Head of Payments / IT Director

Job Description

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Head of Tribe Tech - Payments

Salary: £150,000 - £180,000 + PackageLocation: Dublin (Hybrid)

We are supporting a leading banking organisation in the search for a Head of Tribe Tech - Payments to lead the technology and delivery agenda across a complex payments landscape.

This is a senior leadership role with responsibility for driving a portfolio of strategic payments programmes, shaping technology strategy, and delivering large-scale transformation across electronic payments platforms and services.

The successful candidate will bring significant experience leading end-to-end payments transformation programmes and a proven track record of delivering complex change initiatives within banking, financial services, or the wider payments sector.

Key areas of expertise may include:

Faster Payments Payment Schemes Electronic Payments Payments Regulatory Change ISO 20022 SEPA Payment Hubs Clearing and Settlement Payments Modernisation Core Payments Infrastructure

Key Responsibilities

Lead the technology strategy and delivery roadmap for the Payments function. Drive the successful execution of multiple large-scale payments transformation programmes. Partner with business and technology stakeholders to align strategic objectives and delivery priorities. Manage technology delivery governance, budgets, risk, compliance, and resource planning. Lead and develop multidisciplinary teams across technology, change, and delivery functions. Ensure the successful delivery of regulatory, scheme-driven, and strategic payments initiatives.* Collaborate across business units to manage dependencies and deliver enterprise-wide outcomes.

Key Requirements

Extensive experience delivering end-to-end payments transformation programmes. Strong knowledge of electronic payments ecosystems and payment schemes. Experience delivering Faster Payments, scheme-driven, or payments regulatory change initiatives. Senior leadership experience within banking, financial services, fintech, or payments organisations. Proven track record of leading large-scale technology and change delivery functions. Experience operating within Agile, hybrid, or traditional delivery environments. Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to engage effectively at executive level. Experience managing significant budgets, delivery portfolios, and technology teams.

This opportunity is particularly suited to candidates who have played a leading role in major payments transformation programmes over the past decade and are looking to take ownership of a high-profile strategic payments agenda within a large financial institution. xwzovoh

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