Global Payments Development & Testing Lead

Job Description

Global Payments Development & Testing Lead – 24 month contract in Bristol (hybrid). You will be based in the Bristol office for a minimum of three days a week, with the flexibility to work from home on other days.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and own the global strategy and roadmap for development and testing within Operational Payments, aligned to the overall transformation vision.
• Lead and direct global, multi‑disciplinary teams (development, testing, business analysis, architecture and third parties), delivering through both direct and matrix leadership.
• Accountable for the end‑to‑end quality and integrity of payment solutions, ensuring they meet regulatory, operational, and client requirements.
• Own the global governance and control framework for development and testing, ensuring audit readiness, regulatory compliance and effective risk management.
• Partner with senior stakeholders, including Global Treasury leadership, to shape strategic priorities, resolve complex issues and inform investment decisions.
• Drive integration across systems, platforms and payment flows to deliver a cohesive global payments capability.
• Lead the identification and mitigation of delivery, operational and regulatory risks, ensuring appropriate controls are in place across all phases of delivery.
• Oversee defect management, prioritisation and resolution strategies, ensuring minimal impact on business operations and client outcomes.
• Drive continuous improvement and innovation, incorporating industry trends and emerging technologies into the development and testing strategy.
• Represent the payments transformation in senior governance forums, influencing decision‑making at an enterprise level.

What you bring to the role

• Deep expertise in global payments and treasury operations, with a strong understanding of regulatory frameworks across multiple jurisdictions.
• Recognised leader in development and testing strategy, with a proven track record of defining and implementing enterprise‑wide standards, governance and control frameworks.
• Demonstrated ability to shape target operating models and embed best practices across complex, global technology environments.
• Strong understanding of end‑to‑end payments architecture, including large‑scale integrations, processing flows and system interdependencies.
• Strategic and forward‑thinking approach, leveraging industry trends, regulatory change and emerging technologies to drive organisational direction.
• Extensive experience within large, complex and highly regulated global organisations, ideally within financial services.
• Strong commercial and business acumen, understanding how payments capabilities support performance, client outcomes and regulatory compliance.
• Proven leadership of large, globally distributed and multi‑disciplinary teams, delivering through both direct and matrix structures.
• Clear strategic mindset, with the ability to define vision, set priorities and drive performance across a complex delivery landscape.
• Exceptional problem‑solving capability, managing and resolving highly complex, enterprise‑level challenges with multiple stakeholders and dependencies.
• Accountability for global development and testing strategy delivery, playing a critical role in the success of major transformation initiatives.
• Outstanding communication and influencing skills, with the ability to engage, challenge and align stakeholders at all levels, including executive leadership.

Rewards designed for you

• Flexible work – find the best balance between work and lifestyle.
• Health and wellbeing – rewards that can be tailored to support you and your family.
• Invest in our business – set aside salary to purchase shares in our company, with a company contribution.
• Extra rewards – ranging from recognition awards and team get‑togethers to opportunities to invest in your future.

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