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The successful candidate will be responsible for shaping complex payments transformation programs, developing market-leading propositions, supporting strategic pursuits and overseeing the delivery of high-value consulting engagements.\nThe role will work closely with account executives, technology architects, engineering teams, industry partners and delivery leaders to drive sustainable growth and measurable client outcomes.\nKey Responsibilities\n1. Payments Strategy and Advisory\nLead strategic advisory engagements covering enterprise payments strategy, modernisation, operating models and transformation roadmaps.\nAdvise financial institutions on domestic and international payments ecosystems, industry developments and emerging technologies.\nDevelop business cases, investment strategies and transformation plans that balance customer experience, operational resilience, regulatory compliance and commercial value.\nGuide clients through the transition from legacy payments infrastructure to modern, scalable and API-enabled platforms.\nProvide strategic guidance on real-time payments, payment orchestration, embedded finance, digital wallets, open banking and emerging payment models.\nSupport executive stakeholders in defining future-state payments capabilities, architectures and operating models.\n2. Payments Domain and Industry Expertise\nProvide deep subject matter expertise across key payments capabilities and industry frameworks, including:\nDomestic Payments\nNew Payments Platform (NPP), PayID and PayTo.\nBECS, direct entry and legacy payments modernisation.\nHigh Value Clearing System (HVCS) and real-time gross settlement.\nAustralian Payments Plus (AP+) initiatives and industry transformation.\nISO 20022 adoption, message standards and payment interoperability.\nInternational and Cross-Border Payments\nSWIFT messaging and connectivity, including CBPR+.\nCorrespondent banking and international payment processing.\nCross-border payments modernisation, settlement and liquidity considerations.\nInternational payment standards and interoperability.\nCards and Digital Payments\nCard issuing and acquiring.\nScheme integration, payment gateways and merchant services.\nDigital wallets, tokenisation and authentication.\nPayment switching, routing, authorisation and settlement.\nFraud detection, transaction monitoring and payments security.\nRisk and Regulatory\nPayments-related regulatory obligations and industry standards.\nOperational resilience, financial crime controls, fraud and cybersecurity.\nAPRA CPS 230, CPS 234 and applicable payments regulatory requirements.\nPCI DSS and relevant scheme compliance requirements.\n3. Business Development and Commercial Growth\nEstablish and grow a differentiated payments consulting capability within the organisation.\nIdentify and qualify opportunities across banking, financial services, payments providers and adjacent industries.\nPartner with account teams to develop strategic account plans and identify payments-related growth opportunities.\nLead payments advisory pursuits, including opportunity qualification, solution shaping, proposals, presentations and commercial negotiations.\nDevelop repeatable consulting propositions, methodologies, accelerators and intellectual property.\nBuild relationships with senior client stakeholders, including CIOs, CTOs, Heads of Payments, Chief Product Officers and Transformation Executives.\nSupport revenue, bookings, pipeline and margin objectives aligned to practice growth targets.\n4. Solution and Transformation Leadership\nLead the design and shaping of complex payments transformation programs.\nTranslate business objectives into practical technology and operating model solutions.\nProvide oversight of payments architecture, integration patterns, platform selection and implementation strategies.\nWork with enterprise architects and engineering teams to develop scalable, resilient and secure payments solutions.\nSupport vendor and platform evaluations, including build-versus-buy assessments.\nProvide independent assurance and strategic guidance on major payments programs.\nIdentify delivery risks, architectural dependencies and transformation challenges, recommending practical mitigation strategies.\nEnsure proposed solutions align with client business outcomes, regulatory obligations and long-term technology strategies.\n5. Client Relationship and Executive Engagement\nAct as a trusted adviser to senior executives across the banking and payments ecosystem.\nFacilitate executive workshops, strategy sessions and payments transformation discussions.\nBuild strong relationships with existing clients while establishing new executive-level connections.\nCommunicate complex payments concepts in clear, commercially relevant language.\nRepresent the organisation in industry forums, client briefings and strategic partner engagements.\nDemonstrate thought leadership through market insights, industry perspectives and advisory content.\n6. Practice and Capability Development\nDefine the payments consulting capability roadmap, including priority services, skills and market propositions.\nMentor consultants, business analysts, solution architects and delivery specialists.\nDevelop reusable frameworks, reference architectures, assessment tools and delivery methodologies.\nBuild relationships with technology and ecosystem partners to strengthen the payments offering.\nSupport recruitment, capability development and knowledge-sharing activities.\nPromote collaboration across Business Consulting, Technology Consulting, Data & AI, Cybersecurity and Application Engineering practices.\nExperience and Qualifications\nEssential Experience\n15+ years of relevant experience in banking, financial services, payments technology or consulting, with significant experience in payments.\nDemonstrated expertise across multiple payments domains, including real-time payments, clearing, settlement, cards or cross-border payments.\nProven experience leading payments transformation, modernisation or strategic advisory engagements.\nStrong understanding of the Australian banking and payments landscape, including NPP, AP+, ISO 20022 and relevant regulatory frameworks.\nExperience engaging senior banking executives and influencing strategic technology and investment decisions.\nDemonstrated ability to shape complex consulting opportunities and support business development activities.\nStrong understanding of payments architectures, integration technologies, APIs and modern banking platforms.\nExperience working with multidisciplinary teams across business, architecture, engineering and delivery.\nExcellent stakeholder management, communication, facilitation and presentation skills.\nHighly Desirable\nExperience working with major Australian banks, international financial institutions or payment service providers.\nPrevious experience in a Tier 1 consulting organisation, global systems integrator or senior banking technology leadership role.\nKnowledge of payment hubs and platforms such as Volante, Finastra, FIS, Fiserv, ACI Worldwide, Temenos or equivalent solutions.\nExperience with cloud-native payments architecture, event-driven integration and microservices.\nUnderstanding of AI-enabled fraud detection, payment operations automation and intelligent transaction processing.\nExperience developing consulting offerings and establishing new industry capabilities.\nRelevant tertiary qualifications in Information Technology, Engineering, Finance, Business or a related discipline.\nKey Capabilities and Attributes\nThe successful candidate will demonstrate:\nIndustry credibility: Recognised expertise in the payments ecosystem and the ability to engage credibly with senior banking executives.\nCommercial acumen: Ability to identify opportunities, shape compelling propositions and translate client challenges into consulting revenue.\nStrategic thinking: Ability to connect industry trends, technology developments and business priorities into actionable transformation strategies.\nTechnical fluency: Strong understanding of modern payments platforms, architectures and integration approaches.\nConsultative leadership: Ability to challenge conventional thinking, facilitate decisions and influence stakeholders.\nDelivery orientation: Focus on practical solutions, measurable outcomes and successful transformation execution.\nCollaboration: Ability to operate across account, consulting, engineering, partner and delivery organisations.\nAt DXC Technology, we believe strong connections and community are key to our success. Our work model prioritizes in-person collaboration while offering flexibility to support wellbeing, productivity, individual work styles, and life circumstances. We’re committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive.\nRecruitment fraud is a scheme in which fictitious job opportunities are offered to job seekers typically through online services, such as false websites, or through unsolicited emails claiming to be from the company. These emails may request recipients to provide personal information or to make payments as part of their illegitimate recruiting process. DXC does not make offers of employment via social media networks and DXC never asks for any money or payments from applicants at any point in the recruitment process, nor ask a job seeker to purchase IT or other equipment on our behalf. 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