Payment Solution Architect

1. Be part of the project team to design functional & technical solutions for payment system functions, APH Systems, integration with internal & external systems, and monitor implementation of the solutions.

2. Review current and legacy solutions and provide feasible target solutions considering existing limitations, including modernization of legacy payment application.

3. Work with Enterprise Architects and project teams to ensure solution architectures developed comply with enterprise architecture principles, standards, and guidelines. Act as the bridge between enterprise architecture and delivery.

4. Prepare the journey landscape from AS-IS model to a target strategic landscape.

5. Design and influence various market best practices deployed for payment landscape.

6. Provide a detailed study of AS-IS landscape and the dependencies thereof from a payment ecosystem perspective.

7. Design highly critical system/application according to business expectations and existing constraints, through both tactical and strategic solutions.

8. Develop, document, and present distinct and end-to-end functional solutions to architecture board and ensure the implementation team delivers as per the design.

9. Work closely with internal and external stakeholders (SI partners, product vendors) to deliver end-to-end solution.

Primary Skills:

1. Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
2. Strong verbal and written communication skills.
3. Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills.
4. Able to work independently as well as within a team to tackle issues & identify solutions in a timely manner.
5. In-depth experience in payments, cash management, and transaction banking projects.
6. Good technical & operational understanding of payments & collections/receivables (cross-border TT, RTGS, ACH bulk payments, direct debit, internal transfer, instant/FAST payments, virtual account, etc).

Requirements:

Secondary Skillset (good to have):

1. Sound knowledge of core banking functionality, general ledger posting, payment FX processing, STP efficiency, AML requirements, reconciliation, and cash flow.
2. Good knowledge of regional regulatory requirements and payments-related risk controls and governance.
3. Experience in supply chain finance, trade finance, cheques, and loans processing.
4. Strong operations and/or testing background.