Senior Manager, Engineering- Payments

We inspire purpose-filled living that brings beauty and quality to the modern home. Together, we achieve. Associates across our business drive results, innovate, and inspire. Drawn together by our shared values and passion for our customers and our brands, we deliver home furnishings that are expertly designed, responsibly sourced, and bring timeless style and function to people's homes. From the day we opened our first store in Chicago in 1962 to the digital innovations that engage millions of customers today, our iconic brand is over 60 years in the making—and our story is still unfolding.We're here for it. We thinkyou should be too. We're looking for a driven professional with an inclusive mindset to join our team as aSr Manager, Development - PaymentsWe are seeking an experienced Senior Manager to lead the design and evolution of our enterprise payments team and systems. This role is critical to driving our payment technology strategy, ensuring scalability, security, and compliance while delivering exceptional customer experiences. The successful candidate will design and manage solutions that handle payment processing, support multiple payment methods, and integrate with various financial institutions and payment networks.This position is fully remoteThis role is a People leader positionA day in the life as a Sr Manager, Development - Payments...Design, manage team and execute enterprise-level digital and retail payment system supporting card payments, digital wallets, remote payments, buy now pay later and emerging payment methodsLead design decisions for payment processing platforms, including real-time transaction processing, settlement systems, and reconciliation frameworksEstablish technical standards and best practices for payment system developmentEvaluate and recommend payment technology vendors, platforms, and third-party integrationsDevelop fraud detection and prevention systems integrated with payment flows and multi-channel payment acceptance (online, mobile, in-store, call center, API)Create technical specifications for payment routing, switching, and optimization systemsDevelop real-time payment monitoring, alerting, and reporting capabilitiesEnsure payment systems meet PCI DSS and other relevant regulatory requirementsDevelop tokenization, encryption, and secure key management solutionsImplement security-by-design principles across all payment touchpoints and collaborate with security teams on vulnerability assessments and penetration testingDevelop APIs and integration patterns for payment service providers, acquiring banks, and card networksDevelop solutions for payment orchestration and intelligent routingDefine standards for payment data formats, messaging protocols, and communication interfacesDevelop integration patterns for enterprise financial systems, accounting platforms, and business applicationsMentor development teams on payment domain knowledge and career goalsLead technical design reviews and governance processesCollaborate with product managers, business analysts, and stakeholders on payment featuresWork with DevOps teams on CI/CD pipelines and deployment strategies for payment systemsWhat you'll bring to the table...Understanding of payment ecosystem: acquirers, processors, schemes, and regulatory bodies and knowledge of fraud detection algorithms and risk management systemsExperience with payment tokenization, 3DS authentication, Authorization strategy, capture strategy, refund strategy and security protocolsUnderstanding of settlement, reconciliation, disputes, chargebacks and financial reporting requirementsExcellent communication skills with ability to explain complex technical conceptsLeadership experience in building and managing payment team to support cross-functional teamsExperience working in agile development environmentsWe'd love to hear from you if you have...Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field8+ years of software development, payment systems and people managementExpertise in payment networks (Visa, Mastercard, AMEX, Discover etc.,) and processing flowsExpertise in payment platforms (Adyen, Synchrony, TNS, ACI, Cybersource, Imprint, Braintree, Paypal, Affirm, Klarna, Venmo )Strong knowledge of payment methods: cards, remote payments, real-time payments, digital wallets, buy now pay laterDeep understanding of payment industry standards (ISO 8583, ISO 20022, EMV, PCI DSS)Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and payment-specific servicesProficiency in microservices architecture, event-driven systems, and API designKnowledge of programming languages: .NET, python or similar enterprise languagesExperience with databases: SQL, NoSQL, and distributed data systemsUnderstanding of DevOps practices, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and CI/CD#li-remoteMinimum Starting Rate:$132,000.00 AnnuallyUp to:$165,000.00 AnnuallyPay ranges will be adjusted upward as needed to comply with applicable state and local law. In addition to your salary, based on your role, associates may be eligible for other compensation including bonuses, sales incentives, and long term incentives.