Technology Consulting Senior, Financial Services, Payments

Technology Consulting Senior – Financial Services – Banking, Payments

EY is a leader in serving the global financial services marketplace and the only professional services firm with a separate business unit dedicated to the financial services industry – the Financial Services Organization (FSO). Our focused model and bold ambition have put us at the center of the events that continue to reshape and redefine our industry, working side by side with a range of clients from our most venerable institutions to dynamic new entrants across Banking and Capital Markets, Wealth and Asset Management, Insurance, and Real Estate, Hospitality and Construction. Our purpose is to help build a financial services industry in which financial institutions are trusted and flourish, and the global economy is healthy, growing and secure. If you have a passion for rallying together to solve complex challenges, then come join our dynamic FSO team!

At EY, we believe the future of technology careers is yours to build. You’ll harness technology to power human enterprise, at the same time creating a tech career that’s personalized for you, by you. You’ll be working with world-leading organizations and collaborating in global teams, solving the world’s toughest challenges together, with the freedom to explore new ideas and devise your own solutions. Every day, you’ll be building your tech skill-set while learning about business strategy, creating an unparalleled portfolio of career experiences.

The Opportunity

At EY, we pride ourselves on being a trusted advisor to the key stakeholders in the financial services industry. Our vision and flawless execution have driven substantial growth in our organization. As a result, we are currently looking to expand our team by bringing on board leaders with the commitment and drive to help our clients succeed. Due to the tremendous growth of technology in the financial services industry, we need individuals versed in end-to-end technology transformation engagements with relevant experience and a well-rounded skills set. This is an opportunity with tremendous growth potential for motivated individuals with a strong work ethic.

Your Key Responsibilities

As a technology consulting Senior, you are expected to be an active contributor in terms of your knowledge and experience in technology transformation and your ability to assist practitioners throughout the creation and successful delivery of work products. The senior consultant will 1) take direction and guidance from both project team and client resources, 2) perform tasks to prepare and complete work products with minimal daily supervision, and 3) delegate tasks to more junior resources and manage the ground-level activities of the team to bring work products to completion. You will be a critical member of the team, working with our program leads and key SMAs to ensure a cohesive and comprehensive solution will be delivered on time and on budget to the utmost satisfaction of our clients. You will be a part of client engagement teams with diverse skills and backgrounds, fostering an innovative and inclusive team-oriented work environment.

Minimum requirements:

• Bachelor's degree plus approximately 2+ years of related work experience; or a graduate degree plus approximately 1+ years of related work experience, specifically within Payments (Card, ACH, Real Time Payments, Cross Border, Digital Currency), Network processing,  Money Movement, Card Issuing and  Processing, Treasury and/or Cash Management, or Merchant Acquiring
• Strong written and verbal communication, presentation, client service and technical writing skills, coupled with a strong interest in further developing industry and deep content knowledge in the Payments space
• Ability to travel – you will likely spend a significant amount of time onsite with our clients. This travel can be as much as 50% to 80% of a work week and may be international.
• Hands-on experience in the design, development and delivery of solutions or infrastructure and large-scale programs to build, integrate and deliver systems/functions in a complex landscape, including, but not limited to:
  • Business process and workflow design
  • Business requirements definition, analysis, and traceability mapping
  • Ability to design and create an effective IT environment for business operations, aligned to the overall business purpose and activities

Ideally, you will also have:

• Consulting experience or working experience within large global financial institution or payments provider
• Experience with operating model design to define target state business, operations, technology, and control partner functions
• Experience in core platform transformation to support the changing business and regulatory landscape, enabling the realization of strategic business priorities including improved client experience, market expansion and easier partner/correspondent banking integration
• Experience in design, testing, and implementation of technology-enabled solutions
• Experience in vendor assessment, selection, and transformation
• Experience in capability maturity model planning, roadmap development and investment prioritization for large-scale, strategic, and transformative initiatives
• Knowledge of key technology skills and methodologies
  • API development using modern technology stack
  • Cloud and development and operations (DevOps) practices for software configuration, containerization, integration and deployment to various platforms and operating environments
  • Data-related concepts and skills, including database concepts, data schema, data migration, data modeling, data translation, and data analytics ((e.g., BI tools, data streaming, machine learning, AI)
  • Common industry tools and methodologies, such as Kubernetes, Kafka, OpenShift, Snowflake, OLAP and OLTP, ETL/ELT
  • Quality Assurance and testing
• Familiarity with KYC, AML, and payments compliance regulations
• Understanding of payments risk and payments messaging standards, open banking/embedded finance

What we look for

We are interested in leaders with a genuine creative vision and the confidence to make it happen. You can expect plenty of autonomy in this role, so you’ll also need the ability to take initiative and seek out opportunities to improve our current relationships and processes. If you’re ready to take on some of our clients’ most complex issues, this role is for you.

• Continuous learning: You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
• Success as defined by you: We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
• Transformative leadership: We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
• Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.