Card Schemes Specialist
Core
Strategic management of relationships with payment card schemes and optimization of acquisition business costs.
Role type
Senior Card Schemes Specialist (Financial Strategy & Operations)
Builds
Financial models, business cases, and data governance structures for payment cost management.
Domain
Fintech / Payments / Financial Services
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | client delivery
Required skills
Financial modeling, Interchange and Fees analysis, Payment acquisition economics, Strategic negotiation, Data governance, Executive presentation, Cross-functional leadership
Preferred skills
Power BI, SQL, Visa/Mastercard program knowledge, Cost optimization project experience
Technologies
Excel, Power BI, SQL
Responsibilities
Lead strategic analyses of payment processing costs (Interchange, Fees, incentives); Develop financial models and business cases for executive decisions; Identify cost optimization and profitability opportunities; Coordinate impact assessments for regulatory or market changes; Act as focal point for relationships with Visa, Mastercard, Amex; Support commercial negotiations with external partners; Lead data structure and governance projects; Monitor market trends in payment methods.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with strategic influence
