Senior Card Payments Operations Lead — Visa & Mastercard

Spectrum IT Recruitment; Greater London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking an experienced Senior Payment Operations Specialist to ensure operational continuity across Visa and Mastercard payment schemes. In this role, you will oversee compliance, manage daily payment operations, and coordinate changes effectively. The ideal candidate will have strong analytical skills and experience with card schemes, along with a high attention to detail to thrive in a complex operational environment. This role requires superb communication skills and a collaborative spirit.

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering card scheme implementations and mandatory changes.
• Strong understanding of card and payment scheme rules and governance.
• Experience in managing compliance checks and operational issue resolution.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and implement scheme bulletins and regulatory updates.
• Manage ICA/BIN registrations and programme configurations.
• Provide operational coverage across payment rails, monitoring processing.

Skills

Card scheme implementations and mandatory change

Understanding of card and payment scheme rules

Managing compliance checks

Governance and delivery discipline

Analytical and problem-solving skills

Attention to detail

Confident communication

Job description

A leading recruitment agency is seeking an experienced Senior Payment Operations Specialist to ensure operational continuity across Visa and Mastercard payment schemes. In this role, you will oversee compliance, manage daily payment operations, and coordinate changes effectively. The ideal candidate will have strong analytical skills and experience with card schemes, along with a high attention to detail to thrive in a complex operational environment. This role requires superb communication skills and a collaborative spirit.