Group Payment Solutions - Issuing & Acquiring – Card issuing – Card Fees Specialist

UniCredit; Turbigo; On-site; EUR 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Opportunity for professional development

Dynamic international environment

Contributing to strategic projects

Job summary

A major international bank in Turbigo is seeking a professional for their Group Payment Solutions team. The role involves managing the Issuing strategy and conducting market analysis to enhance payment products and services. The ideal candidate will have a degree in Economics, Finance, or Engineering, fluent English, and strong analytical abilities. Participation in strategic projects will be key to the evolution of the bank's payment landscape.

Qualifications

• Fluent in English, other languages are a plus.
• Solid understanding of payment industry and technologies.
• Ability to analyze and report data effectively.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and manage the Issuing strategy at Group level.
• Conduct market intelligence and assess competitors' value propositions.
• Analyze and manage international card schemes and fees.

Skills

Fluent in English

Critical thinking

Strong teamwork capabilities

Excellent communication skills

Education

Degree in Economics, Finance or Engineering

Tools

MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint)

Job description

The “Group Payment Solutions” (GPS) product line’s mission is to steer and oversee at Group level the strategy, the management and the development of transactional payments, cash management, Acquiring and Issuing products and services, with the goal to have competitive and cutting-edge products, in line with market and technological trends. Within Group Payment Solutions, “Issuing & Acquiring” focuses on steering and supervising at Group level the strategy, the development and the management of Acquiring, Issuing and Payment Cards products (including card wallet, virtual cards and proximity payments card based) and related services considering both market and technology trends and evolution of the competitive arena. In particular you will be part of the “Card Issuing” team within “Issuing & Acquiring” structure.

In this role you will:

Responsibilities

• :Collaborate to the steering and supervision of the Issuing strategy at Group Level according to its own specificities in coordination with the parallel development of the Acquiring strateg
• ySupport the management and development of Card Issuing products and service
• sCreate and analyse ad hoc Business Cases to assess new initiatives in term of profitabilit
• yCoordinate project work streams and providing project management for key initiative
• sConduct market intelligence on a need basis, analyse and understand recent trends, assess competitors value propositions, propose actions for further improvements also leading best practice sharing to all LE
• sMonitor the competitive situation and payment industry dynamics, identify threats and opportunities, and recommend appropriate response strategie
• sManage the relationships with Group Strategic Partners within Issuing scop
• eWork on specific topic related to Card Issuing, always considering a Group perspective
• :Analyse, manage and monitor Group LEs International Card Schemes (ICSs) and Domestic Scheme fees within the framework of Long-Term Agreements (LTA) in place with payments’ network
• sAssessment of card schemes manuals, bulletins, quarterly reporting and Interchange fees chart
• sManagement of BIN product list to action relevant business initiatives within consumer and commercial customer bas
• eLeverage on dedicated dashboard to monitor Card Schemes fees based on partnership in place with external provider. In addition, perform assessment leveraging on detailed reporting availabl
• eDeep dive the nature of Schemes Fees billed to Group LEs such as new fees, optional services penalties and mandate
• sActive analyse and monitor ofICSs, Domestic Schemes and Processing fees at Group level within the scope of Multi Year Plan to define cost optimization initiatives and savings opportunitie
• sInteract withICSs counterparts and third party providers involved in the fees billing processe
• sSetup of monthly reporting processes to track Card Issuing performances with impact at P&L with a focus on costs side (e.g., Card Schemes fees)
• Adoption dashboards and intelligence tool leveraging on payment partners (e.g., Scheme tools)
• )Develop on a regular basis "good practice sharing", centralize know-how and deliver multi-market solution
• aiSpecific Issuing product knowledge (debit, credit, prepaid, wallet, token, etc
• .)Ability to match different data sources and create effective reporting to support decision maki
• ngKnowledge on main relevant Card Issuing regulations (e.g., Multilateral Interchange Fees)
• Knowledge of payment processes and logi
• csAbility to deal with different counterparties and external provide
• rsExpertise in card payments business model (e.g., revenue model, cost side) is a pl

Qualifications

• Degree in Economics, Finance or Enginee
• RingFluent in English knowledge of other languages utilized in UniCredit countries are wel
• comeSolid foundation in business topics, planning, strategic methodologies and project management even in multi-countries perspec
• tiveGood knowledge of Payment industry, new technologies, trends and related metrics/dri
• versClear understanding of reporting and data analysis and usage of surveys / market anal
• ysisStrong MS-Office skills (Excel, Power Point, Think C
• lls:High degree of flexibility and endurance, critical thinking and decision ma
• kingStrong teamwork capabilities and ability to work within a global structure with parallel projects in a highly collaborative ma
• nnerAble to lead various stakeholders to execute complex projects efficiently and to think strategically but also execute operation
• allyExcellent communication skills whether it is presenting in a meeting or building out a deck (for Top Management and for internal/external stakehold
• ers)Strong commitment, interpersonal skills, entrepreneurial thinking to support the establishment and development of Group Payment Solut
• ionsSelf-motivated, can-do attitude, problem-solver who can work in a fast-paced environ
• mentAble to remain effective under tight deadlines, manage multiple processes in parallel and manage uncertainty including the capability to manage pressure and un-expected t

Benefits

• riamoParticipating in the development of the new Group Payment Solutions framework within Client Solu
• tionsWorking on payments topics as key and growing strategic focus for Group’s development and contributing to the strategic evolution of UniCredit
• GroupWorking in a very dynamic and international environment in a continuously evolving framework and in a very enthusiastic and well-diversified
• teamHaving the opportunity to contribute designing the transformation of the bank payment landscape providing new ideas and new tho
• ughtsCooperating with all the main company departments for a full understanding of the business dynamics and of the business
• modelOpportunity to acquire visibility and to strengthen own profile leveraging on the high level of competencies and on the global role assigned to Group Payment Solu
• tionsSupporting concretely business activities, development projects and best product offer to cl
• ientsParticipating to the identification and set up of new way doing banking (new channels, new product offers,