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Sia Experience · 1 day ago

Payments Manager - Financial Services Strategy Consulting

3280 Peachtree Rd NE 7th floor, Atlanta, GA 30305, USA

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

7+ years exp

Sia is a next-generation, global management consulting group that helps clients navigate and benefit from transformation. They are seeking a Payments Manager with experience in Financial Services and Payments to lead regulatory remediation initiatives, develop solutions for optimizing payment activities, and support business development efforts.

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No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Provide expert guidance on U.S. payment regulations affecting electronic transactions including but not limited to credit, debit, EBT, ACH, Prepaid, BNPL, Crypto Currencies, RTP, FedNow, mobile payments, and other payment types

Ability to understand and interpret PCI DSS, KYC and AML, PSD2, SOC 2, OFAC, FinCEN, and FATF regulations and impacts on clients

Assess and interpret emerging regulatory trends, supervisory expectations, and enforcement actions to develop compliance strategies

Support clients in creation of product pipelines, product requirements and user stories, product road maps, and high level strategic planning

Develop regulatory frameworks, compliance programs, and internal policies to align with industry best practices

Stay abreast of VISA, MasterCard, American Express, and other Association guidelines and best practices

Enable client delivery with project management best practices, particularly using the Scaled Agile Framework

Collaborate with internal and client project team members, and contribute to internal communications and readiness activity within the program team and with client groups

Manage multiple consulting engagements, ensuring on-time and high-quality deliverables

Provide status reporting of progress, dependencies, issues, risks and overall program health to Senior Management

Lead cross-functional teams and collaborate with clients to drive project execution

Support business development by contributing to proposals, client presentations, and thought leadership

Qualification

Payments experiencePayment regulations knowledgeProject management skillsMastercard solutionsProduct management experienceStakeholder engagementAgile tools proficiencyScaled Agile FrameworkMicrosoft Office proficiencyCommunication

Required

7+ years of experience working in a Payments-related organization (i.e. Issuer, Acquirer, FinTech, or Payments-related role within your organization)

Prior management consulting experience

A bachelor's degree in Finance, Business Management, or a related field from an accredited college/university is required (master's is preferred)

Deep understanding of payment regulations and related issues affecting financial services organizations in the US

Experience leading product implementations, developing requirements and user stories, and advising leadership on industry trends and best practices

Experience with Mastercard solutions including but not limited to Mastercard API capabilities and Mastercard's Ethoca solution

Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to convey complex concepts to senior executives

Project management skills, with experience overseeing payments initiatives and coordinating cross-functional teams

Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)

Preferred

Experience working as a Product Manager within Financial Services and/or Payments organization

Experience with the Scaled Agile Framework

Experience using Agile Tools (i.e. Rally, Jira, Confluence, ADO, etc.)

Benefits

3 Medical plans

Dental and Vision

Life, AD&D and other voluntary insurance

401K retirement plan

4% matching and 100% vested upon enrollment

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

Health, Dependent Care, Commuter

100% paid parental leave for all new parents with eligible tenure

Building Healthy Families program if enrolled through Medical plan

Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) policy

9 company holidays plus 1 floating holiday

College savings and student loan repayment assistance

Monthly cell phone stipend

Access to wellness programs at no cost if enrolled through Medical plan, including: Gym membership reimbursement, LiveHealth Online virtual care, Personalized support from a Well-being Coach

Employee Assistance Program at no cost

Free confidential counseling and emotional support services

On-demand access to Emotional Well-being resources (ranging from relaxation techniques to stress management)