Director, Enterprise Payments & Strategy

Req ID: 78089 

Location: Dallas -DAL, Denver -DEN, Houston -HOUS, Kansas City -KSCY, Oklahoma City -OKC, Phoenix -PHOE, Tulsa -TUL 

Areas of Interest: Treasury Services 

Pay Transparency Salary Range: $200,000 - $300,000 

Application Deadline: 06/17/2026

BOK Financial Corporation Group includes BOKF, NA; BOK Financial Securities, Inc. and BOK Financial Private Wealth, Inc. BOKF, NA operates TransFund and Cavanal Hill Investment Management, Inc. BOKF, NA operates banking divisions: Bank of Albuquerque; Bank of Oklahoma; Bank of Texas and BOK Financial®.

Bonus Type

Formula Based

Summary

This is an enterprise leadership role with broad influence and visibility, positioned to shape the future of payments strategy and execution across BOK Financial.

As Director, Enterprise Payments & Strategy, you will define and drive the vision, roadmap, and execution of payments strategy across all lines of business—modernizing capabilities and positioning the bank for long-term growth and innovation. Operating at the center of the organization, you will connect product, technology, operations, and risk to deliver scalable, client-centric solutions across ACH, wires, cards, and emerging payment rails.

You will serve as a key strategic advisor and decision-maker, leading governance, influencing investment priorities, and partnering directly with senior and executive leadership to align enterprise direction.

If you are energized by operating at scale, influencing complex organizations, and delivering meaningful business impact, this role offers exceptional visibility and the opportunity to help define the future of payments at BOK Financial.

Job Description

The Head of Enterprise Payments Strategy is responsible for defining and driving the enterprise-wide payments strategy and multi-year roadmap across all payment rails, ensuring alignment with Commercial Treasury and broader bank objectives.  The position chairs payments governance forums, leads cross-LOB decisioning, and resolves strategic, funding, and prioritization conflicts to enable consistent, scalable payments capabilities.  This role drives financial performance, client experience, and stakeholder alignment across the enterprise.

Team Culture

At BOK Financial, we operate with a strong sense of purpose, collaboration, and ownership. You’ll be joining a culture that values:

• Enterprise mindset – aligning teams and priorities to deliver seamless, client-first outcomes
• Innovation with discipline – advancing capabilities while maintaining strong risk and governance practices
• Leadership at every level – empowering teams while influencing across a matrixed organization
• Continuous evolution – embracing change as we modernize and scale

This is a team where ideas gain traction quickly, leaders are accessible, and impact is visible.

How You'll Spend Your Time

• You will define and lead the enterprise payments vision, roadmap, and investment priorities across all payment rails.
• You will drive governance and guide critical decisions on prioritization, funding, sequencing, and trade-offs.
• You will accelerate transformation by advancing modernization and innovation across payments capabilities.
• You will partner across lines of business to align on and deliver integrated, scalable solutions.
• You will lead product strategy, pricing, and lifecycle execution across ACH, wires, cards, and emerging rails.
• You will collaborate with technology and operations to ensure seamless execution and performance.
• You will own payments risk and ensure alignment with regulatory expectations.
• You will influence and communicate strategy, progress, and outcomes to senior and executive leadership.
• You will drive portfolio performance, including growth, adoption, and operational efficiency.

Education & Experience Requirements

This level of knowledge is normally acquired through completion of a Bachel