At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead innovative payment strategies for credit card users and enhance their experience.
- Company: Join a leading UK bank committed to diversity and inclusion.
- Benefits: Generous pension, annual bonus, 30 days holiday, and flexible working options.
- Other info: Dynamic role with opportunities for growth and collaboration across teams.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on millions while shaping the future of payments.
- Qualifications: Experience in credit cards/payments and strong leadership skills required.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 75000 £ per year.
LOCATION: Chester, Cardiff or Manchester
HOURS: Full time
WORKING PATTERN: Hybrid, 40% (or two days) in one of our office hubs mentioned above
About this opportunity
Step into the dynamic world of payment innovation and make a tangible impact on millions of customers who rely on our products and services every day! As a member of the Payments Strategy team in Credit Cards, Consumer Lending, you will play a pivotal role in protecting and growing retail spend by offering customers diverse payment options and enhancing their overall payment experience.
Responsibilities
- The end-to-end payment strategy and experience for credit card users across all our channels and brands - Lloyds Bank, Halifax, Bank of Scotland, and MBNA.
- Drive a seamless, mobile-first customer experience.
- Ensure the efficiency, effectiveness, and security of payments to maximise retail transaction completion (authentication and authorisation).
- Leverage technological advancements and new payment rails to enhance existing propositions and create new ones.
- Collaborate with Everyday Banking, Group Payments, and other areas (e.g. Open Banking) to deliver a cohesive payment ecosystem, shape industry direction, and drive customer-centric outcomes.
Our scope includes defining and delivering the Consumer Cards Payments strategy, monitoring the performance of deployed solutions, and understanding customer behaviours and trends. The initiatives for your role will continuously evolve and are likely to include developing key authentication capabilities, new ways for customers to pay and digital propositions that enhance the end-to-end payment experience.
What You'll Need
- Experience in the UK credit card and/or payments markets, with an understanding of customer behaviour, market dynamics, regulatory changes, and competitor trends.
- A proven track record in leading the definition and delivery of innovative payment-related solutions and services that provide compelling customer propositions.
- Strategic thinking and commercial experience to understand the success drivers and challenges of a business.
- Strong leadership skills, self-motivation, and organisation.
- Excellent analytical, communication, and influencing skills suitable for all levels of an organisation, with the ability to use data to support, enhance, and drive decisions.
- A collaborative spirit, excelling at working with multi-disciplinary teams to achieve positive outcomes for the business and customers.
About Working for Us
Our ambition is to be the leading UK business for diversity, equity, and inclusion, supporting our customers, colleagues, and communities. We are committed to creating an environment where everyone can thrive, learn, and develop. We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and launch a dedicated Working with Cancer Initiative. We offer reasonable workplace adjustments for colleagues with disabilities, including flexibility in office attendance, location, and working patterns. As a Disability Confident Leader, we guarantee interviews for a fair and proportionate number of applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role with a disability, long-term health, or neurodivergent condition through the Disability Confident Scheme. We provide reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process to reduce or remove barriers. Just let us know what you need.
Benefits
- A generous pension contribution of up to 15%
- An annual bonus award, subject to Group performance
- Share schemes including free shares
- Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping
- 30 days' holiday, with bank holidays on top
- A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies
Join us
Want to do amazing work, that's interesting and makes a difference to millions of people? Join our journey! And finally… We are at a decisive moment in shaping the new vision and strategy for cards. If you're excited about the opportunity to join our team during this transformative time, we'd love to hear from you!
Payments Strategy Manager - Credit Cards employer: Lloyds Banking
Join a forward-thinking organisation that prioritises diversity, equity, and inclusion while offering a dynamic work environment in Chester, Cardiff, or Manchester. As a Payments Strategy Manager, you'll benefit from a generous pension scheme, flexible working patterns, and a commitment to employee growth through innovative projects that impact millions of customers. With a focus on collaboration and well-being, this role provides a unique opportunity to shape the future of payment solutions in a supportive and inclusive culture.
