Principal - Payments (IJP)

Infosys; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Infosys is seeking a Principal, Payments in Singapore to drive transformation programs for senior client executives in the Financial Services sector. You will lead a consulting team across APAC, delivering end-to-end payment transformation projects and collaborating with business units, operations, and technology partners to ensure successful delivery.

The role requires deep APAC payments knowledge, ISO 20022 proficiency, and the ability to engage senior stakeholders with strong analytical and

Qualifications

• Must have senior client relationship ability and payments transformation experience.
• Deep knowledge of APAC payment landscapes and cross-border schemes.
• Proven delivery of payment implementations and transformations.
• Experience in consulting across business, IT, or digital in payments.
• Strong understanding of ISO 20022, SWIFT messages, and payment hubs.
• Executive communication with senior management and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Cultivate and maintain relationships with senior executive clients in Financial Services.
• Serve as SME for payment solutions transformation programs and advise clients.
• Lead a consulting team for end-to-end payment transformation across APAC.
• Collaborate with Business, Operations, and Technology partners for delivery.
• Work with payments practice lead on offerings and go-to-market plans.

Skills

Client relationships

Payments transformation

Team leadership

APAC payments

ISO 20022 knowledge

Payment systems

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Tools

Finastra Global Pay Plus

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.