Payment Consultant

idpp; London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services client seeks an experienced Flight Payout SME in London. This contract role involves developing payment strategies for the airline sector, ensuring compliance with regulations, and collaborating with various stakeholders. Ideal candidates will bring over 8 years of relevant experience, particularly in airline payment mechanisms.

Qualifications

• Experience in the airline industry with a focus on payment flows.
• Understanding of regulatory impacts (SCA, PSD2, PCI DSS).
• Expertise in virtual credit card acceptance.

Responsibilities

• Define and support execution of flight payments roadmap.
• Drive optimization of payment processes.
• Engage cross-functionally to enhance solutions and compliance.

Skills

Stakeholder Management

Data Analysis

Commercial Acumen

Education

8+ years in payments ecosystem

Job description

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A global financial services client is looking for an experienced Flight Payout SME to work with a leading travel sector end client on a large scale project. This is an inside IR35 contract role working 2-3 days on site per week in central London.

Key Responsibilities:

• Serve as the go-to expert for all flight-related payout matters, particularly airline settlement mechanisms.
• Define, refine, and support the execution of a strategic flight payments roadmap aligned with customer behaviours and market trends.

2. Opportunity Discovery

• Identify gaps and develop robust business cases to optimize payment processes.
• Drive cross-functional execution to remove friction points impacting revenue and customer experience (NPS).

3. Stakeholder Engagement

• Collaborate with Product, Tech, Finance, Legal, Risk, and external PSPs to deliver scalable, compliant solutions and enhancements.

4. Risk & Compliance Advisory

• Provide business-oriented advice on regulatory impacts (SCA, PSD2, PCI DSS, IATA guidelines) and industry standards.

Qualifications & Experience

• 8+ years of experience in the payments ecosystem, with a strong focus on the airline or flights industry.
• Deep understanding of airline-specific payment flows (e.g., GDS, NDC, BSP/ARC, interline).
• Expertise in virtual credit card (VCC) acceptance and other flight payment instruments.
• Commercial acumen and the ability to build business cases that support strategic decision-making.
• Excellent cross-functional stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Comfortable using data to uncover insights, assess performance, and drive improvements.

12 Months

Inside IR35

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Contract

Job function

• Job function

  Finance and Strategy/Planning

• Industries

  Financial Services, Travel Arrangements, and Airlines and Aviation

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