Posted 9 months ago
Channel Partnership Manager
@ OTT Financial Group
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
OTT Financial Group is hiring a Channel Partnership Manager, a full-time senior individual contributor who recruits, activates and manages independent sales agents, sub-ISOs, merchant service dealers and payment brokers across Ontario. The role owns agent recruitment, activation timelines, network processing volume and margin integrity. Base pay is $80-95K plus commissions, with extended health, dental and vision benefits and a performance bonus.
Responsibilities:
- Recruit and activate independent agents and ISO partners
- Negotiate residual splits, incentives and commercial terms
- Own monthly channel KPIs and processing volume
- Collaborate with Risk and Underwriting on merchant quality
- Deliver product, pricing and compliance training to agents
Requirements summary:
- 3+ years of Canadian merchant services or payment processing experience
- Direct experience with an agent or ISO channel
- Knowledge of Interac, Visa/Mastercard interchange and PCI-DSS
- Proven ability to recruit agents from a self-generated pipeline
- Proficiency in Salesforce or similar CRM
- Strong English communication skills
Tools & skills
Benefits mentioned
Source and dates
Employer career site / ATS feed · bamboohr
- Employer posting date
- 2026-02-12
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-08
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-09
These dates describe the source record, not a live verification that the employer is still hiring. Check the original posting.
Job details
| Seniority | Senior |
| Department | Sales |
| Experience | 3+ years |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Work setting | Office, Client sites |
| Position | Mostly sitting |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer high |
| Languages | English |
| Perks mentioned | Generous paid time off, Performance bonus |
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OTT Financial Group
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 17 |
OTT Pay is part of the OTT Financial Group. We are a Canadian fintech company providing comprehensive payment solutions, including acquiring, card issuing, cross-border payments, loyalty programs, and digital financial services. We are committed to delivering secure, reliable, and innovative payment solutions to businesses across Canada.
As part of our continued growth, we are expanding our channel partnership program to strengthen our market presence and drive sustainable revenue growth.
Channel Partnership Manager is a senior individual contributor responsible for recruiting, activating, and managing independent sales agents (ISAs), sub-ISOs, merchant service dealers, and payment brokers across Ontario.
This is a revenue-generating role with clear commercial accountability. The successful candidate will own agent recruitment, activation timelines, and network processing volume, while ensuring margin integrity and merchant quality.
What’s in it for you
- Base Salary + Commissions (Base Pay Range $80-95K, depending on experience)
- Extended Health, Dental, and Vision Benefits
- Life and Disability Insurance
- Performance Bonus
- Vacation Leave
- Learning and Professional Development Support
- A chance to work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive and high performing team
- Community involvement through the annual Terry Fox Run
- Tremendous opportunities for Growth and Development
Key Responsibilities
• Agent Recruitment & Commercial Structuring
o Identify and recruit qualified independent agents and ISO partners
o Maintain an active recruitment pipeline of prospective agents o Negotiate residual splits, signing incentives,
and commercial terms
o Execute structured onboarding plans to drive rapid activation
• Agent Activation & Enablement o Reduce time-to-first-merchant activation
o Deliver product, pricing, and compliance training
o Conduct joint field calls and sales support during early-stage merchant acquisition
o Maintain current sales toolkits and competitive positioning materials
• Network Performance Management
o Own monthly channel KPIs: active agents, merchant activations, processing volume, attrition
o Tier and manage agents based on performance
o Monitor residual payouts and manage dispute resolution
o Forecast channel volume and report weekly to Sales leadership
• Merchant Portfolio Oversight
o Collaborate with Risk and Underwriting to ensure merchant quality
o Monitor early attrition and chargeback trends
o Support retention initiatives in partnership with Customer Success
• Market Intelligence & Internal Collaboration
o Track competitive residual structures and signing incentives
o Provide structured feedback to leadership on channel economics
o Support marketing initiatives targeting agent recruitment
What You Bring to the Table
Experience & Expertise
• 3+ years of Canadian merchant services or payment processing experience, including direct involvement with an agent or ISO channel (not purely direct sales).
• Strong knowledge of the Canadian acquiring ecosystem, including Interac, Visa/Mastercard interchange, PCI-DSS, and residual-split ISO structures.
• Proven ability to recruit and activate new agents or sub-dealers from self-generated pipelines.
• Experience negotiating residual splits, activation bonuses, and commercial terms with independent business owners.
• Proficiency in Salesforce or similar CRM for pipeline tracking and forecasting.
• Strong professional communication skills in English.
Preferred Qualifications
• Existing agent relationships in the GTA and southern Ontario.
• Experience in restaurant, retail, grocery, convenience, health & beauty, or automotive verticals.
• Background with a Canadian acquirer, ISO, or gateway provider.
• Bilingual (English/French or English/Mandarin).
• Familiarity with gateway integrations (e.g., Stripe, PaySafe, NMI, Helcim).
Inclusivity Statement
OTT Financial Group is committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible environment where all employees feel valued and respected. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodation, if required, and will work with you to meet your need.
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