Payments BA (Open Banking, ISO 2k22)

Payments BA (Open Banking, ISO 2k22)

Posted 7 days ago by Alevio Consulting

£550 Per day
Outside
Hybrid
City Of London, England, United Kingdom

Summary: The role of Senior Payments BA involves translating business needs into functional requirements for a Digital banking client in London. The candidate will collaborate with internal stakeholders to deliver impactful payment solutions while managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment. Key responsibilities include working with development teams, communicating with subject matter experts, and ensuring compliance with regulations. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in the finance or payments industry and a strong customer-centric approach.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Collecting, understanding and translating business requirements into functional specifications and test scenarios for technical teams
  • Prioritising tasks in line with project timelines, ensuring key milestones are met
  • Working closely with development team to explain and elaborate on user stories, ensuring clear understanding of acceptance criteria and deliverables
  • Communicating with subject matter experts, system users and external clients to identify and capitalize on business opportunities
  • Applying experience with SWIFT, ISO 20022, Faster Payments Services, BACS, and SEPA schemes to drive solutions
  • Assessing the impact of new systems, services, or products, ensuring alignment with business needs
  • Working with internal experts, including compliance, tax, legal and accounting teams to ensure products and services are compliant and fit for purpose
  • Developing and maintaining feature roadmaps, using data to inform prioritisation decisions

Key Skills:

  • 5+ years of experience in finance or payments industry
  • Solid understanding of Agile methodologies, working closely with engineering teams
  • Strong analytical skills with the ability to use data to generate customer insights and develop value propositions
  • High attention to detail and proven ability to manage multiple / competing priorities simultaneously
  • Successful track record of delivering products
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills
  • Able to influence at all levels within the organisation using clear data and documentation
  • Strong stakeholder management skills

Salary (Rate): £550 daily

City: City Of London

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: outside IR35

Seniority Level: Senior

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

We are looking for an innovative, self-driven and customer-centric Senior Payments BA to join our Digital banking client based in the city of London. You will play a key role in translating business needs into functional requirements, collaborating closely with internal stakeholders, and ensuring the seamless delivery of impactful payment solutions. You’ll be part of a dynamic, fast-paced environment where agility and strategic thinking are essential.

This role will entail:

  • Collecting, understanding and translating business requirements into functional specifications and test scenarios for technical teams
  • Prioritise tasks in line with project timelines, ensuring key milestones are met.
  • Working closely with development team to explain and elaborate on user stories, ensuring clear understanding of acceptance criteria and deliverables
  • Communicate with subject matter experts, system users and external clients to identify and capitalize on business opportunities
  • Apply your experience with SWIFT, ISO 20022, Faster Payments Services, BACS, and SEPA schemes to drive solutions.
  • Assess the impact of new systems, services, or products, ensuring alignment with business needs.
  • Working with internal experts, including compliance, tax, legal and accounting teams to ensure products and services are compliant and fit for purpose
  • Develop and maintain feature roadmaps, using data to inform prioritisation decisions

If you are the type of person who thrives on working in the "grey" areas, a problem solver who can manage conflicting stakeholder priorities whilst ensuring delivery, all with a cool head, then this is the job for you

Benefits

Outside IR35 day rate: £450 - £550 p/day (DoE)

Hybrid working: 3 days in the office (City of London)

Qualifications

The successful candidate will be customer-first in their approach mindset, extremely detail orientated and comfortable working in a dynamic and fast-paced organisation. The ideal candidate will have experience in product management at a technology-powered firm with a proven record of delivery. Experience and abilities we are specifically looking for include:

  • 5+ years of Experience in finance or payments industry
  • Solid understanding of Agile methodologies, working closely with engineering teams
  • Strong analytical skills with the ability to use data to generate customer insights and develop value propositions
  • High attention to detail and proven ability to manage multiple / competing priorities simultaneously
  • Successful track record of delivering products
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills.
  • Able to influence at all levels within the organisation using clear data and documentation
  • Strong stakeholder management skills