Principal - Payments (IJP)

<h2>Principal, Payments, Singapore</h2><h2>Key responsibilities of this position include:</h2><ul>
<li>Cultivate and build long term relationships with senior executive clients (i.e., C-suite, Business heads, VPs) of companies in the Financial Services Sector (Payments transformation)</li>
<li>Perform as a subject matter expert for payment solutions transformation programs and advise, shape and provide solutions to business challenges presented by the client.</li>
<li>Lead a team of consultants and business analysts for the end-to-end payment transformation program for Asia-pacific and cross-border payment schemes with minimal oversight.</li>
<li>Collaborate with Business units, Operation Units, Technology partners in ensuring end-to-end system and process delivery</li>
<li>Work closely with the payments practice lead, developing payment offerings and supporting the Go to market plan.</li>
</ul><h2>Requirements</h2><h2>To be successful in this role, you will need:</h2><ul>
<li>Minimum 10 to 12 years of experience of working in either payments strategy or operations team or in a consulting firm with credentials of having delivered transformation projects</li>
<li>Deep understanding of the Asia-Pacific and cross-border payment schemes.</li>
<li>Proven ability to define and deliver solutions in Finastra Global Pay Plus or other similar products with 8-10 years of experience with specialization in Payment implementations, with exposure to methodologies and frameworks for business analysis</li>
<li>Proven experience in consulting services in business, IT, digital or acquisition across the payment ecosystem</li>
<li>Experience in Payment &amp; Settlement Systems with solid domain knowledge of Asia Pacific payment systems for domestic payments (e.g. RTGS, NEFT, ACH, CITAD, G3 Fast, Payroll etc.) and cross-border payments</li>
<li>Excellent Knowledge of ISO20022 payment standards and SWIFT messages.</li>
<li>Experience in Payments, including digital and traditional payments, national and cross-border, ATMs and EFTPOS, and Corporate and Financial Institution Payments.</li>
<li>Excellent knowledge of MT 1xx series, MT 940/MT 942, ISO 20022 and local file formats, and payment hub implementation experience</li>
<li>Ability to engage the clients on their important and challenging business issues</li>
<li>Ability to build strong relationships at the senior management level</li>
<li>Strong critical thinking skills, analytical abilities, and the capacity for creative thinking to solve relevant client problems and issues</li>
<li>Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills</li>
<li>Strong communication skills in English - verbal and written.</li>
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