Company Description

Xplor, a leading global integrated payment business management software and services provider, headquartered in the United States and operating across Australia, UK, Europe and the US. Xplor’s businesses Empowers Passionate People across the Payments, Health and Fitness, Childcare, Boutique Fitness sectors, Personal Care, Mechanical and Green industries by enabling our clients to focus on doing what they do best – engaging with customers and growing their business. Our people act as extensions of our clients’ teams, with a comprehensive suite of technology, payments capabilities and value-added services like member retention and customer service activities.

Job Description

The Network Card Brand Compliance Leader is responsible for ensuring that all merchant-facing card acceptance programs comply with the branding, operational, and regulatory standards set by major payment networks (e.g., Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover). This role owns the end-to-end management of network brand updates and evaluates their operational and financial impact, including interchange pricing implications, across acquiring operations.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Ownership of Network Brand Updates:
  • Serve as the internal owner of all network card brand updates, including rule changes, branding guidelines, and operational mandates.
  • Lead cross-functional implementation of brand updates across merchant onboarding, POS systems, marketing materials, and operational workflows.
  • Maintain a centralized repository of current brand standards and ensure timely dissemination to relevant teams.
• Interchange Pricing Analysis:
  • Analyze interchange pricing structures and assess the financial impact of network brand updates on acquiring economics.
  • Collaborate with Finance and Pricing teams to model scenarios and support strategic decision-making.
  • Provide recommendations to mitigate adverse financial impacts and optimize interchange outcomes.

• Brand Compliance Oversight:
  • Ensure merchant acceptance practices, signage, and transaction processing align with network brand requirements.
  • Monitor and enforce compliance with network branding rules across all acquiring channels.
• Network Relationship Management:
  • Act as the primary liaison with card networks on brand compliance and update matters.
  • Coordinate responses to network audits, inquiries, and compliance reviews.
• Merchant Experience & Brand Integrity:
  • Guide internal teams and third-party partners on proper usage of network logos, signage, and acceptance messaging.
  • Support merchant education initiatives to promote compliant and consistent card acceptance practices.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration:
  • Work closely with Risk, Legal, Product, Sales, and Operations to embed brand compliance into merchant services and acquiring platforms.
  • Partner with Marketing to ensure promotional materials meet network branding requirements.
• Policy & Procedure Development:
  • Develop and maintain acquirer-specific brand compliance policies and training programs.
  • Lead internal audits and readiness assessments to ensure ongoing compliance.
• Risk Identification & Mitigation:
  • Identify brand-related risks in merchant acceptance and acquiring operations.
  • Recommend and implement corrective actions to address non-compliance or reputational risks.

Average salary for this position ranges between $140,000 - $170,000.

You can work remotely in this role, as long as you are located within the lower 48 of the USA.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Legal Studies, or related field (master’s preferred).
• 10+ years of experience in card brand compliance, acquiring operations, or financial services risk management.
• Strong foundational understanding of payment network rules, especially as they apply to acquirers, interchange assessments, and merchant acceptance.
• Experience with interchange pricing models and financial impact analysis.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and project management skills.
  

Additional Information

What does it mean to work for Xplor?

Our four core values - Make life simple, Build for people, Move with purpose and Create lasting communities - are key to who we are and guide us from how we hire to how we recognize our team members.

Some of the perks of working with us:

• Unparalleled opportunities to learn and accelerated career development
• A collaborative, team environment with people who truly love what they do
• 12 weeks Gender Neutral Paid Parental Leave for both primary and secondary carer
• Unlimited access to Linkedin Learning
• Access to mental health support
• Fully flexible work arrangements
  

How to Apply?

To start your application with us, please submit your CV and a cover letter and we’ll be in touch as soon as we can. Please include the word "moonshot" at the top of your cover letter so that we know you really took the time to read our job ad. Your contact is Eric Fallon - TA Partner.

More about us

We are the first global platform combining SaaS with embedded payments and tools to help businesses grow and succeed. We offer software solutions in fast-growing “everyday life” verticals: Education, Fitness & Wellbeing, Field Services and Personal Services – and a global, cloud-based payment processing platform. With operations in North America, Australasia, Asia, Europe, and the UK, we serve over 106,000 customers that processed over $38 billion in payments across 20 markets in 2024.

Good to know

To be considered for employment, you must be legally authorized to work in the location (country) you're applying for. Xplor does not sponsor visas, either at the time of hire or at any later time.

We kindly ask you to apply through our careers portal or external job boards only. Please don't send your application via email.

To learn more about us and our products, please visit www.xplortechnologies.com/careers.

We also invite you to check out our Candidate FAQs for more information about our recruitment process www.xplortechnologies.com/recruitment-faqs.

EEO and Artificial Intelligence

Please note that we do not exclusively rely on artificial intelligence (AI) when making hiring, promotion or any other employment decisions. We don’t have any AI tools in place that are capable of making these kinds of hiring decisions for us.

Xplor is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We're dedicated to attracting, retaining and developing our people regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status and age. Applications are encouraged from all sectors of the community. All Information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Xplor is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. In keeping with our commitment, Xplor will take steps to ensure that people with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. Accordingly, if reasonable accommodation is required to fully participate in the job application or interview process, to perform the essential functions of the position, and/or to receive all other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact us via [email protected].

We make it a priority to respond to each person who applies.

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