Senior Payments Specialist
Core
Senior Payments Specialist owning Teya's participation in European and UK payment schemes, driving new connections, maintaining compliance, and supporting payments infrastructure build-out.
Role type
Senior individual contributor (Payments Specialist)
Builds
Payments platform infrastructure, acquiring settlements, treasury, and real-time payment flows
Domain
Fintech / Financial Services / Payments
Required skills
Deep functional expertise in domestic and cross-border payment rails, ISO 20022 standards (MT/MX), scheme rulebook adherence, functional specification writing, stakeholder management with scheme bodies and central banks, market research for new product development
Preferred skills
UK New Payments Architecture (NPA), Open Banking infrastructure, tokenised payments, blockchain-based settlement, acquiring settlement flows, merchant reconciliation, embedded finance, quality engineering/testing in payments
Technologies
Faster Payments, CHAPS, SEPA Credit Transfer, SEPA Direct Debit, BACS, SWIFT, ISO 20022, CBPR+, T2 RTGS, Vocalink
Responsibilities
Lead direct and indirect participation in UK and European payment schemes; Drive ISO 20022 migration activity; Own scheme rulebook adherence and monitor regulatory changes; Define and document functional requirements for payments platform changes; Represent Teya in external sessions with schemes and infrastructure partners; Conduct market research and support new product development; Support build-out of acquiring and banking settlement infrastructure
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
