Operations Officer-Banking Industry

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Payments Operations Officer for a direct hire opportunity in Los Altos, CA. This full-time banking operations role is ideal for a detail-oriented professional with strong experience in deposit operations, ACH processing, wire transfers, check processing, and payment compliance.

The Payments Operations Officer will help manage critical day-to-day payment and deposit operations while supporting accuracy, efficiency, compliance, and risk mitigation. This opportunity offers a stable, professional banking environment with supportive leadership, strong teamwork, and a focus on operational excellence.

This is a strong fit for a self-motivated banking professional who enjoys solving operational challenges, partnering with risk, compliance, and treasury teams, and contributing to a secure and efficient payments operation. The role offers meaningful responsibility, visibility across key banking functions, and the chance to make a direct impact on service quality and operational performance.

• Oversee processing and maintenance of deposit accounts, including checking, savings, time deposits, and business and consumer deposit products.
• Manage payment operations for domestic and international wires, ACH RDFI and ODFI activity, check processing, and debit or credit card transactions.
• Ensure payment activity complies with NACHA rules, Fedwire regulations, settlement deadlines, and applicable banking standards.
• Monitor daily payment volumes and support timely, accurate processing of critical banking transactions.
• Oversee dispute resolution activity, including ACH returns, wire recall requests, check disputes, and debit or credit card chargebacks.
• Partner with risk management, compliance, and treasury teams to improve processes, strengthen controls, and reduce operational risk.

• Salary range: $85,000 to $95,000 per year.
• Job type:
  Direct hire, full-time, exempt.
• Schedule:
  
  Onsite, Monday through Friday.
• Location:
  
  Los Altos, CA 94022.
• Benefits:
  Great benefits provided.

• Manage daily deposit operations, payment processing, and transaction maintenance for consumer and business banking products.
• Oversee ACH, wire transfer, check processing, and card transaction activity with a focus on accuracy, timeliness, and compliance.
• Support dispute resolution, operational controls, risk mitigation, and process improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate with compliance, risk management, and treasury teams to ensure secure and efficient banking operations.
• 6 to 10 years of relevant banking operations, payments operations, deposit operations, or similar financial services experience.
• Strong knowledge of ACH processing, wire transfers, check processing, deposit account maintenance, and payment operations.
• Understanding of NACHA rules, Fedwire regulations, settlement requirements, and banking compliance standards.
• Experience with ACH returns, wire recalls, check disputes, and debit or credit card chargeback processes.
• Strong attention to detail, organizational skills, and ability to manage deadlines in a high-volume operations environment.
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Ability to work onsite in Los Altos, CA, Monday through Friday.

• Prior experience in a bank, credit union, or consumer lending environment.
• Experience supporting both RDFI and ODFI ACH activity.
• Familiarity with payment risk controls, audit support, and operational procedure improvement.
• Demonstrated ability to partner effectively with treasury, compliance, and risk management teams.

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