Card Payments Senior Lead

Card Payments Senior Lead

Full-Time 51000 - 51000 Β£ / year (est.) No working from home possible
Adria Solutions

At a Glance

  • Tasks: Lead the card payments function and ensure seamless payment experiences.
  • Company: Dynamic fintech organisation focused on innovation and growth.
  • Benefits: Hybrid working, competitive salary, and opportunities for professional development.
  • Other info: Collaborative environment with strong focus on continuous improvement.
  • Why this job: Shape the future of payments while driving innovation in a growing industry.
  • Qualifications: Extensive knowledge of card issuing and operational excellence.

The predicted salary is between 51000 - 51000 Β£ per year.

  • Card Payments
  • Senior
  • Lead

Location: Hybrid, Manchester Our client is looking for an experienced Card Payments Senior Lead to take ownership of their card payments function, ensuring the smooth, secure and compliant delivery of card issuing services across the business.

This is an exciting opportunity for a payments specialist with extensive knowledge of card issuing, payment schemes and operational excellence to play a key role in shaping the future of a growing fintech organisation.

Working closely with senior leaders, you'll help drive innovation while ensuring customers continue to receive a seamless payment experience.

The Role As Card Payments Senior Lead, you'll act as the organisation's subject matter expert for all aspects of card payments.

You'll oversee the end-to-end card payment operation, manage relationships with payment partners and card schemes, and ensure compliance with industry regulations and scheme requirements.

You'll also work closely with Product, Technology, Compliance and Operations teams to support the delivery of new payment capabilities and help shape the long-term card payments strategy.

Key Responsibilities Act as the subject matter expert for all aspects of card payments across the business.

Oversee card issuing, transaction processing, authorisations, settlements, disputes and chargebacks.

Ensure compliance with card scheme rules, FCA regulations and internal governance frameworks.

Build and maintain strong relationships with card schemes, processors and payment partners.

Monitor scheme updates, regulatory changes and emerging payment technologies.

Lead the resolution of operational issues and card payment incidents.

Identify opportunities to improve operational efficiency, customer experience and payment performance.

Support the delivery of new card products, payment features and technology enhancements.

Monitor operational performance through KPIs and service metrics.

Prepare for scheme reviews, regulatory assessments and audits.

Drive continuous improvement across the card payments function.

Skills

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Adria Solutions

Contact Details:

Adria Solutions Recruitment Team

We think you need these skills to ace Card Payments Senior Lead

Card Issuing
Payment Schemes Knowledge
Operational Excellence
Compliance with FCA Regulations
Relationship Management
Transaction Processing
Authorisations