Job Title: Contract Manager – Payments Compliance & Partner Onboarding
Location: Remote
Employment Type: Contract
Role Overview
We are seeking an experienced Contract Manager to support our Payments Compliance Program, with a strong focus on partner onboarding. This role works closely with Legal, Compliance, Risk, and Operations teams to ensure third-party partners are onboarded efficiently while meeting all regulatory, legal, and payments-industry requirements.
The ideal candidate has hands-on experience in the payments or fintech space, understands compliance-driven contracting, and can manage multiple partner onboarding workstreams in a remote environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage the end-to-end contract lifecycle for payments and fintech partners
- Support partner onboarding by coordinating contract reviews, approvals, and execution
- Ensure contracts align with payments compliance requirements and internal policies
- Work closely with Legal, Compliance, Risk, and Security teams on third-party due diligence
- Track contract status, onboarding milestones, risks, and dependencies
- Maintain audit-ready documentation for compliance and regulatory reviews
- Identify contract or onboarding bottlenecks and drive process improvements
- Support ongoing partner compliance, renewals, amendments, and terminations
Required Qualifications
- 4+ years of experience as a Contract Manager in payments, fintech, or financial services
- Strong understanding of payments compliance and third-party risk requirements
- Experience supporting partner onboarding or vendor management programs
- Proven experience working with Legal and Compliance teams
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
- Ability to manage multiple contracts and stakeholders in a remote setting
Nice to Have
- Experience with payment processors, PSPs, card networks, or issuing/acquiring models
- Familiarity with compliance frameworks and regulations (PCI DSS, AML/KYC, SOC 2)
- Experience with Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) tools or workflow platforms
- Experience supporting audits or regulatory inquiries
Why This Role
- High-impact role within a regulated payments environment
- Opportunity to improve and scale partner onboarding processes
- Fully remote, contract-based flexibility
