• Strong understanding of Cards and Payments industry global trends, regulatory and compliance initiatives
• Ability to drive engagements at CxO level as well as with delivery execution teams
• Strong problem-solving skills with ability to operate in constantly changing landscape with strict timelines and outcomes
•  Lead engagements independently covering internal aspects as well as client requirements.
• Strong Exposer to Payments & Cash Management technology and end-to-end lifecycle across ACH, RTGS, Real Time Payments, Open Banking.
• Exposure to SWIFT & ISO 20022 Message Processing
• Clearing & Settlement Systems (e.g. RTGS / ACH / RTP / CHAPS / FEDWIRE / CHIPS / SEPA / Step2 / Target2 / Faster Payments / G3 / IMPS / UAEFT etc.)
• SEPA (Direct Debits, Credit Transfers, Mandate Management)
• Payments Interface data mapping and solution design
• Exposure to Corporate Internet Banking & Direct Channels (Host2Host file transfers), Mobile banking, PSD2, Open Banking, Payments Service Provider (PSP), Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) etc
• Hands on experience with one or more products like Finastra-GPP, FIS Clear2Pay-OPF, Dovetail, ACI-MTS, TCSBancs Payments, Finacle Payments Solution etc
• Experienced in incubating and grooming teams in COE format.
• Proven track record and experience in managing complex projects in the financial services market
• Masters the identification and generation of opportunities through a combination of pro-active networking, and identifying unique and compelling account specific business case initiation and development
• Influential with consultative selling skills
• High impact presentation skills to present highly visible solutions and services to the client.
• Highly developed conceptual and analytical skills
• Creative, innovative team player able to convince all stakeholders and bridge differences
• Highly enthusiastic, energetic, and has a self-starting capability
• Aggressive salesman, with desire to succeed
• Adhered to process and tooling, and a systematic worker

Requirements:

• Lead / Support GTM (go-to-market) initiatives by developing solutions for target customers
• Lead and deliver large implementation program with responsibility across business consulting, IT solution design and delivery
• Responsible for a wide range of process activities beginning with the request for proposal through development, and final delivery of Build Projects, Package Implementation or Managed Services
• Working with client team members and executives to identify business requirements and subsequently working with, and leading others, in the initiating, planning, controlling, executing and closing the client's solution
• Responsible for the translation of the client's complex business requirements into formal agreements.
• Responsible for operational adherence
• Own & drive initiatives on solution strategy, IP creation and delivery