Manager – Payments Consulting in London

www.cardandpaymentjobs.com; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm in London is searching for a Manager in Payments Consulting to guide high-impact projects within the payments ecosystem. This role requires strong project management skills and experience in financial services, providing opportunities to work with major industry players and influence key client strategies. The ideal candidate will possess excellent communication abilities and a proactive approach to client engagement. This position offers real responsibility and progression potential.

Benefits

Exposure to major industry players

Opportunities for progression

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Experience in payments or financial services, ideally within consulting.
• Proven track record leading consulting workstreams.
• Confidence in presenting recommendations to clients.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of consulting assignments.
• Prepare final reports and project deliverables.
• Own day-to-day client relationships.

Skills

Project management capability

Client interaction

Excellent communication skills

Analytical mindset

Job description

Manager – Payments Consulting

Niche Management Consultancy | Payments Industry | (London )

Are you passionate about the future of payments? Our payments consultancy client is looking for a Manager to help deliver high-impact projects for leading organisations across the payments ecosystem—including merchants, issuers, acquirers, processors, card schemes, PSPs and fintechs.

This is an opportunity to take ownership of client outcomes, shape strategic recommendations and play a key role in deepening long-term client relationships.

What you’ll do

• Lead and manage end-to-end delivery of consulting assignments.
• Prepare high-quality final reports, presentations and project deliverables.
• Own day-to-day client relationships as a trusted point of contact.
• Work closely with senior client leads to understand needs and desired outcomes.
• Coordinate internal teams and resources to deliver impactful results.
• Develop insights, analysis and clear strategic recommendations.
• Present findings to clients with confidence and clarity.
• Support business development activity, including proposals and bids.

What we’re looking for

• Experience in payments or financial services—ideally within consulting
• Strong project management capability and experience leading consulting workstreams.
• Confidence interacting with clients and presenting recommendations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong analytical mindset and curiosity about the evolving payments landscape.
• Proactive, organised and comfortable taking ownership of outcomes.
• Collaborative and able to work effectively with multidisciplinary teams.

What we offer

• Projects with major players across the payments value chain.
• Exposure to a wide range of strategic, commercial and market-focused assignments.
• A supportive, expert team environment with real responsibility from day one.
• Opportunities for progression as the practice continues to grow.
• The ability to shape impactful recommendations that influence client strategy.

Interested?

If you’re excited about shaping the future of payments and ready to step into a role with real ownership, we’d love to hear from you.
Apply now or reach out for more information.