Senior Manager, Payments Business Development (Fintech)

TL;DR

Senior Manager, Payments Business Development (Fintech): Shaping the bank’s next-generation payment capabilities and digital services ecosystem with an accent on identifying market-shaping opportunities and commercialising new digital propositions. Focus on influencing industry standards, leading multi-year roadmaps, and driving commercial outcomes for digital identity and wallet-based services.

Location: Hybrid in Birmingham, Glasgow, Edinburgh, or London (UK), requiring at least two days per week in one of these office locations.

Salary: £78,098 – £91,880

Company

hirify.global is an innovative, fast-changing business shaping the future of finance.

What you will do

• Define the vision for Payments & Emerging Digital Services, assessing market trends and building investment cases.
• Design and evolve wallet-enabled and digitally integrated services, guiding innovation in emerging customer needs.
• Build partnerships with regulators, digital identity bodies, schemes, and wallet providers to influence industry standards.
• Own and lead the multi-year roadmap, guiding cross-functional teams through discovery and delivery.
• Develop compelling investment cases and monitor commercial performance to achieve strategic goals.

Requirements

• Proven experience in payments or digital services with a track record of innovative propositions.
• Deep understanding of digital identity, wallet technologies, rail-agnostic payments, and digital service ecosystems.
• Experience shaping industry or cross-industry standards, particularly in digital identity, authentication frameworks, or API ecosystems.
• Strong commercial acuity in developing business cases and securing investment for digital or payment initiatives.
• Demonstrated ability to identify and develop new markets and establish new commercial models or alliances.
• Excellent stakeholder management, influencing skills, and strong analytical thinking.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid working model requiring 40% of time in office.
• Inclusive culture celebrating diversity and supporting under-represented groups.
• Generous pension contribution of up to 15%.
• Annual performance-related bonus and share schemes.
• 30 days’ holiday plus bank holidays.
• Wellbeing initiatives and parental leave policies.