Issuing Specialist for Portfolio Support

PayTech Nexus Ltd; Dubai; On-site; AED 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A payment solutions company is seeking an Issuing Specialist to manage the card business process, from issuance to compliance. The role requires extensive experience in payment processing and a strong analytical background. You'll be pivotal in enhancing client offerings and ensuring quality deliverables in a dynamic market environment.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in card issuing and payment processing.
• Proven experience in end-to-end product portfolio launch (prepaid or debit).
• In-depth understanding of interchange, scheme pricing, and regulations.

Responsibilities

• Manage all aspects of card business, including issuance and activation.
• Evaluate client-specific opportunities in the market.
• Ensure compliance with scheme mandates and regulations.

Skills

Card issuing expertise

Payment processing knowledge

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent

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