Strategic Payments Expert

Job Requirements Role/ Job Title: Strategic Payment Specialist Function/ Department: Information Technology Job Purpose: Conceptualizing & designing Payments Architecture Strategy and Solution Design, especially future focussed on elements of payment-oriented architecture, Cloud services, Cost to operational efficiency and fintech integrations. Roles & Responsibilities: Define payments architecture and designing payment end to end system with focus on real time and batch payments. Design & conceptualize high-level payment solutions integrating modern and emerging fintech technologies with traditional banking systems for robust, seamless payment operations. Ensure the solutions are strictly compliant with future to proactive regulations and regulatory standards & payment security protocols. Navigate the evaluation, selection, and implementation of fintech innovations, particularly in the payments space, ensuring competitive nature in the evolving payments landscape. Supervise the comprehensive technological process, making sure the payments transformation aligns with the Banks vision, architectural principles, patterns, and standards. Develop and oversee creation of detailed payment architecture plans and designs for complex projects, analysing potential benefits, risks, and long-term impacts. Lead regular reviews and updates of the payments strategy, aligning the solutions architecture with evolving business needs, industry trends, and payment technologies. Act as the primary point of contact for senior stakeholders, both internal and external, enabling efficient communication to align strategies, gain necessary approvals, and create shared commitment. Proactively manage risks and issues that may impact the payments solution architecture, implementing mitigation plans and managing stakeholder expectations accurately. Interact with various teams including Payment's tech team in aligning the future strategy to the execution plans. Education Qualification: Graduation: Bachelor of Engineering (BE) or Bachelor of Technology (B Tech) Post-graduation: Master's degree in engineering Experience: 15+ years of relevant experience.