Payment Business Architect

The Opportunity

Capgemini is seeking a Director/Sr Director level executive to Business Architect.

This person will minimum 18+ years of experience working in an IT Organization as part of a Payments group in the role of Lead Payment SME / Lead Payment Business Architect. Must have experiences in multi-country implementation of leading Payments Product at large banks.

The candidate should have a builder and pragmatic mindset; the firm seeks not only a strong leader who can articulate a vision, but one who can also drive execution of that vision in a very concrete manner that results in tangible business outcomes (bookings, contribution margin, revenue, market recognition).

The role demands a high level of autonomy; a strong appetite to drive change and overcome organizational complexity; and a high level of drive to build a business from its current strong foundations to a potential billion-scale business.

Additional Responsibilities Include:

• Lead / Support GTM (go-to-market) initiatives by developing solutions for target customers
• Lead and deliver large implementation program with responsibility across solution 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.
• Own & drive initiatives on solution strategy, IP creation and delivery
• Is acknowledged internally and externally as a thought leader, is seen as a role model in their community, and can operate effectively at the highest levels within national and multi-national organizations.

Our Ideal Candidate

He/She/They will have 18+ years of experience in Payments with a strong project track record and demonstrated P&L contribution to sales. A Bachelors degree is required; MBA is strongly preferred.

This person is motivated to deliver high-quality work to drive customer satisfaction. They use their intellect, insight, and ability to build creative solutions with clients and colleagues while embracing a collaborative mindset. Key qualifications include:

• Strong Exposer to Transaction Banking, Payments & Cash Management business and end-to-end lifecycle across ACH, RTGS, Real Time Payments, Open Banking.
• Provides Architectural business Leadership and vision for payment services platforms by developing and maintaining Architectural roadmap for product and services and additionally maintaining alignment with business and enterprise architecture.
• Good appreciation Cards and Payments industry global trends, regulatory and compliance initiatives
• Exposure to SWIFT & ISO 20022 Message Processing and
• Exposure to global PMPG guidelines and including CBPR+ HVPS+ et.al.
• 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, Oracle Flexcube UBS etc
• Experienced in incubating and grooming teams in COE format.
• Proven track record and experience in managing complex projects in the financial services market
• Master’s 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
• Identifies and assesses technical evolution scenarios of a client organization and defines its governance processes and program management.
• 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