Senior Payments Consultant - Transformation in London

Join an International Consultancy Firm Driving Innovation in Financial Services.

Are you a management consultant with experience in payments transformation? Do you thrive in complex, high-impact engagements where you're shaping strategy, designing operating models, and driving real change for financial institutions? If so, read on.

We are Projective Group, a Financial Services Consultancy firm, experts in business, technology, and innovation consulting and change, exclusively focused on the financial industry, with multiple proven practices, including Data, Risk & Compliance, Payments and Transformation.

Who Are You?

You're an experienced consultant with a strong track record delivering transformation programmes for banks, financial institutions, or payments organisations. You understand the payments ecosystem and enjoy helping clients navigate large-scale change, from operating model design to major transformation and payments-related vendor selection and re-platforming initiatives. You combine structured thinking with a pragmatic approach to delivery. Comfortable leading workstreams and building relationships with senior stakeholders, you're equally at ease facilitating a client workshop, shaping recommendations, or rolling up your sleeves to help solve a complex challenge. Most importantly, you're looking for an opportunity to work on some of the most significant developments shaping the future of payments, alongside talented colleagues in a consultancy where you'll have the freedom to make an impact and continue growing your career.

What Will You Do?

• Lead and deliver payments transformation engagements for our banking and financial institution clients, acting as a trusted adviser and workstream lead.
• Design and implement Target Operating Models (TOM) for payments functions, ensuring alignment with client strategy and market direction.
• Drive vendor selection and re-platforming programmes, bringing structure and delivery rigour to complex technology and process change.
• Provide informed guidance on the evolving UK payments landscape, including regulatory, infrastructure, and market developments such as PSR/PSD3, National Payments Vision, and DeliveryCo.
• Lead client workshops, discovery sessions, and executive presentations, communicating complex ideas with clarity and confidence.
• Contribute to proposals and business development activities, helping to shape and win new engagements.
• Collaborate across Projective Group's practices and country teams, sharing knowledge and driving consistency in our consulting approach.
• Coach and support more junior consultants, contributing to their development and to the growth of our payments practice.

Your Key Knowledge Should Include

• A management consulting background with demonstrable experience delivering payments transformation programmes in banking or financial services.
• Solid understanding of payment products, processes, and infrastructure, including retail payments, clearing and settlement, and payments re-platforming.
• Experience in TOM design and implementation, with the ability to translate strategy into practical, deliverable change.
• Familiarity with the UK payments regulatory and infrastructure landscape, including awareness of initiatives such as DeliveryCo, the National Payments Vision, and the work of the Retail Payments Infrastructure Board (RPIB).
• Solid stakeholder management and client leadership skills, confidence in influencing at senior levels and navigating complex organisational environments.
• Proven ability to lead and structure delivery across complex, multi-workstream programmes.
• Skills in Business Analysis, Change Delivery, or Product Ownership are advantageous.
• Degree educated or equivalent.

OK, I'm Interested — Why Join Us?

• First-class training, coaching, and opportunities for professional development.
• A generous training allowance, a non‑contributory pension plan, two types of bonuses, and comprehensive healthcare.
• Fantastic company culture valuing diversity, creativity, work‑life balance, fun, and well‑being.
• The opportunity to further your career in a state‑of‑the‑art London‑based workspace with stunning views of the Thames and welcoming spaces to collaborate, unwind, and connect.

Find out more about Projective Group: www.projectivegroup.com