Payments Operations Architect | Core Banking & Hybrid

IT; Antwerpen; Hybrid; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mobility budget

Group insurance

Hospital insurance

Meal vouchers

Flexible income plan

Job summary

Robert Half is recruiting a Payment Infrastructure & Operations Expert (M/V/X) in Antwerp. You will monitor end-to-end payment flows and oversee daily processing, owning the performance of the core banking and payments ecosystem.

You will collaborate with internal stakeholders and external partners to implement improvements, document controls, and support regulatory requirements. The role offers a hybrid model with ~3 days per week in the Antwerp office and a competitive package based on

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree in finance, economics, business engineering, IT, statistics or related field.
• Experience in payments, banking operations, treasury, fintech, or transaction-driven environment.
• Strong affinity with payment processes, operational controls and system-driven operations.
• Operational mindset with analytical thinking and hands-on approach.
• Ownership of outcomes and oversight of the full payment lifecycle.
• Calm and solution-oriented under pressure to maintain reliability and continuity.
• Continuous improvement of processes, controls and ways of working.
• Collaborative team player with internal/external stakeholders.
• Confident communication in Dutch and English.

Responsibilities

• Monitor end-to-end payment flows and oversee daily payment processing.
• Own operational performance of core banking and payments ecosystem; SME for processes, systems, controls.
• Investigate and resolve operational issues and complex exceptions using data analysis.
• Identify and implement structural improvements for reliability, efficiency and scalability.
• Standardize and document processes, controls, and ways of working.
• Support growth initiatives through impact assessments, testing and releases.
• Maintain a controlled, resilient operating environment with regulatory requirements.

Skills

Operational mindset

Analytical thinking

Hands-on

Structured approach

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Dutch language

English language

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in finance/economics/IT

Tools

Core banking platforms

Payment systems

Incident management

Process improvement

Job description

Robert Half is recruiting a Payment Infrastructure & Operations Expert (M/V/X) in Antwerp. You will monitor end-to-end payment flows and oversee daily processing, owning the performance of the core banking and payments ecosystem.

You will collaborate with internal stakeholders and external partners to implement improvements, document controls, and support regulatory requirements. The role offers a hybrid model with ~3 days per week in the Antwerp office and a competitive package based on