Business Integration Consultant - Visa Direct (12-month FTC)

Visa; Camden Town; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial technology firm in Camden Town is seeking an Operations Analyst to lead bank integrations for Visa Direct. The ideal candidate will have proven experience in payments integration, strong knowledge of APIs, and excellent stakeholder management skills. This role offers a chance to shape the global payments experience and promotes a balanced work/life culture.

Benefits

Agile work schedules

Wellness programmes

Qualifications

• Proven experience in payments integration and banking solutions.
• Strong knowledge of APIs and ISO20022 standards.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end bank integrations for Visa Direct.
• Act as the primary liaison between Visa and partner banks.
• Drive solutioning with treasury and compliance teams.

Skills

Payments integration

API knowledge

Stakeholder management

Agile methodologies

Education

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Visa Direct powers real-time payments globally, enabling fast, secure, and seamless money movement. This role is critical in integrating partner banks into Visa Direct, ensuring compliance with market regulations, and delivering smooth go‑live experiences for cross‑border payment solutions. You will act as the face of Visa Direct for partner banks – leading workshops, managing communications, and driving technical and regulatory solutioning. This is a senior, consultative role requiring strong technical knowledge, stakeholder engagement skills, and the ability to navigate complex payment ecosystems across multiple markets. What we expect of you, day to day…

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end bank integrations for Visa Direct, from technical design through go-live.
• Act as the primary liaison between Visa and partner banks – run workshops, manage communications, and represent Visa Direct as the face of the product.
• Analyze API specifications, mandatory data fields, and compliance requirements for each market.
• Drive solutioning with treasury, compliance, and product teams to meet regulatory standards.
• Own migration projects (ISO20022 statement migration) and ensure readiness for market regulations.
• Collaborate with internal teams (Product, Engineering, Operations) and external partners to clarify and document requirements.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies (sprint planning, stand‑ups) and support backlog refinement for integration deliverables.
• Present network feature demos and integration progress to senior stakeholders.
• Contribute to standardization of integration practices across multiple markets and countries.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in payments integration, cross‑border payments, and banking solutions.
• Strong knowledge of APIs, ISO20022 standards, and payment schemes (including mobile wallets).
• Familiarity with risk, compliance, and market regulations.
• Skilled in Agile methodologies (Scrum, SAFe) and tools like Jira/Confluence.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills – comfortable leading workshops and influencing senior audiences.
• Global mindset – experience working across multiple regions preferred.
• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent professional experience.
• Fascinated by the future and captivated by technology? Smart, driven and want to make a difference in the world? You will fit right in.

By joining one of our teams at Visa Payments Limited, a division of Visa Inc since 2019, you'll have an opportunity to shape the payments experience globally. Being part of Visa, the world's leader in digital payments technology, our mission is to connect the world through the most creative, reliable and secure payment network, enabling individuals, businesses, and economies to thrive. Visa Payments Limited is a financial technology business that provides cross‑border payment processing services to banks and payments businesses across six continents through its global network. Individuality fuels our brand and our global team – we are proud that we are a talented team of 18,000 individuals with unique backgrounds, perspectives and experiences. Therefore, we understand that you are much more than your day job. We encourage quality of life both within and outside of the office, and whether it is taking advantage of agile work schedules or our wellness programmes, Visa Payments Limited and Visa Inc. respects and encourages meaningful work/life balance for everyone. If you think you could support the Visa family by joining Visa Payments Limited as a Operations Analyst, we want to hear from you. You're an individual. We're the team for you. Together, let's transform the way the world pays.