpay in industry forums, partner summits, and innovation councils.

Pricing Strategy

• Own Speedpay's pricing strategy across biller segments, product lines, and partnership models.
• Develop frameworks for value-based pricing, margin optimization, and competitive benchmarking.
• Collaborate with Finance, Sales, and Product to ensure pricing aligns with customer value, market dynamics, and business goals.
• Monitor pricing performance and recommend adjustments to drive growth and profitability.

Chief of Staff to GM, Speedpay

• Serve as a strategic thought partner and operational right hand to the GM of ACI Speedpay.
• Drive executive alignment, prepare board-level materials, and ensure strategic initiatives are executed with precision.
• Lead internal communications, rhythm-of-business planning, and cross-functional coordination across the Speedpay leadership team.
• Act as a force multiplier-translating vision into action, and ensuring clarity, accountability, and momentum.

Leadership Qualities

• Strategic Visionary: Sees the big picture and connects dots across markets, teams, and technologies to shape Speedpay's future.
• Trusted Executive Partner: Operates with discretion, empathy, and precision-earning trust across the C-suite and board.
• Enterprise Influencer: Drives alignment across Product, Sales, Finance, and Operations through clear communication and collaborative leadership.
• Builder of High-Performing Teams: Attracts, develops, and empowers talent to deliver strategic outcomes with speed and accountability.
• Change Catalyst: Leads through ambiguity, inspires action, and ensures clarity during transformation and growth.
• Operationally Rigorous: Balances bold thinking with disciplined execution, ensuring initiatives are measurable, scalable, and impactful.

Qualifications

• 15+ years in strategy, partnerships, or general management roles within payments, fintech, or enterprise SaaS.
• Proven experience leading strategic planning, partnerships, and innovation initiatives at scale.
• Strong understanding of biller ecosystems, payment flows, and pricing models.
• Exceptional executive communication, stakeholder management, and cross-functional leadership skills.
• Experience with M&A strategy and integration preferred.
• MBA or equivalent experience in business, strategy, or finance.

What Success Looks Like

• ACI Speedpay has a clear, differentiated strategy and is executing against it.
• Strategic partnerships are driving measurable growth, innovation, and market leadership.
• Pricing models are optimized for value and margin.
• The leadership team is aligned, focused, and empowered.
• Speedpay is seen as a visionary leader in the bill payment space.

In return for your expertise, we offer opportunities for growth, career development, and a competitive compensation and benefits package-all within an innovative and collaborative work environment.

Are you ready to help us transform the payments ecosystem? To learn more about ACI Worldwide, visit our web site at www.aciworldwide.com or careers.aciworldwide.com and reference job #17433.

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