Payments Innovation Consultant

We are looking for a forward-thinking Payments innovation consultant with a broad knowledge of the payments landscape to strengthen our payments team and help our customers best prepare on the many drivers of change in the Payments industry.

We are Projective Group, a leading financial services consulting firm where innovation and technology meet business. Our focus on the financial sector enables us to develop comprehensive solutions within the Payments, Risk & Compliance, Data and Transformation practices.

With our Payments practice, we support Tier 1 and Tier 2 banks, financial market infrastructures, stock exchanges, and payment service providers worldwide. We help them navigate the rapidly evolving payments landscape by translating strategic challenges into actionable solutions.

We are also happy to share that we’ve just launched the first edition of the Journal of Financial Services (JoFS), published by the Projective Group Institute. You can easily download it for free here: institute.projectivegroup.com.

Some of the topics covered: Digital and central bank digital currencies; AI in payments; Regulatory change and cross-border challenges

What will you do?

As Payments Innovation Consultant, you will be the bridge between our clients' business vision and the technical solutions that bring it to life. You'll play a crucial role in shaping the future of their Payments capabilities—from strategy to execution—by focusing on requirements gathering, process modeling, and functional design. You'll support financial institutions, fintechs, and market infrastructures in navigating changes driven by digitalization, regulation, and cybersecurity to modernize their operations.

Your key responsibilities:

• Gap-Analysis, perform thorough AS-IS analysis and describe TO-BE situation, identify gaps and assess the impact of new requirements or regulatory changes on existing systems.

• Solution Design & Modeling, translate business needs into clear, structured functional specifications and design documents, e.g. use cases, user stories, process flow diagrams, data models

• Process Optimization, analyse existing payments operating models and business processes, propose improvements, and model future-state processes.

• Support Implementation, act as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) during development, testing, and deployment phases, managing change requests and resolving functional issues.

• Stakeholder alignment, establish collaborative relationships with external and internal stakeholders across business, technology, and regulatory domains

• Track industry trends, fintech disruptions, and regulatory updates to guide project direction

Your skills and qualifications

• Excellent knowledge of business English, and fluency in Dutch or French

• Good understanding of the Payments systems, technologies and innovations - including real-time payments, regulatory frameworks, open banking, AI in Payments, digital wallets, and digital currencies

• +2 years of experience

• A proven track record in payments related initiatives within consultancy, banking, or payment service providers

• Skilled in stakeholder management and approach interactions with diplomacy and tact.

What can you expect from us?

At Projective Group, we believe in rewarding ambition and supporting growth—both professionally and personally. From a competitive benefits package to a vibrant company culture, we make sure you have everything you need to thrive.

• A competitive salary topped with a daily net allowance, meal - and eco vouchers.

• A flexible FIP budget for bike leasing, multimedia, or mobility expenses.

• A company car with charging setup. Prefer something else? Switch it up with a mobility budget, your call.

• €5.000 annual training budget to boost your growth. You choose how to invest it.

• A yearly company bonus, with additional referral and sales incentives.

• A hybrid work setup with flexible hours and part-time remote options.

• Regular fun events (from game nights to padel tournaments and everything in between) and a yearly group offsite abroad.

• An international setting with plenty of growth opportunities, serving top clients in the financial sector.

• An entrepreneurial scale up spirit with a pragmatic can-do mentality, all within a collaborative and solid corporate framework

For more information, visit projectivegroup.com

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