At Capgemini Invent, we believe difference drives change. As inventive transformation consultants, we blend our strategic, creative and scientific capabilities, collaborating closely with clients to deliver cutting-edge solutions. Join us to drive transformation tailored to our client's challenges of today and tomorrow. Informed and validated by science and data. Superpowered by creativity and design. All underpinned by technology created with purpose.

Your Role

In this role you will play a key role in:

• Develop and implement a comprehensive payments strategy in alignment with the FS sector and industry goals and objectives.
• Lead a team of payments professionals, providing guidance, mentorship, and support to ensure high performance and productivity.
• Stay abreast of industry developments, emerging technologies, and regulatory changes to drive innovation and compliance within the payments function.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver the best e2e solution for clients.
• Oversee the implementation and maintenance of payment systems, ensuring seamless integration and optimal performance.

As part of your role you will also have the opportunity to contribute to the business and your own personal growth, through activities that form part of the following categories:

• Business Development – Leading/contributing to proposals, RFPs, bids, proposition development, client pitch contribution, client hosting at events.
• Internal contribution – Campaign development, internal think-tanks, whitepapers, practice development (operations, recruitment, team events & activities), offering development.
• Learning & development – Training to support your career development and the skills demand within the company, certifications etc.

Your Profile

Ideally you should have the following:

• Proven senior level experience in payments operations, in progressively responsible roles.
• Strong leadership skills with a track record of successfully managing teams and driving results.
• In-depth knowledge of payment systems, technologies, and industry best practices leveraging a robust network of key stakeholders and clients, trade associations, regulators in the payment space in the UK and Europe
• Familiarity with regulatory requirements, compliance standards, and risk management principles in the payments domain.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to think strategically, make data-driven decisions, and adapt to a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

You will be currently working in a major Consulting firm, and/or in industry but having a Consulting background with proven ability to be successful in a matrixed organisation, and to enlist support and commitment from peers in selling and delivering consulting solutions.
• Experience of proposition building and delivery.
• Business development – utilising a combination of the organisation’s broader pre-existing relationships, company relationships and your own network, you’ll be generating c.£4m of direct consulting revenues (Vice President).

Need to Know

At Capgemini we don’t just believe in inclusion, we actively go out to making it a working reality. Driven by our core values and Inclusive Futures for All campaign, we build environments where you can bring you whole self to work.
We aim to build an environment where employees can enjoy a positive work-life balance. We embed hybrid working in all that we do and make flexible working arrangements the day-to-day reality for our people. All UK employees are eligible to request flexible working arrangements.
Employee wellbeing is vitally important to us as an organisation. We see a healthy and happy workforce a critical component for us to achieve our organisational ambitions. To help support wellbeing we have trained ‘Mental Health Champions’ across each of our business areas. We have also invested in wellbeing apps such as Thrive and Peppy.

CSR:
We’re also focused on using tech to have a positive social impact. So, we’re working to reduce our own carbon footprint and improve everyone’s access to a digital world. It’s something we’re really serious about. In fact, we were even named as one of the world’s most ethical companies by the Ethisphere Institute for the 10th year. When you join Capgemini, you’ll join a team that does the right thing.

Whilst you will have London, Manchester or Glasgow as an office base location, you must be fully flexible in terms of assignment location, as these roles may involve periods of time away from home at short notice.

We offer a remuneration package which includes flexible benefits options for you to choose to suit your own personal circumstances and a variable element dependent grade and on company and personal performance.