Payments Senior Product Manager, SVP

The Payments Senior Product Manager will focus on technology deployment of a scalable, efficient, and resilient platform to unify diverse systems, requiring deep expertise in technology architectures, systems functionality, and event-driven models

This job requires excellent communication skills needed to negotiate internally, often at a senior level.  Developed communication and diplomacy skills are required to guide and influence others, in particular, colleagues in other areas and occasional external customers.  . 

Responsibilities:

• Provide strategic leadership and oversight during the critical foundational phase

• Drive the Payments Orchestration Layer implementation and ensure alignment with core capabilities (Data Quality Measurement, Client Experience enhancements, Operational Efficiency)

• Manage relationships with key stakeholders and ensure successful delivery of business outcomes, including streamlining change management and enhancing sanctions screening capabilities

• Oversee the design, development, and maintenance of enterprise-wide data models and architectures. Drive innovation in data analytics and AI to improve business processes and services

• Develop and execute a comprehensive data strategy that aligns with business goals, including defining data vision, governance, and architecture, while advocating for a data-driven culture, and leading large-scale transformation programs within large financial institutions

Qualifications:

• 10+ years of experience in Payments (Business Analysis, Technology Architecture, Project Management), Sanctions Screening (system knowledge, general knowledge, workflows)

• Communicates effectively, develops and delivers multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences; able to drive consensus, and influence relationships at all levels

• Collaborates effectively by building partnerships and working well with others to meet shared objectives

• Strong negotiation, influencing and stakeholder management skills across a variety of stakeholders at different levels

• Optimizes work processes by balancing effective / efficient processes with a focus on continuous improvement. Demonstrates ability to balance between seeing the “big picture” while paying close attention to detail

• Organizational savvy: understands systems, management processes, knows where to go for information and how to interpret them

• Working knowledge of Data Operating Model practices, Data Governance and Data Compliance within large, financial services firms

Education:

• Bachelor's/University degree, Master's degree preferred

• Focus of the role: Technology deployment of a scalable, efficient, and resilient platform to unify diverse systems, requiring deep expertise in technology architectures, systems functionality, and event-driven models

• To provide strategic leadership and oversight during the critical foundational phase

• To drive the Payments Orchestration Layer implementation and ensure alignment with core capabilities (Data Quality Measurement, Client Experience enhancements, Operational Efficiency)

• To manage relationships with key stakeholders and ensure successful delivery of 2025 business outcomes, including streamlining change management and enhancing sanctions screening capabilities

• Oversee the design, development, and maintenance of enterprise-wide data models and architectures. Drive innovation in data analytics and AI to improve business processes and services

• Experience: Extensive experience in Payments (Business Analysis, Technology Architecture, Project Management), Sanctions Screening (system knowledge, general knowledge, workflows), develop and execute a comprehensive data strategy that aligns with business goals (this includes defining data vision, governance, and architecture, while advocating for a data-driven culture), and leading large-scale transformation programs within large financial institutions. Strong stakeholder management and communication skills are essential

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Job Family Group:

Data Governance

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Job Family:

Data Governance Foundation

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