Truist · 2 days ago
Payments Platform Strategy & Execution Leader
Charlotte NC - 214 North Tryon Street
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
10+ years expTruist Bank is a leading financial institution, and they are seeking a Payments Platform Strategy & Execution Leader. This role is responsible for guiding a technology team to align strategic payments technology objectives across various business functions while leading product management and engineering for payment processing infrastructure.
BankingFinanceFinancial Services
Responsibilities
Lead the technology team in aligning enterprise-wide strategic objectives across business, risk, and operations, ensuring all initiatives support the broader organizational goals
Serve as a central point for shaping business strategy, defining technical roadmaps, and developing business cases for technology-driven change
Drive collaboration across product, technology, and enterprise architecture functions, fostering a culture of partnership and shared accountability
Provide direct engagement and alignment with key Consumer and Wholesale LOBs, ensuring delivery priorities reflect enterprise needs and strategic direction
Lead technology product management and engineering efforts for common core payment processing infrastructure, ensuring consistency, scalability, and reliability across all Payments delivery teams
Oversee the planning, design, engineering, testing, and deployment of payment application projects, utilizing both Agile and Waterfall methodologies as appropriate
Maintain an appropriate risk profile by proactively identifying risks, implementing mitigations, and partnering with risk, audit, and regulatory teams
Ensure all technology solutions meet business needs and satisfy risk and operational requirements for the Payment Services Technology organization
Apply deep expertise in payments business, software architecture, and platform design to guide and coach teams, resolve complex technical and organizational challenges, and leverage emerging technologies for business efficiency and transformation
Champion engineering excellence and Agile practices, driving automation and continuous improvement in solution delivery
Lead and manage high-performing teams, including hiring, coaching, performance reviews, and professional development
Foster a culture of innovation, accountability, and continuous learning within the technology delivery team
Qualification
Required
Equivalent combination of advanced education and related experience, which could include any combination of: Ten years' experience managing software engineers and systems analysts, Five years' relevant business experience (i.e. making technical-related decisions on the business side), Five years' managing a large staff, (including managing managers), and Five years' experience with budget responsibilities
Ability to translate enterprise level strategic planning information into software and data management needs, create business plans, and turn them into effective business solutions
Executive level communications skills, including, strong negotiation/facilitation/presentation skills and experience negotiating with vendors for relevant products and services
Significant knowledge of current and emerging application software products and tools
Extensive project management experience to include multi-million dollar projects completed on time, within budget and delivering quality results
Strong analytical and architectural skills
Ability to manage a high volume of internal client relationships
Knowledge of all phases of software engineering life cycle and experience with process improvement models
Preferred
Broad and deep knowledge of payments business, software architecture, platform design, and modern technology trends
Experience with hybrid cloud hosting architecture and operations
Full understanding of Agile methodology and experience leading teams in Agile/DevSecOps environments
Banking or financial services experience, especially in payments
Experience driving transformation from traditional to modern engineering practices
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
Life insurance
Disability
Accidental death and dismemberment
Tax-preferred savings accounts
401k plan
No less than 10 days of vacation
10 sick days
Paid holidays
Defined benefit pension plan
Restricted stock units
Deferred compensation plan
Company
Truist
Truist is the sixth-largest commercial bank in the U.S.
10001+ employees
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Funding
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Leadership Team
Michael Maguire
Chief Financial Officer
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