Senior Solution Engineer

Us Bank; Arklow; Hybrid; EUR 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Bank / Elavon is seeking a Senior Solution Engineer to lead strategic customer engagements and shape complex payment and integration solutions across Europe.

You will serve as a trusted advisor to enterprise customers, partners, and senior internal stakeholders, combining payments expertise with technical leadership. You will collaborate across Sales, Product, Engineering, and Professional Services to drive growth, expand our Solution Engineering capability, and mentor the European team.

Qualifications

• Experience in payments, acquiring, gateways, fintech or payment technology.
• Strong understanding of APIs, integrations, and payment ecosystems.
• Proven experience supporting enterprise customers and complex technical sales engagements.
• Ability to translate business requirements into practical and scalable technical solutions.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical strategy for enterprise and strategic payment opportunities.
• Design scalable payment and integration solutions for customers and partners.
• Act as a subject matter expert across acquiring, payment gateways, APIs, ecommerce, and omnichannel solutions.
• Deliver technical workshops, solution presentations, and executive briefings.
• Support RFPs, customer bids, and complex solution design activities.
• Partner with Sales, Product, Engineering, and Professional Services teams to drive successful outcomes.
• Mentor Solution Engineers and contribute to the growth of the European Solution Engineering practice.
• Stay at the forefront of payment technology and industry trends.

Skills

Payments expertise

APIs & integrations

Enterprise sales support

Executive communication

Job description

Job Description

At U.S. Bank, we're on a journey to do our best. Helping the customers and businesses we serve to make better and smarter financial decisions, enabling the communities we support to grow and succeed in the right ways, all more confidently and more often-that's what we call the courage to thrive. We believe it takes all of us to bring our shared ambition to life, and each person is unique in their potential. A career with U.S. Bank gives you a wide, ever-growing range of opportunities to discover what makes you thrive. Try new things, learn new skills and discover what you excel at-all from Day One.

As a wholly owned subsidiary of U.S. Bank, Elavon is committed to building the platforms and ecosystems that help over 1.5 million customers around the world to achieve their financial goals-no matter what they need. From transaction processing to customer service, to driving innovation and launching new products, we're building a range of tailored payment solutions powered by the latest technology. As part of our team, you can explore what motivates and energizes your career goals: partnering with our customers, our communities, and each other.

We actively uphold transparent and fair hiring practices that support individual opportunity, inclusive culture, and career mobility across all levels of our organisation.

We offer meaningful opportunities for growth, a culture of inclusion, and a strong commitment to transparency and integrity in everything we do.

About the Role

We are looking for an experienced Senior Solution Engineer to join Elavon's European Global Solution Consulting team.As the senior technical leader within our Pre-Sales and Solution Engineering function, you will lead strategic customer engagements, shape complex payment and integration solutions, and serve as a trusted advisor to enterprise customers, partners, and senior internal stakeholders.This is a highly visible role where you will combine deep payments expertise, technical leadership, and commercial acumen to influence some of Europe's largest and most complex payment opportunities. You will play a key role in expanding Elavon's Solution Engineering capability, driving technical excellence, and helping customers realize the full value of our products, platforms, and services.Beyond supporting strategic opportunities, you will help define the future of Solution Engineering across Europe through thought leadership, mentoring, and the development of scalable technical consulting practices. Working closely with Sales, Product, Engineering, Professional Services, and Integration teams, you will contribute to the evolution of Elavon's payment solutions while enabling business growth and exceptional customer outcomes.

What You'll Do

• Lead technical strategy for enterprise and strategic payment opportunities.
• Design scalable payment and integration solutions for customers and partners.
• Act as a subject matter expert across acquiring, payment gateways, APIs, e-commerce, and omnichannel solutions.
• Deliver technical workshops, solution presentations, and executive briefings.
• Support RFPs, customer bids, and complex solution design activities.
• Partner with Sales, Product, Engineering, and Professional Services teams to drive successful outcomes.
• Mentor Solution Engineers and contribute to the growth of the European Solution Engineering practice.
• Stay at the forefront of payment technology and industry trends.

What We're Looking For

• Extensive experience within payments, acquiring, gateways, fintech, or payment technology.
• Strong understanding of payment ecosystems, transaction processing, APIs, and integration architectures.
• Proven experience supporting enterprise customers and complex technical sales engagements.
• Ability to translate business requirements into practical and scalable technical solutions.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience presenting to technical and executive audiences.
• A passion for solving complex challenges and helping customers succeed.

What Will Set You Apart

• Experience with payment gateways, e-commerce, and API-based integrations.
• Knowledge of PCI DSS, EMV, tokenization, and payment security principles.
• Strong solution architecture and consulting skills.
• Experience mentoring technical teams and influencing across matrix organisations.

This role requires working from a U.S. Bank location three (3) or more days per week.

Accessibility

We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment experience. If you need adjustments at any stage of the application or hiring process, please contact your recruiter for guidance and support.

Total Rewards

U.S. Bank is committed to fair, equitable, and transparent compensation practices in line with local regulatory and legal requirements. Our total rewards approach is designed to attract, retain, and support top talent while ensuring equal pay for work of equal value.

We offer a market-competitive compensation pack