Payments Principal

DXC TechnologyMelbourneHybridFull-time1 week ago

Payments Principal sought to lead strategic payments consulting services across the Australian and New Zealand financial services market. Requires 15+ years of experience in banking, payments technology or consulting, with deep expertise in payments domains and a strong understanding of the Australian payments landscape. The role combines strategic advisory, domain leadership, technology transformation and business development.

What you'll do

Lead strategic advisory engagements covering enterprise payments strategy, modernisation, operating models and transformation roadmaps.
Advise financial institutions on domestic and international payments ecosystems, industry developments and emerging technologies.
Develop business cases, investment strategies and transformation plans that balance customer experience, operational resilience, regulatory compliance and commercial value.
Guide clients through the transition from legacy payments infrastructure to modern, scalable and API-enabled platforms.
Provide strategic guidance on real-time payments, payment orchestration, embedded finance, digital wallets, open banking and emerging payment models.
Support executive stakeholders in defining future-state payments capabilities, architectures and operating models.
Establish and grow a differentiated payments consulting capability within the organisation.
Identify and qualify opportunities across banking, financial services, payments providers and adjacent industries.
Partner with account teams to develop strategic account plans and identify payments-related growth opportunities.
Lead payments advisory pursuits, including opportunity qualification, solution shaping, proposals, presentations and commercial negotiations.
Develop repeatable consulting propositions, methodologies, accelerators and intellectual property.
Build relationships with senior client stakeholders, including CIOs, CTOs, Heads of Payments, Chief Product Officers and Transformation Executives.
Support revenue, bookings, pipeline and margin objectives aligned to practice growth targets.
Lead the design and shaping of complex payments transformation programs.
Translate business objectives into practical technology and operating model solutions.
Provide oversight of payments architecture, integration patterns, platform selection and implementation strategies.
Work with enterprise architects and engineering teams to develop scalable, resilient and secure payments solutions.
Support vendor and platform evaluations, including build-versus-buy assessments.
Provide independent assurance and strategic guidance on major payments programs.
Identify delivery risks, architectural dependencies and transformation challenges, recommending practical mitigation strategies.
Ensure proposed solutions align with client business outcomes, regulatory obligations and long-term technology strategies.
Act as a trusted adviser to senior executives across the banking and payments ecosystem.
Facilitate executive workshops, strategy sessions and payments transformation discussions.
Build strong relationships with existing clients while establishing new executive-level connections.
Communicate complex payments concepts in clear, commercially relevant language.
Represent the organisation in industry forums, client briefings and strategic partner engagements.
Demonstrate thought leadership through market insights, industry perspectives and advisory content.
Define the payments consulting capability roadmap, including priority services, skills and market propositions.
Mentor consultants, business analysts, solution architects and delivery specialists.
Develop reusable frameworks, reference architectures, assessment tools and delivery methodologies.
Build relationships with technology and ecosystem partners to strengthen the payments offering.
Support recruitment, capability development and knowledge-sharing activities.
Promote collaboration across Business Consulting, Technology Consulting, Data & AI, Cybersecurity and Application Engineering practices.

What you need

Must-have

New Payments Platform (NPP)PayIDPayToBECSHigh Value Clearing System (HVCS)ISO 20022SWIFTCBPR+

Nice-to-have

VolanteFinastraFISFiservACI WorldwideTemenosAI-enabled fraud detectionPayment operations automationIntelligent transaction processing

Soft skills

Stakeholder managementCommunicationFacilitationPresentationStrategic thinkingCommercial acumenConsultative leadershipCollaborationMentoring

PaymentsConsultingBankingFinancial ServicesIT ServicesPayments StrategyPayments TransformationBusiness DevelopmentPrincipal

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