Strategic Alliance Executive

Join the People Helping People

Velera is the nation’s premier payments credit union service organization (CUSO) and an integrated fintech solutions provider. The company serves more than 4,000 financial institutions throughout North America, operating with velocity to help our clients keep pace with the rapid momentum of change and fuel growth in the new era of financial services. Our purpose: We accelerate partners’ success through innovative financial technology solutions and inspired service.

The Opportunity:

We are seeking a strategic, detail-oriented Strategic Alliances Executive to manage relationships with our network of external consultants and other key partnerships as needed. This role is responsible for building strong partnerships, optimizing engagement, and ensuring alignment with our business goals. The role will gather and share consultant insights, competitive intelligence, and lessons learned to support client retention, sales effectiveness, and continuous improvement within Growth.

Day in the Life:

• This position serves as the enterprise Velera relationship manager for external consultants and other key partnerships.
• Primarily through onsite visits, proactively meet with consulting firms’ senior executives to understand and develop strategic opportunities to extend the partnership. Continually monitor and communicate value of Velera products/solutions, and demonstrate the value of the Velera partnership.
• Collaborate with Growth Leaders to build out specific plans around upcoming consultant meetings to ensure alignment with feedback and messaging.
• Track and analyze trends related to renewals, competitor activity, consultant influence, pricing, client requests, and lessons learned, and provide insights and recommendations to Growth leadership.
• Provide all Growth team leaders, at least quarterly, an overview of the various consultants, including consultant profiles, trends, the competitive landscape, and unique requests.
• Participate as requested in renewal and sales activities that involve a consultant.
• Track and analyze consultant performance through dashboard reporting.
• Manage key industry partner relationships with consultants and other third-party partners.
• Maintain a structured feedback process to capture consultant insights and lessons learned, and share recommendations that support improved sales effectiveness, client loyalty, and retention.
• Leverage trends, lessons learned, and client feedback shared by consultants to drive the continuous evolution of account management methodology and sales tactics.
• Identify the root causes of attrition, connect trends across competitors, consultants, and loss reasons, and provide recommendations for improvement.
• Prepare and present summaries of consultant and competitive intelligence to Growth leaders and other stakeholders, highlighting client decision drivers, consultant influence, market trends, and opportunities for improvement.
• Partner with Growth leaders and other stakeholders to understand the impact of consultant feedback on client-facing processes and practices.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Bachelor’s degree in business or a related field preferred.
• Master’s degree preferred.
• Minimum of 10 years of relevant experience in financial services, client relationship management, sales, business development, consulting, or a related field required.
• An equivalent combination of education and relevant experience may be considered, if that equivalency is supported by Velera’s intended qualification standard.
• Position may require 41%–50% travel per year.

About Velera

At Velera, inclusion isn’t an initiative – it’s how we work. Guided by a people‑helping‑people philosophy, we cultivate a culture where every employee feels valued, respected and empowered to do their best work. We’re committed to building a diverse workforce and fostering meaningful connection across our teams. Through a remote‑first, flexible environment, we prioritize psychological safety, wellbeing and belonging so individuals and teams can collaborate to thrive. Together, we’re shaping a new era of secure, innovative solutions for the clients and communities we serve. Learn more about what it’s like to work at Velera.

Pay Equity

$95,800.00 - $124,500.00 - $153,200.00 of salary range

The anticipated hiring range for this position is typically between the minimum and midpoint of the posted salary range; however, actual compensation may vary based on a variety of factors, including relevant experience, skills and qualifications, education, internal equity, and overall business and budget considerations. Velera is committed to providing competitive compensation that reflects both individual role and responsibilities, individual performance, and market.

Great Work/Life Benefits!

• Competitive wages

• Medical with telemedicine

• Dental and Vision

• Basic and Optional Life Insurance

• Paid Time Off (PTO)

• Maternity, Parental, Family Care

• Community Volunteer Time Off

• 12 Paid Holidays

• Company Paid Disability Insurance

• 401k (with employer match)

• Health Savings Accounts (HSA) with company provided contributions

• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)

• Supplemental Insurance

• Mental Health and Well-being: Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

• Tuition Reimbursement

• Wellness program

• Benefits are subject to generally applicable eligibility, waiting period, contribution, and other requirements and conditions

Velera is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local law.

Velera is an Equal Opportunity Employer that complies with the laws and regulations set forth in the following "EEO is the Law" Poster. Velera will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the legal duty to furnish information.

Velera is an E-Verify Employer. Review the E-Verify Poster here. For information regarding your Right To Work, please click here.

This role is currently not eligible for sponsorship.

As an ongoing commitment to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities please contact a recruiter at recruiters@velera.com for assistance.

Why Velera

Your voice. Our velocity. Shaping a new era together.

At Velera, the nation’s premier payments credit union service organization (CUSO) and an integrated financial technology solutions provider, you’ll be part of a team committed to the long-term growth and success of financial institutions, our employees and our industry.

United by Purpose

Our employees are united by a people‑helping‑people purpose that guides how we show up every day. A culture rooted in taking ownership and doing what’s right has fostered long‑term dedication and earned Velera recognition for both our inclusive culture and commitment to excellence.

Your Story Shapes Our Culture

Connection and recognition are core to who we are. We cultivate inclusion, celebrate employees who live our values and create meaningful opportunities for engagement that build strong relationships and a true sense of belonging across our teams.

Remote by Design

Our remote-first culture is built for collaboration, flexibility and connection – bringing people together in person when it matters. Flexible time off and healthy working norms support wellbeing and psychological safety, while integrity-driven leadership empowers you to do your best work.

Strength in Stability

With more than 40 years of fintech innovation, Velera offers the stability of a trusted legacy with the momentum of forward‑thinking solutions. We enable thousands of financial institutions and the communities they serve through secure, leading-edge technology and partnership.

Explore velera.com to learn more about how Velera is advancing our purpose of accelerating partners’ success through innovative financial technology and inspired service.