Global Payments Transformation Consultant

WeAreTechWomen; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a Payments Consultant to join our London or Manchester teams. You will advise clients on optimizing payment systems, work with cutting-edge technologies, and contribute to thought leadership in rapidly evolving payment ecosystems.

The role requires experience across digital payments, regulatory knowledge, and strong stakeholder engagement. Travel to client sites may be required, with a competitive salary and extensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Experience working in payments either in an advisory, technical, operational or leadership capacity ideally within a bank, payment service provider, fintech or public sector organisation
• Understanding of the latest payment regulations specifically PSD3, ISO 20022, Open Banking, and real-time payment schemes
• Experience working with payment technologies including mobile payments, digital wallets, card payments and account to account (A2A) payments
• Project delivery experience either as lead or part of project delivery team
• Experience or knowledge of agile delivery methodology including writing or contributing to user stories
• Strong MS office skills specifically in PowerPoint & Excel
• Presenting in person and virtually complex problems & solutions to senior stakeholders
• Working in a team setting to tight and agile deadlines
• Commercial awareness to support commercial engagements and spot market opportunities
• Ability to work across both Technology and Business stakeholders

Responsibilities

• Advise clients on optimizing payment systems, processes, and strategies utilizing skills and experience across digital payments, payment operations, technology implementation, and data analytics
• Work with cutting-edge payment technologies and platforms to modernize payment infrastructures and enhance transaction efficiency
• Understand and solve complex challenges and present solutions to stakeholders across the payments ecosystem
• Be adaptable and solution-agnostic as you work with diverse client requirements and as payment technologies and regulations evolve rapidly
• Have the opportunity to work for global clients with opportunities to travel
• Write thought leadership pieces on payment industry trends and innovations
• Support in development of sales proposals and payment transformation offerings
• Contribute payments SME knowledge across merchant acquiring, payment processing, digital wallets, and emerging payment methods
• Contribute to the Payments practice community and build a network across the organization & clients

Skills

Payments domain

Advisory experience

Data analytics

Regulatory knowledge

Stakeholder communication

Tools

PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

Accenture is seeking a Payments Consultant to join our London or Manchester teams. You will advise clients on optimizing payment systems, work with cutting-edge technologies, and contribute to thought leadership in rapidly evolving payment ecosystems.

The role requires experience across digital payments, regulatory knowledge, and strong stakeholder engagement. Travel to client sites may be required, with a competitive salary and extensive benefits.