Payments Consultant (London)

Location: London, United Kingdom; hybrid

Company

hirify.global provides a payment orchestration platform for businesses in the air, travel, and hospitality sectors.

What you will do

• Lead client-facing payment performance diagnostics across acquiring, interchange, scheme fees, FX, authorisation, declines, 3DS/SCA, and payment methods.
• Analyse transaction, cost, and commercial data to identify optimisation and revenue opportunities.
• Benchmark performance against travel, airline, and large-merchant peer groups.
• Develop ROI models, financial business cases, and strategic recommendations using real customer data.
• Present findings to senior Finance, Treasury, Technology, Payments, and Commercial stakeholders.
• Act as a payments subject matter expert and contribute to consulting methodologies, benchmarking capabilities, and commercial engagements.

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience in payments consulting, payment strategy, acquiring, merchant payments, PSPs, or payment optimisation.
• Deep knowledge of card payments, acquiring, payment optimisation, authorisation performance, decline management, and payment acceptance.
• Strong understanding of interchange, scheme fees, FX, payment economics, and merchant acquiring models.
• Experience analysing transaction-level data, building financial and ROI models, and quantifying commercial opportunities.
• Ability to connect analytical insights to measurable business outcomes and balance analytical rigour with practical recommendations.
• Experience presenting complex analytical findings and payments concepts to senior stakeholders and executive audiences, including technical and non-technical audiences.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, consulting, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience working in fast-paced, client-facing environments.

Nice to have

• Experience in airline, OTA, hospitality, or travel payments.
• Understanding of BSP, ARC, and GDS settlement processes.
• Experience with high-volume card-not-present transaction environments.
• Knowledge of alternative payment methods and global payment ecosystems.
• Previous consulting or advisory experience in payments or financial services.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in a diverse, international, remote-first organisation with colleagues across borders, functions, and cultures.
• Collaborate with major global airlines, travel brands, and payment ecosystems.
• Competitive salary and comprehensive medical insurance covering dependents where applicable.
• Opportunities for personal and professional growth in a rapidly evolving payments industry.
• Inclusive environment focused on innovation, challenging the status quo, and measurable customer impact.