Commercial Card Program Manager

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Plains Capital Bank is seeking to hire a Commercial Card Program Manager
. The Commercial Card Program Manager is responsible for leading the development, management, and scaling of our commercial card offering for business customers. This strategic role owns the program’s overall strategy and P&L and is accountable for designing and executing the product roadmap – including T&E, Purchasing Card, Virtual Card, Ghost Card, and Fleet card offerings where applicable. Key responsibilities include driving sales enablement, increasing customer adoption, ensuring operational excellence across all facets of the program, overseeing risk management, and maintaining an exceptional client experience.

Success in this role requires close collaboration with cross‑functional teams, including Sales, Credit, Operations, Risk & Compliance, Finance, Marketing, IT, and external partners. The ideal candidate will deliver sustained growth, strong internal controls, and best‑in‑class service.

• Develop and execute multi‑year strategy and annual plans for commercial cards, including market positioning, segment focus (SMB, middle market, corporate), and competitive differentiation.
• Own full program P&L: forecast and optimize spend volume, revenue (interchange), expenses (rebates, losses), and contribution margin.
• Drive growth through supplier enablement, virtual card expansion, line utilization, cross‑sell strategies, and portfolio optimization.
• Lead product roadmap across T&E, P‑Card, Virtual Card, and supporting capabilities (controls, tokenization, APIs, SSO).
• Prioritize features using customer feedback, data, and ROI; oversee business cases and pricing models.
• Partner with Technology and vendors to deliver timely, budget‑aligned enhancements and integrations.
• Develop compelling value propositions and pricing for target segments; support RFPs and custom client solutions.
• Enable Treasury/Commercial Banking teams with training, playbooks, collateral, and Salesforce tools.
• Collaborate with Marketing to drive pipeline growth, activation, and utilization.
• Oversee implementation methodology to accelerate time to first spend and ensure seamless ERP/procurement/expense platform integrations.
• Continuously improve onboarding, dispute resolution, and service experience (NPS/CSAT).
• Maintain robust risk and compliance frameworks (KYC/OFAC, BSA/AML, PCI DSS, fraud monitoring).
• Partner with Credit on underwriting, line strategies, and delinquency management to balance growth and risk.
• Prepare for audits and ensure documentation is current and effective.
• Manage issuer processors, card networks, and fintech partners; oversee SLAs, roadmaps, and performance.
• Negotiate contracts and incentives; monitor program economics and deliverables.
• Lead supplier enablement initiatives to expand card acceptance and virtual card usage.
• Build dashboards and KPIs across spend, activation, revenue, losses, fraud, NPS, and implementation cycle times.
• Optimize pricing and portfolio performance; identify revenue opportunities and process improvements.
• Potentially lead a small team across product, operations, and enablement; influence cross‑functional partners.
• Represent the program with senior leadership and at client/industry forums.
• Foster a culture of accountability, customer focus, and operational excellence.
• Perform other duties as needed.

• Must be eligible to work in the U.S. without sponsorship now or in the future.
• Must be able to report to Branch Office located at 2911 Turtle Creek Boulevard, Suite 1300, Dallas, TX 75219, without the need for relocation assistance.
• Industry expertise: 6–10+ years of experience in commercial cards, treasury services, payments, or related product management roles, with a track record of driving portfolio growth.
• Product knowledge:
  Hands‑on experience with at least two of the following:
  Travel & Entertainment (T&E) Cards, Purchasing Cards, Virtual Cards, Fleet Cards, supplier enablement, interchange/pricing strategies, card program controls, or integrations with expense/procurement platforms.
• Financial & risk acumen:
  Strong…