Payments Innovation Consultant

We are looking for a forward-thinking Payments innovation consultant with a broad knowledge of the payments landscape to strengthen our payments team and help our customers best prepare on the many drivers of change in the Payments industry.

We are Projective Group a leading financial services consulting firm where innovation and technology meet business. Our focus on the financial sector enables us to develop comprehensive solutions within the Payments Risk & Compliance Data and Transformation practices.

With our Payments practice we support Tier 1 and Tier 2 banks financial market infrastructures stock exchanges and payment service providers worldwide. We help them navigate the rapidly evolving payments landscape by translating strategic challenges into actionable solutions.

We are also happy to share that weve just launched the first edition of the Journal of Financial Services (JoFS) published by the Projective Group Institute. You can easily download it for free here: .

Some of the topics covered: Digital and central bank digital currencies; AI in payments; Regulatory change and cross-border challenges

What will you do

As Payments Innovation Consultant you will be the bridge between our clients business vision and the technical solutions that bring it to life. Youll play a crucial role in shaping the future of their Payments capabilitiesfrom strategy to executionby focusing on requirements gathering process modeling and functional design. Youll support financial institutions fintechs and market infrastructures in navigating changes driven by digitalization regulation and cybersecurity to modernize their operations.

Your key responsibilities:

• Gap-Analysis perform thorough AS-IS analysis and describe TO-BE situation identify gaps and assess the impact of new requirements or regulatory changes on existing systems.

• Solution Design & Modeling translate business needs into clear structured functional specifications and design documents e.g. use cases user stories process flow diagrams data models

• Process Optimization analyse existing payments operating models and business processes propose improvements and model future-state processes.

• Support Implementation act as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) during development testing and deployment phases managing change requests and resolving functional issues.

• Stakeholder alignment establish collaborative relationships with external and internal stakeholders across business technology and regulatory domains

• Track industry trends fintech disruptions and regulatory updates to guide project direction

Your skills and qualifications

• Excellent knowledge of business English and fluency in Dutch or French

• Good understanding of the Payments systems technologies and innovations - including real-time payments regulatory frameworks open banking AI in Payments digital wallets and digital currencies

• 2 years of experience

• A proven track record in payments related initiatives within consultancy banking or payment service providers

• Skilled in stakeholder management and approach interactions with diplomacy and tact.

What can you expect from us

At Projective Group we believe in rewarding ambition and supporting growthboth professionally and personally. From a competitive benefits package to a vibrant company culture we make sure you have everything you need to thrive.

• A competitive salary topped with a daily net allowance meal - and eco vouchers.

• A flexible FIP budget for bike leasing multimedia or mobility expenses.

• A company car with charging setup. Prefer something else Switch it up with a mobility budget your call.

• 5.000 annual training budget to boost your growth. You choose how to invest it.

• A yearly company bonus with additional referral and sales incentives.

• A hybrid work setup with flexible hours and part-time remote options.

• Regular fun events (from game nights to padel tournaments and everything in between) and a yearly group offsite abroad.

• An international setting with plenty of growth opportunities serving top clients in the financial sector.

• An entrepreneurial scale up spirit with a pragmatic can-do mentality all within a collaborative and solid corporate framework

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