Technical Consultant – Acquiring

Job Title: Technical Consultant Acquiring (Digital Payments)

Term: 6 months (including potential extension)

Location: Sydney Australia

Division: Cards & Payments

Reports to: TBC

PURPOSE OF THE PROJECT

We are seeking a highly skilled and driven technical consultant to drive the deployment of digital payment solutions across the AU/NZ region. This role will focus on enabling and scaling Click to Pay Token Authentication and Secure Card on File capabilities ensuring seamless secure and compliant implementations for merchants PSPs and acquiring partners.

If you are technical have a passion for innovation and a desire to make an impact in the financial services industry this is an excellent opportunity for you. This is a hands-on role with strong focus on enhancing the customers check-out experience: think API debugging reviewing JavaScript and performing IAT testing.

Core Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

• Technical product delivery for Click to Pay Token Authentication and Secure Card on File initiatives.
• Customer implementations from initial sale pre-sales support scoping solutioning implementation to post-launch support.
• Drive technical integration with acquirers PSPs and merchants.
• Collaborate with global and regional teams to localize and implement digital payment frameworks.
• Ensure compliance with company standards and local regulations.
• Partner with engineering UX and business teams to define product requirements user flows and technical specs.
• Monitor and optimize product performance adoption and customer experience across channels.
• Up to 4 days in the office or client site (domestic travel may be required).

Knowledge and Experience:

• Masters or Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering or related technical qualification are a plus but not essential.
• Experience working with merchant checkout digital wallet implementation.
• Experience with API integrations SDKs and digital wallet ecosystems.
• Understanding software development processes including APIs cloud infrastructure and enterprise system architecture with the ability to engage confidently with engineering and technical stakeholders.
• Strategic thinker and self-starter capable of driving cross-functional initiatives influencing at the executive level and delivering measurable business outcomes.

Mandatory Skills:

• Previous experience within Banking Payment & Card solutions or the FinTech industry.
• Regional experience across AU/ NZ including working in a faced-paced matrix organisation.
• Excellent communication skills (written verbal and presentation) in English.

Preferred Skills:

• Good understanding of payment systems digital platforms APIs system workflows security basics and industry technologies.
• An understanding of regional regulations across financial services or payment networks.