Director of Payments and Treasury

We power people’s progress.

At Preply, we’re all about creating life-changing learning experiences. We help people discover the magic of the perfect tutor, craft a personalised learning journey, and stay motivated to keep growing. Our approach is human-led, tech-enabled - and it’s creating real impact.

We’ve just reached unicorn status with a $150M Series D, accelerating our vision to transform education through human-led, AI-enhanced learning. Today, 100,000+ tutors teach 90+ languages to learners in 180 countries - and we’re only getting started. As a category-defining company, we’re shaping what the future of learning looks like at global scale.

Every Preply lesson sparks change, fuels ambition, and drives progress that matters. Joining Preply means helping define the future of education at global scale, and building something that truly matters for millions of people, every day.

Meet the team!

Payments & Treasury at Preply are integral to the operation of our platform and the value we deliver to our community of students and tutors. Our Payments & Treasury team helps maintain trust in our platform and we strive to continually improve upon our student and tutor experience.

Operating globally the development and maintenance of a thoughtful financial foundation; banking infrastructure, payment partnerships, risk management, governance and controls all play a part in delivering our services while supporting our scale.

As our first Director of Payments & Treasury, you will enhance the financial operating model that makes our Payments and Cash Management a strategic advantage. This is a role requiring a leader who can build a foundation of controls, manage global liquidity, and evolve the breadth of our Payments ecosystem. You will lead the treasury operations directly and partner with a group of talented tech and product teams that bring payments to life for our community.

What you’ll be doing

• Partner with other teams to develop Preply’s Payments strategy, identifying opportunities to maximise revenue through both short and long term payment optimisation levers.

• Drive operational excellence across the payment platform in both pay-ins and payouts

• Support the broader Payments team as the Treasury subject matter expert in discussions with banks, acquirers, and processors, leading strategic initiatives

• Build and own relationships with banking partners and Payment Service Providers (PSPs), including negotiating commercial agreements and managing the partnership lifecycle

• Manage cash flows and requirements on a subsidiary-level basis including long-term cash forecasting and developing cash concentration and pooling structures

• Act as the primary partner for Corporate Development, Tax, and Business Groups on M&A due diligence, deal planning, cash flow funding strategy, and intercompany movements, ensuring flawless execution of funding wires

What you need to succeed

• Minimum 10 years of experience with a background in Corporate Treasury or Payments Operations with a focus on liquidity and risk management, or extensive experience in high-volume Payments Operations within e-commerce

• Deep understanding of cash management, FX, cross-border payments, and banking products and structures

• Proven track record of scaling treasury strategy and operations, particularly in a two-sided marketplace.

• Experience negotiating commercial agreements and driving cost reductions with payment providers

• Strong quantitative and analytical problem-solving skills, including proficiency in financial modeling and forecasting. Ability to create a compelling narrative using data and insights

• Demonstrated ability to design and maintain internal controls, ensuring compliance with global financial regulations and policies

• High ownership and execution drive, comfortable building a function from the ground up and taking an action-oriented, roll-up-your-sleeves approach

• Customer-first attitude, recognizing that all decisions impact our customers

Why you’ll love it at Preply

• An open, collaborative, dynamic and diverse culture;

• A generous monthly allowance for lessons on Preply.com, Learning & Development budget and time off for your self-development;

• A competitive financial package with equity, leave allowance and health insurance;

• Not in Barcelona? We offer an attractive relocation package to join us in our Preply Barcelona Hub

• Access to free mental health support platforms;

• Access to Gympass-partnered wellness and gym centers throughout Spain to promote and support well-being and physical health;

• The opportunity to unlock the potential of learners and tutors through language learning and teaching in 175 countries (and counting!).

Our Principles

• Care to change the world - We are passionate about our work and care deeply about its impact to be life changing.

• We do it for learners - For both Preply and tutors, learners are why we do what we do. Every day we focus on empowering tutors to deliver an exceptional learning experience.

• Keep perfecting - To create an outstanding customer experience, we focus on simplicity, smoothness, and enjoyment, continually perfecting it as every detail matters.

• Now is the time - In a fast-paced world, it matters how quickly we act. Now is the time to make great things happen.

• Disciplined execution - What makes us disciplined is the excellence in our execution. We set clear goals, focus on what matters, and utilize our resources efficiently.

• Dive deep - We leverage business acumen and curiosity to investigate disparities between numbers and stories, unlocking meaningful insights to guide our decisions.

• Growth mindset - We proactively seek growth opportunities and believe today's best performance becomes tomorrow's starting point. We humbly embrace feedback and learn from setbacks.

• Raise the bar - We raise our performance standards continuously, alongside each new hire and promotion. We build diverse and high-performing teams that can make a real difference.

• Challenge, disagree and commit - We value open and candid communication, even when we don’t fully agree. We speak our minds, challenge when necessary, and fully commit to decisions once made.

• One Preply - We prioritize collaboration, inclusion, and the success of our team over personal ambitions. Together, we support and celebrate each other's progress.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Preply.com is committed to creating an inclusive environment where people of diverse backgrounds can thrive. We believe that the presence of different opinions and viewpoints is a key ingredient for our success as a multicultural Ed-Tech company. That means that Preply will consider all applications for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age or veteran status.