Partner - Payments Consulting Lead

Job Title: Partner - Payments Consulting Lead

City: London

State/Province: London

Posting Start Date: 7/6/26

Introduction

We are building a modern Wipro. We are an end‑to‑end digital transformation partner with the boldest ambitions. To realize them, we need people inspired by their evolution. Wipro is at the forefront of helping companies around the world transform so they can deliver great experiences to customers, partners and employees. At Wipro Consulting, we are at the heart of this endeavour.

Overview & Role focus

Wipro Consulting provides end‑to‑end business transformation—from insights to results—shaping next‑generation operating models. We are at the forefront of AI‑led transformation, helping global enterprises harness AI, GenAI and technology strategy to unlock business value at scale.

We are seeking a visionary Banking & Financial Services (BFS) consulting leader to scale our Payments consulting business across the UKI market. This leadership role will define the regional Payments advisory and consulting strategy, build a high‑impact consulting practice, and position Wipro as a market‑leading AI transformation partner. The role will drive growth across BFS industries while leveraging Wipro’s broader consulting and technology ecosystem.

Responsibilities

• Own and grow the Payments consulting business across UKI by driving revenue, market presence, and practice scale with a focus on
  • Payments strategy and transformation
  • Payments Schemes & Rails – Domestic (Faster Payments, BACS, CHAPS, etc) International (SWIFT, Cross‑border, SEPA, etc)
  • ISO 20022
  • Cards & Merchants Payments
  • Real‑time Payments
  • Regulatory & Compliance – PSD2 / PSD3, Open Banking, AML, etc
  • Payments Tech & Platforms
• Build and grow senior client relationships and serve as a trusted advisor to CXOs on AI‑led transformation, operating model, cost efficiencies and critical business transformation programmes
• Lead large‑scale people and transformation programmes delivering measurable business impact
• Originate and convert consulting opportunities to drive profitable growth
• Deliver complex, multi‑shore engagements with commercial accountability
• Shape thought leadership and go‑to‑market propositions

Who we are looking for

Develop Business, Sell & Deliver

• Outstanding leadership, communication, relationship building and networking skills on the client side, ecosystem partners and internal organization.
• Successful in generating consulting business from new and existing accounts and have the capability to drive and lead customer relationships. Important to have established networks across the UKI Banking & Financial Services market.
• Bring a self‑sufficient approach that is both pro‑active in supporting business development opportunities and effective at creating personal utilisation in our “sell & deliver” operating model.
• Delivery and programme expertise with experience in handling multi‑shore consulting projects with distributed teams delivering sustainable customer value.

Driving Transformation

• Be a champion and passionate advocate for AI‑powered transformation to reposition Wipro as a strategic partner to accelerate and sustain customer value.
• Significant transformation proposition definition and engagement shaping using core and disruptive technologies to solve business problems for tangible benefits at large enterprise clients, especially in the areas of:
  • AI‑powered Payments modernisation
  • Payments operating model transformation
  • Enterprise payments AI architecture
  • Payment hub transformation
  • Core banking and payments integration
  • Build vs buy platform strategy
• Ability to drive and lead strategic execution, manage change, build relationships with clients and partners, motivate teams and achieve results
• Bring strong programme and consulting disciplines (e.g. Project / Program Management, Storytelling, Executive Communications, Commercial disciplines etc.) – ideally from Big 4, Accenture, top‑tier management/strategy consulting firms

Talent Management

• Creative, collaborative, and motivating consulting leader who can focus diverse teams on common outcomes and goals.
• Nurturing, developing, mentoring top talent into future consulting business leaders.
• Execution of organisational people strategy with strong collaboration from HR and Recruitment leads.
• Proactively seeks opportunities to attract top diverse talent at all levels.

Thought Leadership

• Strong knowledge of the CxO agenda and experience of developing and delivering strategic AI‑powered payments transformation initiatives with a significant focus on process, data and technology.
• Brings own opinion on the key issues facing CxOs across the region and demonstrates how to leverage this in a collaborative environment to develop points of view and propositions.
• Ability to converse with industry leaders and analysts on trends within the market.
• Proactively proposes solutions, investment decisions along with published artefacts, industry speakerships, analyst interactions etc.
• Internal content and offerings creator: writes publications, blogs and whitepapers.
• Utilises social media effectively with their digital presence to enhance the Wipro brand presence.

Why work at Wipro

We pride ourselves on creating an inclusive workplace that provides equal opportunities to all persons regardless of age, cultural background, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, veteran status or other protected characteristics. If you only meet some of the requirements for this role, that’s okay! We value a diverse range of backgrounds and ideas and believe this is fundamental for our future success.

Applications from people with disabilities are explicitly welcome.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, caste, creed, religion, gender, marital status, age, ethnic and national origin, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, political orientation, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Wipro is committed to creating an accessible, supportive and inclusive workplace. Reasonable accommodation will be provided to all applicants including people with disabilities throughout the recruitment and selection process. Accommodations must be communicated in advance of the application, where possible, and will be reviewed on an individual basis.