Head of Payments, Payment Institution
Core
Senior leader responsible for establishing and maintaining a robust compliance framework and day-to-day payment operations for a regulated Payment Institution, including card issuance and settlements.
Role type
Senior IC Head of Payments (Payments Institution)
Builds
Payment services, debit cards (physical/virtual), cash accounts, and settlement infrastructure
Domain
Financial Services / Payments / Regulatory Compliance
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | client delivery | infrastructure
Required skills
Card issuing operations, payment settlement, daily reconciliation, fraud management, regulatory compliance (EEA/Irish), team leadership, stakeholder management with authorities
Preferred skills
Professional certifications (QFA, ACCA, PMP/Prince, Certified Payments Professional), degree in Finance/Business/Technology
Technologies
Payment card schemes, issuer processors, card production suppliers
Responsibilities
Develop and maintain payment operations framework, own and operate payment services, run Cash Account and T212 Card day-to-day, manage relationships with issuer processor and card scheme, maintain settlements and reconciliation, oversee chargebacks and fraud, produce dashboards for Board, lead Payments team, act as advisor for new products
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with delegation authority
