Operations Manager, Sponsor Banking

Responsibilities

The Operations Manager oversees daily sponsor banking operations, partner support, and new program implementations. They are responsible for maintaining operational controls, monitoring performance metrics, and collaborating with internal teams to ensure regulatory compliance.

Requirements

A bachelor's degree in business administration, finance, or a related field is required. Candidates must possess significant knowledge of banking operations, Fintech, payment networks, and regulatory compliance.

Skills

• Banking operations
• Fintech operations
• Payment network operations
• Project management
• Regulatory compliance
• Operational controls
• Payment processing
• Sponsor banking
• Team leadership
• Relationship management
• Problem-solving
• Operational metrics
• Process improvement
• Risk management
• Security standards
• Communication

About this role

This position is available as an onsite or remote assignment.

Summary:

The Operations Manager, Sponsor Banking at TransPecos Banks oversees day-to-day operations and partner support for the bank’s sponsor banking relationships. This role supports existing program oversight and manages new program implementations, feature enhancements and reporting while maintaining a primary focus on performance, oversight and service quality. The position is for a subject matter expert in areas of the Fintech ecosystem, Payment Network Operations and Project Management. 

Wage Type: Salaried, Exempt

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each of the essential duties satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

* Manage daily sponsor banking operations, ensuring accurate, timely processing and consistent service delivery.
* Own payment network operations and compliance and oversight.
* Coordinate ongoing operational support for program partners, processors, and vendors; address service needs and resolve issues.
* Support new program implementations and enhancements, coordinating operational readiness and the transition to ongoing support.
* Maintain operational controls and work with compliance and risk teams to support adherence to bank policies, applicable regulations, network rules, and security standards.
* Improve workflows and maintain procedures that promote efficiency, accuracy, and consistent partner experience.
* Collaborate with internal teams to investigate operational exceptions, escalate concerns, and coordinate timely resolution.
* Monitor operational metrics and service performance, identify trends, and communicate issues and improvement opportunities to leadership.
* Develop the sponsor banking operations team, setting priorities and supporting accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
* Carry out responsibilities consistent with the bank’s values, operating principles, policies, and applicable laws.
* Any other duties as assigned.

Organizational Structure:

Reports to: SVP, Banking Operations 

Supervises: NA

Qualifications:

Education:

* Bachelor’s degree in business administration, finance, or related field required.

Required Knowledge/Skills:

* Knowledge of banking operations, Fintech operations, Network compliance, payment processing, and sponsor banking or partner-based financial services.
* Understanding of operational controls, regulatory compliance, applicable network rules, and security requirements.
* Ability to analyze operational metrics, identify issues, and improve processes.
* Team leadership, organization, and prioritization skills to manage ongoing operations and competing service needs.
* Strong communication, relationship management, and problem-solving skills for working with internal teams and external partners.

Desired Experiences:

* Experience in banking operations, payments, card services, or sponsor banking, including team leadership and partner support.
* Experience improving operational processes, resolving service issues, and collaborating across functions; program implementation experience is a plus.
* Comfort operating in a Remote and/or Hybrid work environment.

Talents:

* Strong positivity and problem-solving attitude.
* Thrives in a fast-paced environment and can manage multiple simultaneous priorities. 
* Mission driven, competitive, goal oriented, and motivated to develop themselves and others.
* Energetic, resourceful, and appropriate work intensity to get the work done. 
* Strong people acumen and relationship skills; Naturally pre-disposed to quickly establish positive personal and professional relationships.
* Willing and able to use modern systems and tools to operationalize routines and create efficiencies.

Other:

* Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form.
* Must be able to lift to 20 pounds.

TransPecos Banks will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than the candidate. We will consider any candidate for whom an Agency submits an unsolicited resume, to have been referred to us by the Agency free of any charges or fees, other than those agencies we engage on a specific search. TransPecos Banks will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume.

About Transpecos Banks SSB

Banking · 51-200 employees · headquartered in San Antonio, Texas · founded 1924