Job Description:
CSI is seeking a strategic and forward-thinking Senior Director of Money Movement Product Strategy to lead the vision, architecture, and competitive positioning of our end-to-end payments portfolio. This role will shape how we deliver modern, scalable, and compliant money movement solutions across all major payment rails. This leader will partner closely with product, engineering, and executive stakeholders to translate market insights and regulatory trends into long-term product strategies that drive growth, innovation, and operational excellence.
What You’ll Do
Define Product Strategy & Vision
Develop and own the long-term strategy for CSI’s money movement portfolio across ACH, Wire, RTP, FedNow, P2P, and international payments
Align product direction with company growth goals, market trends, and evolving regulatory requirements
Identify opportunities to enhance capabilities, enter new segments, and differentiate CSI’s offerings
Lead Build vs. Buy Decisions
Evaluate whether to build internally or partner with third-party providers using structured RFP/RFI processes
Conduct vendor due diligence, including pricing, performance, and long-term viability
Lead contract strategy and negotiations in partnership with Legal and Finance
Drive Pricing & Revenue Strategy
Own pricing frameworks across payment rails, including volume-based and customer-segment models
Partner with Finance to assess margin impact and optimize unit economics
Monitor competitive pricing trends and recommend adjustments to maintain market competitiveness
Shape Payment Orchestration Strategy
Define requirements for CSI’s Payment Orchestration Layer (POL), including intelligent routing, fallback logic, and real-time decisioning
Ensure architecture supports multi-rail processing while maximizing cost, speed, and reliability
Partner with Engineering to validate long-term scalability and extensibility
Establish Non-Functional Standards
Define performance benchmarks for scalability, reliability, security, and compliance
Evaluate engineering solutions against these standards to mitigate risk and ensure long-term stability
Provide Executive Leadership
Serve as a subject matter expert on payments trends, regulations, and innovation
Present strategic recommendations and roadmap updates to executive leadership
Represent CSI in industry forums and stay ahead of emerging technologies and best practices
What You Bring
Required Qualifications
15+ years of experience in payments or money movement products, with leadership at the director level or higher
Deep expertise across ACH, Wire, RTP, FedNow, P2P, and international payment systems
Strong experience with vendor selection, RFP processes, and contract negotiation
Proven understanding of payments economics, pricing strategy, and margin optimization
Experience defining non-functional requirements for large-scale systems (scalability, reliability, compliance)
Familiarity with ISO 20022 and modern payment standards
Exceptional communication skills with the ability to influence executive stakeholders
Preferred Qualifications
Experience within fintech, banking, or payments infrastructure organizations
Exposure to payment orchestration or intelligent routing platforms
MBA or advanced degree in Finance, Engineering, or related field
Participation in industry groups such as NACHA or Federal Reserve initiatives
Why Join CSI?
Play a pivotal role in shaping the future of payments within a trusted fintech leader
Lead high-impact strategy across emerging real-time payment rails
Collaborate with executive leadership on innovation and growth initiatives
Work remotely with a highly collaborative and mission-driven team
As a forward-thinking software provider, Computer Services, Inc. (CSI) helps community and regional financial institutions solve their customers’ needs through open and flexible technologies. In addition to its award-winning core banking platform, these include the latest in lending, digital banking, payments, financial crime prevention and cybersecurity. Building on its 60-year track record of personalized service, CSI is shaping the future of banking and empowering its customers to rival their competition. For more information about CSI, visit www.csiweb.com
CSI provides rewarding and challenging career opportunities for our employees. When determining your pay, we consider various factors such as your skills, qualifications, experience and location. Along with a competitive salary, this position includes eligibility for incentive awards based on both individual and business performance. We also offer a comprehensive range of benefits. To learn more about our benefits, visit: Benefits Summary
CSI is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. If you need an accommodation during the recruitment process, please email us at [email protected] and we will work with you to meet your accessibility needs.
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Visa Sponsorship: We are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this position. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without the need for sponsorship now or in the future.
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What We Do
As a forward-thinking technology partner, we accelerate our delivery of cutting-edge solutions to empower our customers’ growth. CSI heavily invests in research and development, product partnerships and strategic acquisitions to provide the most innovative technologies—all while maintaining our service-first mentality. We drive financial institutions and other businesses forward with a variety of services, including: Core Banking With more than 57 years as a leader in core bank processing, CSI’s enterprise banking solutions empower institutions to compete in an open banking environment while growing assets, developing additional revenue streams and reaching new customers by integrating the latest digital technologies. Regulatory Compliance As an established leader in compliance, top global brands trust CSI as their regtech partner and rely on us for our advanced compliance software—including industry-leading fraud and anti-money laundering solutions. Managed Cybersecurity CSI offers cloud-based cybersecurity services, with 24/7 monitoring, real-time incident remediation, seamless compliance integration and industry-leading support for enhanced threat mitigation. IT Management As one of the largest, most trusted managed services partners in the country, we take a consultative approach to IT management to provide a scalable, efficient IT enterprise that supports institutions’ growth and regulatory needs. Document Distribution From digital document delivery to cost-efficient print and mail services, CSI provides a full range of document distribution solutions to help financial institutions stay connected with their customers. Advisory Services CSI’s Advisory Services—which include IT governance, compliance and risk management services—deliver cost-effective solutions that reduce the time and expense of managing security and compliance while ensuring technology is aligned to business objectives.
