Solution Consultant - Banking and Payments

F.I.S. Systems (Middle East) Limited; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 350,000 - 650,000; Full time

Job summary

FIS in the United Arab Emirates seeks a seasoned Solution Consultant for Banking and Payments to drive market leadership, inform product strategy, and support high-level client engagements across MEA and India. The role requires deep industry knowledge and strong stakeholder management to advance complex solutions.

The candidate will collaborate with sales, product, and engineering teams, deliver client-ready demonstrations, and help shape go-to-market messaging while traveling as needed to

Qualifications

• 10+ years of banking and/or payments industry experience.
• 10+ years in presales and/or solution definition/validation role.
• Strong understanding of the banking and payments industry, market trends and competitive landscape.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Willingness to travel as required.

Responsibilities

• Support sales activities and executive-level interactions.
• Present trends to C-suite and influence product strategy.
• Collaborate with product teams on market requirements and roadmaps.
• Support go-to-market activities, pipeline generation and sales performance.
• Coordinate with sales engineering and pre-sales teams for RFI/RFP responses.

Skills

Banking experience

Payments domain

Presales

Solution design

Job description

Opportunity to become a member of the Sales Growth Office, a key support team comprised of market and product expertise whose mission is to innovate how we position ourselves in the market, how we use commercial ingenuity to set ourselves apart from our competitors, and how we sell solutions that bring unparalleled value to our clients. This team simplifies the engagement across internal and external partners to accelerate solution selling adoption, expand our opportunity through lead generation, and enable sales success.

About the role:

The Solution Consultant - Banking and Payments is responsible for positioning FIS as an industry leader by leveraging broad banking and payments domain expertise, knowledge of FIS solutions and services, and influence in the market. Responsibilities include supporting sales activities and executive-level interactions, providing a holistic view of the FIS strategy across banking and payments, identifying opportunities, and working with product teams on evolving market requirements. The role supports sales teams with insight into client buying behavior, presents FIS strategy at industry events, promotes FIS capabilities to market influencers, consulting firms and partners, and contributes to go-to-market activities, pipeline generation and sales performance across relevant market segments. Working closely with Sales Managers and Executives across the Middle East, Africa and India who are responsible for business development with prospects and existing clients, you will play an integral role in the sales process.

What you will be doing:

Supporting sales activity including attending meetings, qualifying deals, training sellers, presenting trends to C-suite Assists in the development of sales plans and strategies Support the development of sales messaging and positioning for the banking and payments portfolio across assigned regions, and provide market input to product strategy and roadmaps. Review lead generation from campaign/events, and support the qualification process Collaborate with sales engineering teams for customer/prospect requests for information on RFIs and RFPs completion Ensure successful service demonstrations and use-case walkthroughs Proactively collaborate to share best practices and knowledge. Provide “big picture” solution-based approach. Demonstrate knowledge of banking and payments solutions, markets, industry trends and the competitive landscape. Support relevant banking and payments product launches and help define the applicable addressable markets. Engage solution engineering and pre-sales teams after qualifying key opportunities, coordinating across multiple banking and payments products and services to provide a consistent client buying experience. Collect, analyze and maintain client and prospect requirements, translating them into appropriate FIS banking and payments solutions and services. Support project managers in planning the solution aspects of sales opportunities including cost estimations Supporting sales executives/managers to close sales opportunities The role requires a strong collaborative and partnership-oriented approach across solution consulting, sales, product management, client engagement, professional services, and the banking and payments lines of business.

What you will need:

10+ years of banking and/or payments industry experience 10+ years in presales and/or solution definition/validation role Experience in selling or solutioning a range of banking and payments capabilities, such as digital and core banking, lending, payments processing, card issuing and acquiring, switching, fraud, financial crime, reconciliation or related services, for financial institutions, fintechs and processors Strong understanding of the banking and payments industry, market trends and competitive landscape Established relationships across banks, financial institutions, fintechs, processors, partners and other relevant industry stakeholders Proven track record of involvement in events / conferences/ articles / media Proven C-level engagement experience Ability to create and shape market facing messaging and positioning Requires expert negotiation and communication skills, both written and verbal Requires solid decision-making and problem-solving skills Analytical skills are required to determine client business needs and requirements Ability to show established track record of involvement in industry trade groups preferred Excellent communication and presentation skills Well above-average written and verbal communication skills in English Travel is required

Added bonus if you have:

Experience selling banking and payments solutions and services Broad knowledge of FIS banking and payments products and services

What we offer you:

At FIS, we are as committed to growing our employees’ careers as our own business. We offer:

• Opportunities to innovate in fintech Inclusive and diverse team atmosphere Professional and personal development Resources to contribute to your community Competitive salary and benefits

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Sourcing Model Recruitment at FIS works primarily on a direct sourcing model; a relatively small portion of our hiring is through recruitment agencies. FIS does not accept resumes from recruitment agencies which are not on the preferred supplier list and is not responsible for any related fees for resumes submitted to job postings, our employees, or any other part of our company.