Director, Client Money Movement

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Director, Client Money Movement

Position Summary

As Director, Client Money Movement, you will lead the strategy, governance, infrastructure, and execution of Strada's end-to-end client fund movement ecosystem. This highly visible leadership role is responsible for the secure, compliant, and efficient movement of billions of dollars in client funds supporting payroll, tax remittance, garnishments, benefit payments, and other disbursement services.

This leader will establish and scale a best-in-class Money Movement function, designing future-state operating models, banking infrastructure, controls, reconciliation processes, and payment workflows while partnering closely with Treasury, Finance, Product, Technology, Compliance, Client Operations, and Banking Partners.

The successful candidate combines deep expertise in payments, treasury operations, payroll funding, financial controls, and regulatory compliance with the ability to drive organizational transformation, automation, and strategic growth.

This role serves as the executive owner of the client money movement lifecycle, ensuring operational excellence, regulatory compliance, strong financial stewardship, and an exceptional client experience.

Key Responsibilities

Money Movement Strategy & Transformation

• Define and execute the strategic vision for Strada's Client Money Movement organization.
• Design and optimize end-to-end processes supporting payroll funding, tax payments, garnishments, benefits, and other client disbursements.
• Develop future-state operating models that improve scalability, automation, Straight Through Processing (STP), and operational resilience.
• Lead transformation initiatives that simplify workflows, improve client experience, and reduce operational risk.
• Establish KPIs, SLAs, and performance metrics that provide visibility into operational effectiveness and risk.

Client Funds Governance & Financial Controls

• Establish governance frameworks for the management of client funds, including individual and commingled account structures.
• Ensure proper segregation, safeguarding, allocation, and accounting of client funds.
• Oversee daily, monthly, and quarterly reconciliations across bank accounts, subledgers, and general ledger activity.
• Partner with Finance and Treasury teams to ensure accurate accounting, reporting, and financial transparency.
• Develop and maintain controls that support audit readiness and regulatory compliance.

Treasury Partnership & Liquidity Management

• Partner closely with Treasury to develop funding, liquidity, and cash positioning strategies.
• Ensure client funds are received and available prior to disbursement while maintaining appropriate risk controls.
• Evaluate opportunities to optimize liquidity and float income while maintaining regulatory and fiduciary responsibilities.
• Oversee forecasting and visibility into client fund requirements, settlement obligations, and cash flows.

Payments Operations & Banking Infrastructure

• Lead the design and optimization of funding and disbursement processes across ACH, wire, RTP, and emerging payment rails.
• Own relationships with banking partners, payment processors, and financial technology vendors.
• Define requirements for payment systems, treasury platforms, settlement solutions, and banking integrations.
• Ensure resiliency, scalability, and operational effectiveness of payment infrastructure.
• Drive continual improvements in payment processing efficiency and transaction success rates.

Risk, Compliance & Regulatory Oversight

• Develop and maintain a comprehensive risk and control framework for money movement operations.
• Ensure compliance with NACHA, BSA/AML, banking regulations, and other applicable payment and financial services requirements.
• Partner with Compliance, Risk, and Legal teams to address evolving regulatory requirements.
• Lead responses to audits, examinations, and compliance reviews.
• Establish monitoring and governance processes for operational, financial, and regulatory risk.

Technology & Process Automation

• Partner with Product and Engineering teams to modernize money movement capabilities.
• Drive automation initiatives that increase Straight Through Processing (STP) and reduce manual intervention.
• Develop a long-term technology roadmap for client fund management and payment operations.
• Identify integration requirements across payroll, HR, banking, treasury, and payment ecosystems.
• Champion data-driven decision-making and operational intelligence capabilities.

Leadership & Executive Engagement

• Build, lead, and develop a high-performing Money Movement organization.
• Establish organizational structure, operating procedures, and accountability frameworks.
• Serve as the executive spokesperson for Money Movement Operations with senior leadership, clients, auditors, banking partners, and Board-level stakeholders.
• Foster a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, innovation, and risk awareness.

Required Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or related field.
• MBA, CPA, CTP, or similar professional designation preferred.

Experience

• 10+ years of progressive experience in payments, treasury operations, payroll funding, banking operations, fintech, financial services, or related fields.
• 5+ years of leadership experience managing large-scale operational teams and cross-functional programs.
• Experience managing client funds, settlement operations, and regulated money movement environments.
• Demonstrated success building or transforming payments, treasury, or financial operations functions.
• Experience working with banking partners, payment processors, and treasury technologies.

Preferred Experience

• Payroll funding and settlement operations.
• Employer tax remittance and garnishment payment processing.
• Fintech or payroll technology environments.
• Large-scale automation or digital transformation initiatives.
• Multi-bank, multi-country payment operations.

Technical Expertise

• Deep knowledge of ACH, wire transfers, settlement operations, and payment ecosystems.
• Strong understanding of client fund accounting and reconciliation practices.
• Working knowledge of NACHA, BSA/AML, payment regulations, and financial controls.
• Experience with treasury management systems, banking platforms, and payment technologies.
• Strong analytical, communication, stakeholder management, and executive presentation skills.

At Strada, our values guide everything we do: 

• Anticipate Customer Needs – We stay ahead of trends so our customers can grow and succeed. 
• Own the Outcome – We take responsibility for delivering excellence and ensuring things get done right. 
• Challenge Ourselves to Work Smarter – We move faster than the world around us to drive change and accomplish more. 
• Empower Each Other to Solve Problems – We tackle challenges head on, ask tough questions, and collaborate to find the best solutions. 
• Care About Our Work and Our People – We understand that what we do impacts millions, and we have a responsibility to get it right. 

Benefits 

At Strada, we support your whole self—offering a range of benefits for your health, wellbeing, finances, and future. These include health coverage, wellbeing programs, paid leave (vacation, sick, parental), retirement plans, learning opportunities, and more. 

All offers are contingent on successful completion of background checks, where permitted by law and as appropriate for the role. These may include identity, education, employment, and in some cases, criminal history verification, checks against global watchlists, credit reports, and/or drug testing. You’ll be informed of the specific checks applicable to your role and location during the recruitment process. 

Our commitment to Diversity and Inclusion 

Strada is dedicated to fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and supported. We believe that embracing differences strengthens our teams and drives innovation and success. 

Diversity Policy Statement 

Strada is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination based on legally protected characteristics. Applicants may request a reasonable accommodation by contacting their recruiter.

Authorization to work in the Employing Country 

To be considered, you must have current and future work authorization in the country where you're applying, without the need for visa sponsorship by Strada. 

Please note: This job description does not limit Strada’s right to assign or reassign responsibilities, including to subsidiaries, partners, or future business purchasers. 

We offer you a competitive total rewards package, continuing education & training, and tremendous potential with a growing worldwide organization.

Salary Pay Range

Minimum - Maximum:

$96,740.00 - $179,660.00

Pay Transparency Statement: Strada considers a variety of factors in determining whether to extend an offer of employment and in setting the appropriate compensation level, including, but not limited to, a candidate’s experience, education, certification/credentials, market data, internal equity, and geography. Strada makes these decisions on an individualized, non-discriminatory basis. Bonus and/or incentive eligibility are determined by role and level.

DISCLAIMER:

Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities of this job to other entities; including but not limited to subsidiaries, partners, or purchasers of Strada business units.

Strada provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition, veteran, marital, parental, citizenship, or domestic partner status, or any other status protected by applicable national, federal, state or local law. Strada is committed to a diverse workforce and is an affirmative action employer.