This Associate Director position offers a significant opportunity to influence the future of payments by acting as a key advisor to leading banking, fintech, payment network, and merchant clients. The role is instrumental in driving large-scale transformations, shaping strategic payment roadmaps, and fostering the growth of our Payments Consulting practice. It requires a blend of deep industry knowledge, robust transformation leadership, and strong business development capabilities.

Join a dynamic team focused on innovation and client success. You will be at the forefront of navigating complex payment landscapes and delivering impactful solutions that define the next era of financial services.

Serve as a trusted advisor, guiding clients through payment strategy, modernization initiatives, and innovation agendas. Develop comprehensive enterprise payment transformation roadmaps, conduct market assessments, and perform competitive benchmarking.

Lead multi-million-dollar payment transformation programs, providing executive oversight and managing multiple engagement teams across geographies. Establish robust governance, risk management, and value realization frameworks, while reviewing solution architectures and operating models.

Drive business development by owning sales pursuits and strategic opportunities, developing compelling proposals and executive presentations. Cultivate revenue growth, expand account relationships, and build strategic alliances with key payment technology vendors and ecosystem partners.

A minimum of 15 years of extensive experience in payments, transaction banking, consulting, or broader financial services is required. This includes at least 5 years leading complex payment transformation programs and a proven track record of managing CXO-level client relationships.

Demonstrated expertise in areas such as Retail and Commercial Payments, Payment Modernization, Merchant Acquiring, Card Issuing, Corporate Payments, Digital Payments, RTP/Faster Payments, Payment Hubs, ISO 20022, SWIFT, Payment Risk & Compliance, Payment Operations Transformation, and Payment Resilience.

Essential leadership competencies include executive stakeholder management, practice building, strong commercial acumen, strategic thinking, large program governance, negotiation and influencing skills, and effective team leadership with a focus on talent development. An MBA, CA, CFA, or equivalent postgraduate qualification is preferred, along with a PMP or equivalent certification. Previous consulting leadership experience within Big 4, Tier-1 consulting firms, payment networks, global banks, or fintech organizations is highly valued.