Card Scheme Implementation Manager - FTC

Elavon; London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Elavon is seeking a Project Manager to join their team in London on an 18-month fixed-term contract. The role involves managing scheme-related projects, ensuring compliance with card brand rules, and collaborating with teams to implement necessary changes. Candidates should have over 4 years of experience in payments and a strong understanding of compliance. The position offers a hybrid work environment, with a flexible schedule and notable employee benefits.

Benefits

Health and financial security benefits

Development resources for career growth

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in Payments / Acquiring / Schemes.
• Experience with merchant acquiring and compliance rules.
• Good knowledge of the European payments landscape.

Responsibilities

• Plans and coordinates all aspects of scheme related projects.
• Develops project plans, activities, schedules, and budgets.
• Maintains knowledge of card brand rules and shares best practices.

Skills

Payments experience

Compliance knowledge

Critical thinking

Relationship-building

Analytical skills

Job description

At U.S. Bank, we’re on a journey to do our best. Helping the customers and businesses we serve to make better and smarter financial decisions, enabling the communities we support to grow and succeed in the right ways, all more confidently and more often—that’s what we call the courage to thrive. We believe it takes all of us to bring our shared ambition to life, and each person is unique in their potential. A career with U.S. Bank gives you a wide, ever-growing range of opportunities to discover what makes you thrive. Try new things, learn new skills and discover what you excel at—all from Day One.

As a wholly owned subsidiary of U.S. Bank, Elavon is committed to building the platforms and ecosystems that help over 1.5 million customers around the world to achieve their financial goals—no matter what they need. From transaction processing to customer service, to driving innovation and launching new products, we’re building a range of tailored payment solutions powered by the latest technology. As part of our team, you can explore what motivates and energizes your career goals: partnering with our customers, our communities, and each other.

Job Description

Job type: Full-time, Permanent

Location: UK or Ireland - Hybrid. Occasional travel may be required.

Type of contract: 18-month fixed term contract

MAIN ROLE OVERVIEW:

• Working within the European Scheme Centre of Excellence that covers all scheme related activity, management and operations, this role will be fundamental to delivering card scheme related programmes of work.

MAIN ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Plans and coordinates all aspects of scheme related projects from initiation through delivery.
• Develops, defines and executes project plans, project scope, activities, schedules, budgets and deliverables.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of card brand rules, policies and programs sharing knowledge and best practices on card scheme compliance within Elavon.
• Managing card brand compliance by collaborating cross-functionally with business and technology groups to support timely and effective implementation.
• Conducting impact and stakeholder impact evaluations of Card Brand compliance rules, ensuring changes are designed to deliver value and enhance Elavon’s overall product/ business feature capability.
• Advocating for and ensuring technology/process changes are implemented in a timely manner.
• Developing strong and collaborative relationships with our partners to ensure Elavon are best positioned to support our customers and third parties in their efforts to understand and keep pace with regulatory changes.

ROLE REQUIREMENTS:

• 4+ years of experience in Payments / Acquiring / Schemes
• Experience with merchant acquiring, in particular exposure to and knowledge of compliance rules and programmes
• Demonstrable implementation and delivery skills
• Good knowledge or European payments landscape Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Critical thinking skills and analytics experience
• Demonstrated relationship-building and interpersonal skills, ability to work effectively with internal stakeholders and external partners

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified.

The role offers a hybrid/flexible schedule, which means there's an in-office expectation of 3 or more days per week and the flexibility to work outside the office location for the other days.

If there’s anything we can do to accommodate a disability during any portion of the application or hiring process, please refer to our disability accommodations for applicants .

Benefits:

We offer an exciting, fast-paced and diverse working environment with employees of many different nationalities. We provide benefits to help you protect your health and financial security; and give you peace of mind. We also invest in your career growth with development resources that give you the opportunity to stretch and shine.

Posting may be closed earlier due to high volume of applicants.