Consultant, Implementation

PowerToFly; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent technology firm in Greater London is seeking an experienced professional to lead and execute end-to-end implementations for Cards, Payments, and Core Banking solutions. The role demands over 5 years of experience in the European financial services sector, strong stakeholder management skills, and hands-on experience with API-based platforms. This position offers a hybrid work model, allowing flexibility between remote and office work, ensuring successful project delivery across multiple EU markets.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in implementation, delivery, consulting, or professional services within European financial services.
• Proven domain expertise in Cards, Payments, and Core Banking.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills across multicultural environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead and execute end-to-end implementation workstreams for Cards, Payments, and Core Banking.
• Act as the primary point of contact for clients and stakeholders.
• Identify delivery risks and propose mitigation strategies.

Skills

English proficiency

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Hands-on experience with API-based platforms

Ability to work independently

Tools

AWS

Job description

Job Description

The Delivery & Implementation team at Pismo acts as the primary point of contact for day‑to‑day delivery, ensuring high‑quality execution across solution design, configuration, testing, and go‑live activities. They work closely with clients and cross‑functional Pismo teams to drive smooth, timely, and scalable implementations of the Pismo platform.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and execute end‑to‑end implementation workstreams for Cards, Payments, and Core Banking solutions across EU markets.
• Act as the primary point of contact for assigned workstreams, providing regular updates and managing expectations with clients and internal stakeholders.
• Identify delivery risks and cross‑functional dependencies, elevate issues and propose mitigation strategies.
• Collaborate with internal teams and external partners to align on objectives and deliverables.
• Conduct client workshops, validate business and technical needs, and configure platform modules to meet the client requirements.
• Coordinate technical integrations and API validation with engineering and architecture teams.
• Ensure certification readiness, and support scheme testing (Visa or Mastercard).
• Manage migration activities, data mapping, cutover planning, and go‑live execution.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives by identifying process inefficiencies and recommending optimisations.

This is a hybrid position. Hybrid employees can alternate time between remote and office. Employees in hybrid roles are expected to work from the office 2-3 set days a week (determined by leadership/site), with a general guidepost of being in the office 50% or more of the time based on business needs.

Basic Qualifications

• English proficiency (additional European languages are advantageous).
• 5+ years of experience in implementation, delivery, consulting, or professional services within European financial services, specifically cards, payments, or banking.
• Proven domain expertise in Cards, Payments, and Core Banking, with experience delivering projects across the EU.
• Hands‑on experience with API‑based platforms, microservices, integrations, and cloud‑native architectures (AWS preferred).
• Ability to configure platform modules including BIN setup, authorization flows, fees, limits etc.
• Demonstrated ability to own the overall client delivery end‑to‑end, including: onboarding, configuration, testing and pilot.
• Experience producing implementation plans, RAID logs, and handover artefacts.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills across cross‑functional and multicultural environments.
• Ability to work independently, with ownership and accountability in remote or distributed teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with modern issuer‑processing and core banking systems.
• Familiarity with Visa or Mastercard certification processes (CIQ, BIN configuration, scheme mandates).
• Experience delivering migration projects (e.g., processor replacement, ledger migrations).
• Understanding of EU regulatory frameworks: PSD2, SCA, PCI DSS, and GDPR.

Additional Information

Visa is an EEO Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. Visa will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with EEOC guidelines and applicable local law.