Principal - Payments (IJP)

Infosys Singapore & Australia; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Infosys Singapore & Australia is seeking a Principal, Payments in Singapore to lead transformation programs for major financial services clients. You will act as a payments SME, shaping solutions and guiding senior client discussions across APAC and cross-border schemes.

You will manage a team of consultants, coordinate with operations and technology partners, and help develop new payment offerings while supporting market go-to strategies.

Qualifications

• Experience in payments strategy or operations with transformation delivery.
• Deep knowledge of APAC and cross-border payment schemes.
• Proven ability to define and deliver solutions in payment platforms (e.g., Finastra Global Pay Plus) and similar products.
• Experience in consulting services across payment ecosystems.
• Strong understanding of payment systems including RTGS, NEFT, ACH, MT formats.

Responsibilities

• Cultivate and build long term relationships with senior executive clients in Financial Services (Payments transformation).
• Perform as a subject matter expert for payment solutions transformation programs and advise on business challenges.
• Lead a team of consultants and business analysts for end-to-end payment transformation programs in APAC.
• Collaborate with business, operations and technology partners to deliver end-to-end systems and processes.
• Work with the payments practice lead to develop offerings and support go-to-market plans.

Skills

Payments strategy

Client relationship management

Cross-border payments

ISO 20022

SWIFT messages

Payment implementations

Team leadership

Consulting experience

English communication

Job description

Principal, Payments, Singapore

Key responsibilities of this position include:

• Cultivate and build long term relationships with senior executive clients (i.e., C-suite, Business heads, VPs) of companies in the Financial Services Sector (Payments transformation)
• Perform as a subject matter expert for payment solutions transformation programs and advise, shape and provide solutions to business challenges presented by the client.
• Lead a team of consultants and business analysts for the end-to-end payment transformation program for Asia-pacific and cross-border payment schemes with minimal oversight.
• Collaborate with Business units, Operation Units, Technology partners in ensuring end-to-end system and process delivery
• Work closely with the payments practice lead, developing payment offerings and supporting the Go to market plan.

To be successful in this role, you will need:

• Minimum 10 to 12 years of experience of working in either payments strategy or operations team or in a consulting firm with credentials of having delivered transformation projects
• Deep understanding of the Asia-Pacific and cross-border payment schemes.
• Proven ability to define and deliver solutions inFinastra Global Pay Plusor other similar products with 8-10 years of experience with specialization in Payment implementations, with exposure to methodologies and frameworks for business analysis
• Proven experience in consulting services in business, IT, digital or acquisition across the payment ecosystem
• Experience in Payment & Settlement Systems with solid domain knowledge of Asia Pacific payment systems for domestic payments (e.g. RTGS, NEFT, ACH, CITAD, G3 Fast, Payroll etc.) and cross-border payments
• Excellent Knowledge of ISO20022 payment standards and SWIFT messages.
• Experience in Payments, including digital and traditional payments, national and cross-border, ATMs and EFTPOS, and Corporate and Financial Institution Payments.
• Excellent knowledge of MT 1xx series, MT 940/MT 942, ISO 20022 and local file formats, and payment hub implementation experience
• Ability to engage the clients on their important and challenging business issues
• Ability to build strong relationships at the senior management level
• Strong critical thinking skills, analytical abilities, and the capacity for creative thinking to solve relevant client problems and issues
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong communication skills in English - verbal and written.