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OverviewAt Vio we believe booking accommodation should feel smart, fair, and effortless — never overwhelming or unclear.As one of the world’s fastest-growing travel tech platforms, we help millions of users make smarter travel decisions by comparing stays across booking sites — so they can find the perfect place, at the best price, anywhere in the world. We cut through the noise and complexity of hotel and vacation rental booking, surfacing real value with clarity, transparency, and full support. No tricks. No confusion. Just great stays — booked with confidence. With operations in 100+ markets and growing fast, our mission is to reshape how people discover and book accommodation through technology travelers can trust.We are looking for someone to lead Payments within our Online Travel Agency (OTA) Merchant of Record (MOR) business. Payments is a major driver of unit economics and conversion at our scale, and will be a critical capability as we grow toward €1B+ in volume.The Head of Payments will own the payments strategy and operations for the OTA business line: building a scalable multi-rail setup, improving acceptance in priority markets, reducing cross-border and FX cost, and ensuring MOR operations (refunds/disputes, reconciliation/settlements, compliance) scale smoothly.With approximately 35% partner & commercial strategy, 25% payments performance optimization, 20% platform direction, and 20% MOR operational excellence, this is a senior role requiring strong payments domain expertise, cross-functional leadership, and a pragmatic approach to building capability with meaningful ROI.What You Will DoPayments Strategy, Acquiring & Partner PortfolioDefine payments strategy and build the 2026–2027 payments roadmap aligned with the company’s expansion plansDesign and manage a portfolio approach, including market prioritization and local acquiring expansion in priority growth marketsOwn commercials end-to-end: pricing negotiation across processing, FX, disputes/refunds, settlement currencies, and SLAsPartner closely with the Checkout/Monetisation Product Lead to align the payments roadmap with checkout conversion goals, localisation and payment method strategy, authentication decisions (3DS/SCA), and rollout planPayments Performance OptimisationEstablish and run a regular payments performance cadence (dashboards, issues, experiments, outcomes)Run structured optimisation loop through issuer pattern analysis, soft/hard decline strategy, 3DS/SCA strategy, retries, and failoverImprove unit economics by separating and optimising cost drivers: scheme/interchange, PSP/acquirer markup, FX, disputes/refunds, and fraudPayments Platform DirectionDefine the “primitives” for multi-PSP integration: routing, token strategy, observability, and reporting modelIntroduce multi-rail capability and establish dynamic routing + automated failover with incident guidelines and observabilityPartner closely with the Payments and Checkout engineering and analytics to ensure payment expansion doesn’t fragment data or stored credentials and remains scalable.MOR Operations ExcellenceImplement stronger and scalable MOR operations (disputes/refunds workflows, reconciliation/settlement automation, fraud management)Define FX & settlement strategy to reduce FX spread and avoidable conversions (including refund economics), in partnership with Finance & Supply teamsBuild and manage the payments operating model and hiring planWho You Are10+ years in payments (acquiring/PSPs/payment methods), ideally in travel, marketplace, fintech, or other MOR-like environmentsProven experience designing and scaling multi-PSP / multi-acquirer setups and improving authorisation performance using practical leversStrong commercial negotiation track record across processing fees, FX, settlement currencies, disputes/refunds, and SLAsComfortable partnering with engineering on architecture: APIs, orchestration concepts, token strategy, observability, and reporting modelsSolid operational understanding of MOR payments at scale: disputes/refunds, reconciliation/settlements, fraud, and partner operationsStrong cross-functional leader who can align Product, Engineering, Finance/Treasury, Legal/Compliance, and Customer Support toward shared goalsStructured thinker, independent self-starter, and excellent communicator who can influence senior leadership in an ambiguous, fast-moving environmentWhat Success Looks Like in This RoleA clear and trusted payments roadmap aligned to business expansion, with the right level of complexity for ROIA second payment rail live and expanding where it matters, with measurable uplift in acceptance and/or net costA regular performance cadence that consistently improves approval rate, conversion, and resilienceMOR operations (refunds/disputes, reconciliation/settlements, fraud) scale with minimal escalations and clear ownershipWhy join us now?We are one of the most innovative and fastest-growing accommodation booking platforms in the world today, serving 5 million customers a year and aiming far further.We are a passionate and diverse team of tech enthusiasts and creatives with a commitment and focus on the traveler above all else - and it shows in our industry-leading TrustPilot score;We place huge importance on rewarding our employees for the value they generate by giving Stock Appreciation Rights to all employees.What we offerPlenty of chances to learn and grow within an open, diverse culture which promotes knowledge sharing, trust and transparency;A great compensation package, perks and benefits (including significant stock appreciation rights);Flexible time off (take as many holidays as you need) and a chance to work remotely;You will be part of a highly international team that enjoys working, eating and playing together in one of the best office locations in Amsterdam;We value good food and offer catered lunches from various cuisines, great coffee, and the occasional barbecue in our garden;We enjoy getting together to celebrate our wins with company events in Amsterdam and abroad;A budget for your dream home office;Access to free mental health support via OpenUp.Please noteAlthough this role can be remote, we are only considering candidates based in GMT-/+3 timezones to optimise team and work alignment.
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