Head of Emerging Verticals
Paramount Commerce
We are Paramount Commerce, a leading fintech company that has been simplifying payments in Canada since the early 2000s. We process $5 billion annually for some of the world's largest gaming and cryptocurrency platforms across Interac, EFT and soon to be RTR rails. Our infrastructure sits at the centre of how money moves in Canada.
As we scale beyond our core historical verticals, we are expanding into new high-growth commercial markets. To maintain this growth momentum and free up executive capacity across the broader commercial organization, we are creating a dedicated strategic leadership role to own, scale, and commercialize our emerging vertical opportunities across Canada and beyond.
About the Role
The Head of Emerging Verticals & Strategic Growth will act as the executive owner and business builder responsible for taking emerging vertical strategies from opportunity identification to meaningful, long-term revenue contribution.
Reporting directly to the Chief Revenue Officer, this role sits at the intersection of traditional sales execution and driving high-level strategy, product alignment, cross-functional coordination, and go-to-market execution. You will hold end-to-end accountability for unlocking non-core vertical growth, evaluating market dynamics, establishing operating rhythms, and establishing Paramount Commerce as a category leader across adjacent technology and fintech sectors.
What We're Looking For
1. Growth Strategy & Market Prioritization
- Strategic Growth Ownership: Define, execute, and continuously refine 12-, 24-, and 36-month strategic growth plans for non-core and emerging verticals.
- Market & Business Case Evaluation: Identify, assess, and prioritize new vertical opportunities, business cases, adjacent revenue streams, and go-to-market strategies.
- Product Investment Strategy: Analyze pipeline metrics and market feedback to steer high-level product feedback and advocate for necessary product investments.
- Direct Revenue Ownership: Hold direct accountability for a vertical revenue quota, driving end-to-end deal cycles from initial market strategy through to execution and revenue delivery in high-growth verticals.
2. Execution Leadership & Cross-Functional Alignment
- Operational Execution: Translate strategic vision into tangible commercial roadmaps, removing execution barriers across Product, Operations, Marketing, and Commercial teams.
- Governance & Accountability: Establish robust operating rhythms, KPI frameworks, performance management dashboards, and executive reporting for emerging vertical growth.
- Team Governance & Organization Design: Evaluate, guide and optimize the team’s pipeline delivery and vertical execution.
3. Commercialization & Executive Partnerships
- Strategic Partnerships: Lead high-level merchant and ecosystem discussions to accelerate market penetration and build strategic, repeatable deal frameworks.
- CRO Enablement: Act as the primary strategic operator for new growth, reducing operational execution dependency on the CRO and enabling executive leadership to focus on broader commercial scale.
- Commercial Support: Complement the core Business Development team by stepping into complex, high-value strategic opportunities and advisory functions.
Who You Are
Qualifications & Experience
- Strategic Operator Mindset: Proven track record as a business unit owner, strategic growth leader, General Manager, or Chief of Staff who balances big-picture vision with hands-on operational execution.
- Fintech & Payments Knowledge: Deep domain expertise within payments, fintech, banking ecosystems, or adjacent technology sectors.
- Proven Quota Attainment: Demonstrated track record of carrying and exceeding an individual or vertical revenue target while simultaneously driving long-term strategic initiatives.
- Strategic Seller Hybrid: Combination of high-performing enterprise and strategic business building—capable of commanding high-level executive meetings while deep-diving into product, market mechanics, and unit economics.
- Revenue Ownership: Demonstrated success growing multi-million dollar business lines or leading geographic/vertical market expansions.
- Cross-Functional Influence: Ability to align Product, Operations, Marketing, and Sales teams toward shared strategic and financial objectives.
Interview & Evaluation Process
- Initial Talent Screen - 30 min
- Strategic Capability Interview - 1 hour
- GTM Leadership Interview - 45 min
- Interactive Strategy Walkthrough - 1 hour 30 min
- Bar Raiser Interview - 1 hour
Why Paramount Commerce
- Canadian Company with over 22 years of history
- Competitive salary + performance bonus
- Generous Vacation + Summer Fridays
- Health & Dental Benefits
- Wellness Spending Account
- Retirement savings matching plan
- Hybrid work environment - Thursdays in Toronto office | Remote-first for candidates outside the GTA
- Quality Hardware provided to do your work
- Parental leave top up program
- Birthday Day Off
- Quarterly Socials
- Volunteer Days to give back to our community
AI Disclosure: We use technology assisted tools, including artificial intelligence, to support parts of our recruitment process (such as resume screening, note taking, and interview scheduling). These tools are designed to support, but never replace human judgement. All hiring decisions are made by humans, and we are committed to fair, inclusive, and bias-aware hiring practices.
DEI : At Paramount Commerce, we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and we do our best to make sure all people feel supported and connected at work. We practice ethical and fair hiring processes and strongly encourage applications from diverse backgrounds. We believe that different perspectives, experiences, backgrounds, and skill sets are what make for high performing teams, and we are committed to creating a place for our employees to be their authentic selves. Don't worry if you don't check every box. If you're excited about this role and think you'd be a good fit, we encourage you to apply.
Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the recruitment process. If you require any accommodation, please email View email address on click.appcast.io.
Nous sommes Paramount Commerce, une entreprise canadienne de premier plan dans le domaine des technologies financières qui simplifie les paiements depuis le début des années 2000. Nous traitons annuellement 5 milliards de dollars pour certaines des plus grandes plateformes de jeu et de cryptomonnaie au monde, au moyen des réseaux Interac, EFT et bientôt RTR (Système de paiement en temps réel). Notre infrastructure se trouve au cœur même de la circulation de l'argent au Canada.
Alors que nous nous développons au-delà de nos marchés historiques principaux, nous faisons notre entrée dans de nouveaux marchés commerciaux à forte croissance. Afin de maintenir cette dynamique de croissance et de libérer de la capacité décisionnelle au sein de l'organisation commerciale globale, nous créons un poste de direction stratégique dédié afin de piloter, développer et commercialiser nos occasions dans les nouveaux marchés verticaux au Canada et à l'international.
À propos du poste
Le ou la chef des nouveaux marchés verticaux et de la croissance stratégique agira à titre de responsable exécutif(ve) et de bâtisseur(se) d'affaires, responsable de faire passer les stratégies de nouveaux marchés verticaux de l'identification des occasions à une contribution financière significative et durable.
Relevant directement du directeur principal des revenus (Chief Revenue Officer - CRO), ce rôle se situe à la croisée de l'exécution commerciale traditionnelle, de la définition de stratégies de haut niveau, de l'alignement produit, de la coordination interfonctionnelle et de l'exécution de la stratégie de commercialisation (GTM). Vous assumerez la responsabilité globale du développement des marchés secondaires, de l'évaluation des dynamiques de marché, de la mise en place des rythmes opérationnels et du positionnement de Paramount Commerce en tant que chef de file dans les secteurs technologiques et fintech adjacents.
Ce que nous recherchons
1. Stratégie de croissance et priorisation des marchés
- Responsabilité de la croissance stratégique : Définir, exécuter et affiner en continu des plans de croissance stratégique sur 12, 24 et 36 mois pour les marchés verticaux secondaires et émergents.
- Évaluation des marchés et des dossiers d'affaires : Identifier, évaluer et prioriser les nouvelles occasions de marchés verticaux, les études de rentabilité, les sources de revenus adjacentes et les stratégies d'accès au marché.
- Stratégie d'investissement produit : Analyser les métriques du pipeline et les rétroactions du marché pour orienter les orientations produit de haut niveau et préconiser les investissements produit nécessaires.
- Responsabilité directe des revenus : Assumer la responsabilité directe d'un quota de revenus verticaux, en pilotant les cycles de vente de bout en bout, de la stratégie initiale jusqu'à l'exécution et la réalisation des objectifs de revenus dans les secteurs à forte croissance.
2. Leadership d'exécution et alignement interfonctionnel
- Exécution opérationnelle : Traduire la vision stratégique en feuilles de route commerciales concrètes, en éliminant les obstacles à l'exécution entre les équipes Produit, Opérations, Marketing et Commerciales.
- Gouvernance et imputabilité : Établir des rythmes opérationnels rigoureux, des cadres d'indicateurs clés de performance (KPI), des tableaux de bord de gestion de la performance et des rapports destinés à la direction pour la croissance des nouveaux marchés.
- Gouvernance d'équipe et structure organisationnelle : Évaluer, guider et optimiser la concrétisation du pipeline et l'exécution verticale de l'équipe.
3. Commercialisation et partenariats stratégiques
- Partenariats stratégiques : Diriger les discussions de haut niveau avec les commerçants et les acteurs de l'écosystème pour accélérer la pénétration du marché et établir des cadres d'ententes stratégiques et réutilisables.
- Soutien au CRO : Agir en tant qu'opérateur stratégique principal pour la nouvelle croissance, réduisant la dépendance opérationnelle envers le CRO et permettant à la haute direction de se concentrer sur le développement commercial global.
- Soutien commercial : Compléter l'équipe de développement des affaires principale en intervenant sur des occasions stratégiques complexes à haute valeur ajoutée et dans des fonctions de conseil.
Votre profil
Qualifications et expérience
- Esprit d'opérateur stratégique : Expérience avérée en tant que responsable d'unité d'affaires, chef de la croissance stratégique, directeur général ou chef d'état-major (Chief of Staff), sachant concilier vision globale et exécution opérationnelle pratique.
- Connaissance de la fintech et des paiements : Grande expertise du domaine des paiements, des technologies financières, des écosystèmes bancaires ou des secteurs technologiques connexes.
- Atteinte avérée des objectifs de ventes : Antécédents démontrés dans l'atteinte et le dépassement d'objectifs de revenus individuels ou verticaux, tout en menant simultanément des initiatives stratégiques à long terme.
- Profil hybride de vendeur stratégique : Combinaison de compétences en vente aux grandes entreprises et en développement stratégique — capable de mener des réunions de haute direction tout en maîtrisant les aspects produits, la dynamique du marché et le modèle économique unitaire (unit economics).
- Responsabilité des revenus : Succès démontré dans la croissance de lignes d'affaires multi-millionnaires en dollars ou dans la direction d'expansions géographiques ou verticales.
- Influence interfonctionnelle : Capacité à aligner les équipes Produit, Opérations, Marketing et Ventes vers des objectifs stratégiques et financiers communs.
Processus d'entrevue et d'évaluation
- Entrevue initiale de sélection (Talent) – 30 min
- Entrevue sur les capacités stratégiques – 1 h
- Entrevue sur le leadership en commercialisation (GTM) – 45 min
- Présentation interactive de stratégie – 1 h 30
- Entrevue finale d'évaluation (Bar Raiser) – 1 h
Pourquoi Paramount Commerce
- Entreprise canadienne avec plus de 22 ans d'histoire
- Salaire concurrentiel + prime de rendement
- Vacances généreuses + vendredis d'été
- Avantages sociaux (santé et soins dentaires)
- Compte de dépenses bien-être
- Régime enregistré d'épargne-retraite avec cotisation de l'employeur
- Environnement de travail hybride – les jeudis au bureau de Toronto
- Matériel informatique de qualité fourni pour accomplir votre travail
- Programme de majoration des prestations pour congé parental
- Journée de congé offerte pour votre anniversaire
- Événements sociaux trimestriels
- Journées de bénévolat pour vous impliquer dans votre communauté
Divulgation concernant l'IA : Nous utilisons des outils technologiques, y compris l'intelligence artificielle, pour soutenir certaines étapes de notre processus de recrutement (comme le filtrage des CV, la prise de notes et la planification des entrevues). Ces outils sont conçus pour appuyer, et non remplacer, le jugement humain. Toutes les décisions d'embauche sont prises par des personnes, et nous nous engageons à maintenir des pratiques de recrutement équitables, inclusives et sans parti pris.
Équité, diversité et inclusion (ÉDI) : Chez Paramount Commerce, nous sommes fiers d'être un employeur offrant l'égalité d'accès à l'emploi, et nous faisons de notre mieux pour que chaque personne se sente soutenue et intégrée au travail. Nous appliquons des processus de recrutement éthiques et équitables et encourageons vivement les candidatures issues de la diversité. Nous croyons que la variété des perspectives, des expériences, des parcours et des compétences est ce qui fait la force des équipes performantes, et nous nous engageons à créer un espace où nos employés peuvent être eux-mêmes. Ne vous en faites pas si vous ne cochez pas toutes les cases : si ce poste vous intéresse et que vous pensez être une bonne candidate ou un bon candidat, nous vous encourageons à postuler.
Des mesures d'adaptation sont offertes sur demande pour les personnes candidates qui participent à toutes les étapes du processus de recrutement. Veuillez envoyer un courriel à View email address on click.appcast.io.
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