Principal - Payments (IJP)

About the role

Infosys is hiring a Principal, Payments (IJP) in Singapore within its financial services practice. The role acts as a subject matter expert for payment solutions transformation programs, advising and shaping solutions for senior executives in the financial services sector.

Key responsibilities

• Cultivate and build long-term relationships with senior executive clients (C-suite, business heads, VPs) in the financial services sector on payments transformation.
• Act as a subject matter expert for payment solutions transformation programs, advising and providing solutions to client business challenges.
• Lead a team of consultants and business analysts for end-to-end payment transformation programs covering Asia-Pacific and cross-border payment schemes, with minimal oversight.
• Collaborate with business units, operation units and technology partners to ensure end-to-end system and process delivery.
• Work with the payments practice lead to develop payment offerings and support the go-to-market plan.

Required profile

• Minimum 10 to 12 years of experience in payments strategy or operations teams or in a consulting firm delivering transformation projects.
• Deep understanding of Asia-Pacific and cross-border payment schemes.
• Proven consulting experience in business, IT, digital or acquisition across the payment ecosystem.
• Ability to engage clients on challenging business issues and build strong relationships at senior management level.
• Excellent English communication skills, verbal and written.

Required skills

• 8-10 years of experience defining and delivering solutions in Finastra Global Pay Plus or similar products, with specialization in payment implementations and exposure to business analysis methodologies.
• Solid domain knowledge of Asia-Pacific payment systems (RTGS, NEFT, ACH, CITAD, G3 Fast, payroll) and cross-border payments.
• Knowledge of ISO 20022, SWIFT messages, MT 1xx series, MT 940/MT 942, local file formats and payment hub implementation.
• Experience with digital and traditional payments, ATMs, EFTPOS and corporate and financial institution payments.