Technical Analyst - Manager - Payments - Financial Services

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Technical Analyst - Financial Services - Manager - Payments - London, Edinburgh

EY is the only major professional services firm with an integrated financial services practice across Europe, the Middle East, India, and Africa (EMEIA). We connect our asset management, banking and capital markets, and insurance clients to 6,500 talented people from 12 countries and 35,000 financial services colleagues around the world.

In EY FS UK, we are expanding our Consulting practice and building our Technology Consulting team as a key component of our All In Strategy. All In is EY's global strategy and ambition to deliver long-term value to clients, people and society. It is inspired by the way innovations spread through society. We are actively recruiting high achieving individuals with systems analyst expertise on technology-enabled transformation projects/programmes within payments for Financial Services.

The opportunity

The EY Financial Services Payments team is continuing to grow and develop unique advisory propositions aligned with market needs and demand. We are currently looking for an exceptional manager to deliver on our payments offering for the financial services sectors. This role requires an individual who understands the payments domain and can deliver on the most innovative and challenging engagements, with strong system analytical skills.

By joining the Payments Team, you will work in high-performing teams and collaboratively with our clients to enhance their ability to solve complex business problems by exploiting strategies and solutions unique to the payments domain. You will provide expertise and delivery in the following focus areas, playing your part to shape the future with confidence:

• New Payments Platforms and Market Infrastructure Transformation - Working with our clients to design, build, and integrate key capabilities to enable large scale changes for payment infrastructures
• Payments Modernization and Tech & Ops Transformation - Helping our client with Front-to-back digitization of payments processes and journeys and E2E transformation delivery from strategy to implementation
• Payments Innovation and New Payment Methods Transformation - Supporting our clients on the development of innovative services and propositions to drive new revenue growth lines
• Emerging Payments - Helping our clients with the adoption of digital currencies, and digital assets

Your key responsibilities

As a manager, you will:

• Lead and oversee the work of solutions architects, developers, and other associates enthusiastic about technical solution design and architecture in payment areas
• Take ownership of the creation of technical requirements as part of solution design, articulating them through standardized design artifacts, and ensuring alignment with target architectures, principles, patterns, and standards
• Elaborate, assess, and provide consultancy on payment solution options that align with the client's strategy and business objectives
• Drive the planning of solution delivery through estimation and identification of dependencies
• Manage large and complex projects (payments transformation, payments strategy) from strategy through to execution
• Engage with organisations to harness technology and innovation, shaping their technology vision, executing the digital transformation journey, and reinventing businesses to create sustainable value from investments
• Work closely with clients to understand their fundamental business challenges in payments, providing insight into the opportunities and challenges facing CIOs and CTOs, focusing on emerging or disruptive trends that have the potential to transform
• Provide support for bids, proposals, and client business development workshops
• Lead the creation and delivery of presentations to senior client stakeholders and internal leadership teams

People responsibilities

• Take responsibility for your own self-development and maintain an educational programme to continually develop personal skills
• Understand and follow workplace policies and procedures
• Collaborate with internal and external team members to unlock the full power of EY
• Foster a collaborative and inclusive team environment, encouraging open communication and knowledge sharing
• Mentor and guide junior team members, providing support and feedback to help them grow in their roles

To qualify for the role, you must have

• Extensive experience in payment areas, having worked with consulting, PSPs/FinTechs, market infrastructures, and/or challenger banks, and can bring new perspectives to our team
• Proven experience delivering across multiple methodologies, including agile, scaled agile, DevOps, etc
• Experience working on large technology implementations from a technical perspective within the payment domain
• Relevant knowledge and experience in retail/commercial and wholesale payments
• Analytical mindset; critically evaluate the information gathered from multiple sources and design fit-for-purpose technical solutions
• Excellent communication skills for both technical and non-technical audiences
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with internal and external stakeholders
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to think through technical solutions
• Proficiency in relevant technology tools and platforms used in payments and financial services

Ideally, you'll also have

• Deep understanding of the emerging technology trends, including adoption of cloud-based and advanced payment solutions, with a clear perspective and vision to lead the market
• Technical development grounding and proven experience developing and implementing software engineering methodologies and tooling
• Experience working closely with developers, testers and stakeholders to ensure strategies and solutions are implemented effectively

What we look for

If you have a keen interest in technology consulting, are a team player with excellent communication and presentation skills, possess an analytical mind with problem-solving skills, and have experience with various systems and solutions, then the EY UK Technology Consulting team could be exactly the right place for you.

What working at EY offers

We offer a competitive remuneration package where you'll be rewarded for your individual and team performance. Our comprehensive Total Rewards package includes support for flexible working and career development. With FlexEY, you can select benefits that suit your needs, covering holidays, health and well-being, insurance, savings, and a wide range of discounts, offers, and promotions. Plus, we offer:

• Support, coaching, and feedback from some of the most engaging colleagues around
• Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
• The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that's right for you

Additionally, EY is now one of the first global companies to offer our employees access to an externally accredited Technology MBA - a truly unique opportunity to develop yourself and others.

About EY

As a global leader in assurance, tax, strategy & transactions, and consulting services, we are using the finance products, expertise, and systems we've developed to shape the future with confidence. That starts with a culture that believes in giving you the training, opportunities, and creative freedom to make things better. Whenever you join, however long you stay, the exceptional EY experience lasts a lifetime. And with a commitment to hiring and developing the most passionate people, we'll make our ambition to be the best employer a reality.

If you can confidently demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.

Join us and shape the future with confidence.

Apply now.

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