Payments Senior Product Manager, SVP

Payments Senior Product Manager, SVP

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Job Overview

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

Data Governance

Data Governance Foundation