Technology Payments Lead

Madison-Davis, LLC; New York (NY); Presencial; USD 180.000 - 260.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Unknown Financial Institution in New York seeks an experienced Technology Payments Lead to strategize and execute a major payments modernization program, with a focus on international and cross-border settlements. The role combines strategic vision with hands-on delivery across core banking infrastructure and emerging capabilities like stablecoins and blockchain-enabled payments.

You will lead multi-year initiatives, drive architecture and integrations across platforms, APIs, treasury systems,

Formación

• 15+ years in payments/fintech with leadership experience.
• Deep expertise in cross-border payments and ISO 20022.
• Proven ownership of enterprise payment tech implementations.
• Experience in regulated financial-services environments.
• Bachelor's degree in Business/Finance/CS/Engineering.

Responsabilidades

• Define and execute a multi-year payments modernization roadmap.
• Lead cross-border payments, SWIFT, correspondent banking, and ISO 20022 initiatives.
• Own enterprise payment tech implementations and integrations from strategy through production adoption.
• Lead architecture and integration across payment platforms, APIs, treasury systems, compliance systems, fraud controls, and enterprise applications.
• Improve payment orchestration, payment messaging, tracking, resiliency, and operational workflows.
• Partner across product, treasury, technology, operations, risk, compliance, legal, and external vendors.
• Evaluate stablecoin settlement, tokenized payments, blockchain infrastructure, and other emerging payment technologies.
• Lead technology and fintech vendor strategy, implementation, and optimization.

Conocimientos

Strategic leadership

Executive communications

Payments expertise

Stakeholder management

API integration

Real-time processing

Regulated environment experience

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Business/Finance/CS/Engineering

Herramientas

FIS

Fiserv

SWIFT ecosystem

Descripción del empleo

A leading financial institution is seeking an experienced Technology Payments Lead to drive the strategy and execution of a major payments modernization agenda, with particular emphasis on international and cross-border payments. This senior leadership position requires someone who can combine strategic thinking with practical implementation experience. The successful candidate will lead transformation across established banking payment infrastructure while helping evaluate and operationalize emerging payment capabilities such as stablecoin settlement, tokenized payments, and blockchain-enabled infrastructure.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Define and execute a multi-year payment technology modernization roadmap
• Lead cross-border payments, SWIFT, correspondent banking, and ISO 20022 initiatives
• Own enterprise payment technology implementations and integrations from strategy through production adoption
• Lead architecture and integration across payment platforms, APIs, treasury systems, compliance systems, fraud controls, and enterprise applications
• Improve payment orchestration, payment messaging, tracking, resiliency, and operational workflows
• Partner across product, treasury, technology, operations, risk, compliance, legal, and external vendors
• Evaluate stablecoin settlement, tokenized payments, blockchain infrastructure, and other emerging payment technologies
• Lead technology and fintech vendor strategy, implementation, and optimization

Role Requirements

• 15+ years of progressive experience across payments, transaction banking, treasury technology, fintech, or financial-services technology
• Deep experience with cross-border payments, SWIFT, correspondent banking, and international payment workflows
• Proven ownership of enterprise payment technology implementations and integrations
• Hands-on experience with ISO 20022 and payment messaging transformation
• Strong understanding of payment architecture, APIs, orchestration, real-time processing, and integration patterns
• Experience with enterprise payment platforms and vendors such as FIS, Fiserv, SWIFT ecosystem providers, or comparable technologies
• Strong knowledge of payment operations, reconciliation, sanctions screening, fraud controls, AML/BSA, and operational resiliency
• Experience operating within regulated financial-services environments
• Demonstrated ability to lead large cross-functional programs through production implementation
• Strong executive communication and stakeholder-management skills
• Bachelor s degree in Business, Finance, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE

• Stablecoin or tokenized settlement experience
• Blockchain-enabled payment infrastructure experience
• Global transaction banking or commercial banking payment modernization
• Treasury management, FX, or liquidity-management experience
• Experience connecting SWIFT, RTP, FedNow, ACH, wire, and emerging payment rails