Payments Principal
Core
Lead strategic advisory engagements and payments transformation programs for senior banking and financial services executives across Australia and New Zealand.
Role type
Principal, strategy-level payments consultant
Builds
Strategic payments consulting services, transformation roadmaps, and market-leading propositions
Domain
Financial services, payments ecosystem, regulatory compliance
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
Payments strategy, payments modernisation, regulatory compliance, business development, solution architecture, executive stakeholder management, payments domain expertise (NPP, SWIFT, cards, risk), consulting methodology
Preferred skills
Experience with major Australian banks, Tier 1 consulting firms, payment platforms (Volante, Finastra, FIS, Fiserv, ACI Worldwide, Temenos), cloud-native payments architecture, AI-enabled payments
Technologies
NPP, PayID, PayTo, BECS, HVCS, ISO 20022, SWIFT, CBPR+, API, microservices, cloud-native platforms
Responsibilities
Lead strategic advisory on enterprise payments strategy and transformation; Develop business cases and investment strategies; Identify and qualify business development opportunities; Lead design of complex payments transformation programs; Act as trusted adviser to senior executives; Mentor consultants and develop practice capabilities