Director of Business Development & Strategy, Branded Payments

About the Company Rain makes the next generation of payments possible across the globe. We’re a lean and mighty team of passionate builders and veteran founders. Our infrastructure makes stablecoins usable in the real-world by powering card transactions, cross-border payments, B2B purchases, remittances, and more. We partner with fintechs, neobanks, and institutions to help them launch solutions that are global, inclusive, and efficient. You will have the opportunity to deliver massive impact at a hypergrowth company that is funded by some of the top investors in fintech, crypto, and SaaS, including ICONIQ, Sapphire Ventures, Norwest, Galaxy Ventures, Lightspeed, Khosla, and several more. If you’re curious, bold, and excited to help shape a borderless financial future, we’d love to talk. Our Ethos We believe in an open and flat structure. You will be able to grow into the role that most aligns with your goals. Our team members at all levels have the freedom to explore ideas and impact the roadmap and vision of our company. About the Role Rain is building out its branded payments line of business, starting with stored value. We're looking for a BD and Strategy Director to own the growth of this opportunity end to end — from identifying and closing the right partners, to shaping the go-to-market motion, to working hand-in-hand with product and engineering to make sure what we sell is what we can ship. This is a senior individual contributor role reporting to the Head of Payments. The Impact You Will Have Own the growth strategy for Rain's stored value / branded payments business, from opportunity identification through deal close and launch Drive business development: build and manage a pipeline of prospective partners, lead commercial conversations, and structure deals that work for both sides Shape the go-to-market strategy for branded payments — positioning, target segments, pricing structure, and launch sequencing Partner closely with Product and Engineering to translate market and partner feedback into roadmap input, and to keep commercial commitments grounded in what's buildable Work cross-functionally with Go-to-Market and Partnerships to ensure a coherent, coordinated approach to the market Set strategic goals for the branded payments business and report progress against them to leadership Represent Rain externally with partners, prospects, and industry stakeholders as a credible voice on stored value and branded payments What We’re Looking For 8+ years of experience in financial services and branded payments, with GTM and strategy work in financial services, payments, or technology preferred Intellectual curiosity, commercial judgment, and a bias toward action A track record in business development or partnerships, ideally with direct exposure to deal-making and commercial negotiation Experience working cross-functionally with Product and Engineering — you can speak both the commercial and technical language and translate between them Demonstrated ability to operate at a strategic level: setting goals, prioritizing among competing opportunities, and building a plan where the market or product hasn't been fully defined yet Strong communication skills, written and verbal — you'll be representing this business both internally and externally Bonus attributes Prior experience with stablecoins, card issuing, or blockchain-based payment infrastructure Experience launching a new product line or business unit from near-zero Existing relationships with potential branded payments partners (retailers, platforms, fintechs) that could accelerate pipeline build Things that enable a fulfilling, healthy and happy experience at Rain: Unlimited time off 🌴Unlimited vacation can be daunting, so we require Rainmakers to take 10 days minimum for themselves. Flexible working ☕ We support a flexible workplace, if you feel comfortable at home please work from home. If you’d like to work with others in an office feel free to come in. We want everyone to be able to work in the environment in which they are their most confident and productive selves. New Rainmakers will have a stipend to create a comfortable atmosphere at home. Easy to access benefits 🧠For US Rainmakers, we offer comprehensive health, dental and vision plans for you and your dependents, as well as a 100% company subsidized life insurance plan. Retirement goals 💡Plan for the future with confidence. We offer a 401(k) with a 4% company match. Equity plan 📦 We offer every Rainmakers an equity option plan so we can all can benefit from our success. Rain Cards 🌧️ We want Rainmakers to be knowledgeable about our core products and services. To support this mission, we issue a card for our team to utilize the card for testing. Health and Wellness 📚 High performance begins from within. Rainmakers are welcome to use their card for eligible health and wellness spending like gym memberships/fitness classes, massages, acupuncture - whatever recharges you! Team summits ✨ Summits play an important role at Rain! Time spent together helps us get to know each other, strengthen our relationships, and build a common destiny. Expect team and company offsites both domestically and internationally.