(Senior) Business Integration Consultant – Visa Direct (12-month FTC)

Visa; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global payments technology company in Cardiff is seeking an experienced professional to lead integrations for Visa Direct. This senior consultative role requires expertise in payments integration, APIs, and extensive stakeholder management. You will oversee bank integrations from technical design to go-live, ensuring compliance with market regulations. The ideal candidate has strong Agile methodology skills and a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience. A competitive salary and contract details will be provided.

Qualifications

• Experience in payments integration and banking solutions.
• Knowledge of APIs and ISO20022 standards.
• Familiarity with risk compliance and market regulations.

Responsibilities

• Lead bank integrations for Visa Direct from design to go-live.
• Manage communications with partner banks.
• Analyze compliance requirements for each market.
• Collaborate with internal teams and document requirements.

Skills

Payments integration

Cross-border payments

API knowledge

Agile methodologies

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

What is it all about

Visa Direct powers real-time payments globally enabling fast, secure and seamless money movement. This role is critical in integrating partner banks into Visa Direct ensuring compliance with market regulations and delivering smooth go‑live experiences for cross‑border payment solutions.

You will act as the face of Visa Direct for partner banks leading workshops, managing communications and driving technical and regulatory solutioning. This is a senior consultative role requiring strong technical knowledge, stakeholder engagement skills and the ability to navigate complex payment ecosystems across multiple markets.

What we expect of you day to day...

• Lead end-to-end bank integrations for Visa Direct from technical design through go-live.
• Act as the primary liaison between Visa and partner banks, run workshops, manage communications and represent Visa Direct as the face of the product.
• Analyze API specifications, mandatory data fields and compliance requirements for each market.
• Drive solutioning with treasury compliance and product teams to meet regulatory standards.
• Own migration projects (ISO20022 statement migration) and ensure readiness for market regulations.
• Collaborate with internal teams (Product Engineering Operations) and external partners to clarify and document requirements.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies (sprint planning, stand‑ups) and support backlog refinement for integration deliverables.
• Present network feature demos and integration progress to senior stakeholders.
• Contribute to standardization of integration practices across multiple markets and countries.

Qualifications : What were after...

• Proven experience in payments integration, cross‑border payments and banking solutions.
• Strong knowledge of APIs, ISO20022 standards and payment schemes (including mobile wallets).
• Familiarity with risk compliance and market regulations.
• Skilled in Agile methodologies (Scrum, SAFe) and tools like Jira / Confluence.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, comfortable leading workshops and influencing senior audiences.
• Global mindset and experience working across multiple regions preferred.
• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent professional experience.

This is a 12‑month FTC maternity cover contract.

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.