Issuing Specialist for Portfolio Support

PayTech Nexus Ltd; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Card Issuing Specialist to manage the complete card business process. This role involves overseeing card issuance, personalization, and activation while ensuring compliance with regulations. The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of experience in card issuing and payment processing, with a strong analytical mindset and excellent communication skills. You will collaborate closely with clients and third parties to enhance business performance and drive strategic initiatives. Join a dynamic team and make a significant impact in the payment industry!

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in card issuing and payment processing.
• Proven experience in product portfolio launch for prepaid or debit cards.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end process of card business including issuance and activation.
• Evaluate client-specific opportunities and ensure compliance with regulations.

Skills

Card Issuing

Payment Processing

Data Analysis

Problem-Solving

Communication Skills

Organizational Skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in relevant field

Job description

About the job Issuing Specialist for Portfolio Support

• Term:12 months
• Job location:Dubai, UAE
• Experience:10 years+

Job Summary:

Card issuing specialist will be responsible for establishing and managing the end to end process of card business (including card issuance, Personalization, activation and commercial )

• Develop a thorough understanding of the Client business and priorities;
• Evaluate and quantify Client-specific opportunities and risks in the local market context;
• Integrate insights from recent market trends into business performance improvement plans;
• Handle all aspects of scheme pricing (interchange and scheme pricing).
• Implement the priority value realization activities with rigor, discipline, and focus on Client impact;
• Deploy selected optimal mix of Mastercard products and services needed to improve Clients business performance;
• Coordinate resources, Mastercard, Client as well as third parties to ensure sustained quality of Client activities (Deliverables and timelines);
• Ensure compliance with scheme mandates and regulations; and
• Provide insights and recommendations based on data analysis and collaborate with the team to optimize pricing strategies;
• Review P&L (profit and loss) lines for issuing business to ensure financial feasibility; and
• Monitoring and ongoing analysis of progress:
• Continuously track performance of relevant target portfolios, products and services;
• Create value visibility for priority initiatives across relevant metrics and key performance indicators (KPIs) with action-driving dashboard; and
• Set up and manage a Client control tower to improve speed and quality of decision making.

The SBOS resource will fulfill the following requirements:

• Proven experience in card issuing and payment processing. Have an E2E experience on product portfolio launch (prepaid or debit)
• Extensive experience working on payment products and proposition launches
• In depth understanding on Interchange ,scheme pricing and regulations.
• Solid organizational abilities with keen attention to detail and effective multitasking
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Bachelor's Degree in appropriate field of study or equivalent work experience