Director, Strategic Finance & Corporate Development
San Francisco
Finance – Finance /
Full-time /
Hybrid
About Nium:
Nium is the leading global infrastructure for real-time cross-border payments. We were founded on the mission to deliver the global payments infrastructure of tomorrow, today. Our platform enables banks, fintechs, and global businesses to move money instantly, everywhere.
Co-headquartered in San Francisco and Singapore with offices in 14 markets worldwide, we are entering one of the most exciting chapters in our journey. In July 2025, we delivered the largest month in our 10-year history with record revenue, record volumes, and EBITDA profitability. Today, Nium moves nearly $50B in payments annually, almost entirely for enterprises, while continuing to strengthen an already healthy balance sheet.
It is an incredible time to join us, and we are only just getting started.
Our payout network spans 190+ countries and 100 currencies, with 100 corridors in real time. We power seamless transfers to accounts, wallets, and cards, support local collections in 35 markets, and run a card issuance business live in 34 countries. Backed by regulatory licenses in more than 40 markets, we make it simple for our partners to onboard, integrate, and scale globally. This scale and innovation have earned us recognition as one of CNBC’s World’s Top Fintech Companies 2025, winner of Best Cross-Border Payments Solution at the PayTech Awards, and inclusion in FXC Intelligence’s Top 100 Cross-Border Payments Companies list.
In 2024, we raised US$50 million in Series E funding at a US$1.4 billion valuation to accelerate network expansion, product innovation, and talent growth. With the B2B payments market projected to hit US$175 trillion by 2030, Nium offers ambitious builders the chance to shape the future of global money movement with the scale of a leader and the energy of a high-growth company.
About The Role:
We are seeking an ambitious, self-motivated, and analytical Director of Strategic Finance and Corporate Development to join our finance leadership team.
This role sits at the intersection of strategy, finance, and corporate development - driving high-impact growth initiatives, leading M&A activities, and ensuring Nium consistently delivers for our customers, investors, and teams. Most importantly, this role will be critical in analyzing data to advise executive leadership on major business decisions.
The role reports directly to the Chief Financial Officer and will involve daily interaction given the scope of responsibilities. You will lead a small but growing team, build strong relationships across functions and regions, and collaborate closely with executive leadership. This is a unique opportunity to work with our global hubs - including San Francisco, India, Singapore, London, Malta, and more - and to play a pivotal role in scaling our business globally.
Responsibilities
- Lead and grow a small but high-performing team, coaching and empowering them to deliver measurable impact.
- Partner with the executive team (CFO, COO, CEO, CRO, etc.) on strategic projects that drive revenue and enhance margins.
- Drive M&A initiatives end-to-end: sourcing opportunities, evaluating synergies, leading due diligence, and managing post-deal integration.
- Create and deliver compelling investor presentations; regularly engage with investors and board members to communicate performance, growth plans, and strategic opportunities.
- Define and track the internal and external KPIs that matter most for Nium’s long-term growth; ensure leadership has clear visibility into performance against strategic priorities.
- Analyze complex data sets and convert them into actionable intelligence.
- Build strong relationships with cross-functional leaders and industry partners to gather insights on competitor strategies, market shifts, and regulatory developments, translating these into recommendations.
- Collaborate with FP&A to enhance financial models, build valuation frameworks, and drive scenario analyses to guide decision-making.
- Identify and evaluate growth opportunities across revenue, new markets, product commercialization, and cost optimization.
- Partner with Product, Sales, Operations, and Legal teams to operationalize new markets and execute expansion strategies.
- Lead performance tracking across functions, ensuring accountability to key metrics and strategic priorities.
- Communicate effectively and clearly, simplifying complex data into insights while building trusted relationships with leadership, investors, and internal teams.
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience in finance, strategy, or corporate development, ideally within fintech or payments.
- Proven leadership experience managing and growing teams.
- Self-starter with the ability to manage projects independently.
- Strong M&A background, from sourcing and due diligence through to post-deal integration.
- Expertise in financial modeling, valuation frameworks, and translating data into strategic insights
- Hands-on leader with a propensity to dive into details and lead by example.
- Confident communicator with excellent people skills; experienced presenting to boards, lenders, equity investors, and senior executives. Strong written communication skills are also essential.
- Commercially minded, with an understanding of the regulatory and operational dynamics of global fintech and cross-border payments.
- Comfortable working across functions and influencing outcomes in fast-paced, high-growth environments.
- Familiarity with multiple data and analytics systems (e.g., Tableau) as well as financial systems (e.g., NetSuite).
$176,000 - $264,000 a year
What we offer at Nium
We Value Performance: Through competitive salaries, performance bonuses, sales commissions, equity for specific roles and recognition programs, we ensure that all our employees are well rewarded and incentivized for their hard work.
We Care for Our Employees: The wellness of Nium’ers is our #1 priority. We offer medical coverage along with 24/7 employee assistance program, generous vacation programs including our year-end shut down. We also provide a flexible working hybrid working environment (3 days per week in the office).
We Upskill Ourselves: We are curious, and always want to learn more with a focus on upskilling ourselves. We provide role-specific training, internal workshops, and a learning stipend.
We Celebrate Together: We recognize that work is also about creating great relationships with each other. We celebrate together with company-wide social events, team bonding activities, happy hours, team offsites, and much more!
We Thrive with Diversity: Nium is truly a global company, with more than 33 nationalities, based in 18+ countries and more than 10 office locations. As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to providing a safe and welcoming environment for everyone.
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