Technical Lead, Finance & Banking, Banking & Finance

As our Technical Payments Lead you will lead on managing one or more of our key payment services (FPS, BACS, CHAPS, Cheques etc.), ensuring the Bank remains compliant with payment regulations and that we deliver great outcomes for our customers. This role reports directly to the Head of Payments Solutions and Compliance, where you will play a key part in the Payment Solutions team.

which covers the journey ownership, strategy and regulatory engagement for our payment services, with an emphasis on regulatory ownership for Payments as an Important Business Service (IBS) for the bank.

• Act as payments lead for specific payment services, in particular our Important Business Services (IBS). Operate as the payments service SME, providing guidance and technical / regulatory input to the broader Bank.
• Hold E2E oversight of the payment service, undertaking journey mapping, reviewing processes and constantly improving our payment service capabilities.
• Develop, own, review and react to operational reporting and payment metrics (e.g., transaction processing MI) for the specific payment services covered by the role.
• Ensure relevant regulatory candidate profile requirements (e.g., PSR
  2017 / PSD2 etc.) are embedded across the business and adhered to.
• Where relevant, manage payment limits and configurations for the specific payment services.
• Alongside the Payment Operations team, help build out our operational payments service catalogue and pay ops SLAs, ensuring that regulatory expectations are met and that we are delivering good outcomes for customers.
• Hold a forward looking view of industry, competitor and regulatory trends. Maintain understanding of relevant national payments infrastructure and developments.
• Work alongside our Payments Risk and Compliance Manager to ensure our RCSA is up to date and controls are effective.
• Act as the point person and SME for any issues or events, working alongside engineering, ops and compliance etc. to mitigate and manage in a timely and effective manner, consistent with regulatory expectations.

• Experience of working in a similar regulated payments environment.
• Has worked alongside payment operational teams and engineering teams.
• Understands payments exception management and financial crime operations.
• Working knowledge of one or more of our key payment rails FPS / BACS / CHAPS etc.
• Can evidence technical / regulatory payments knowledge.
• Has managed payments incidents / events and understands importance of effective business continuity planning.
• Vocational interest and curiosity in payments trends, appetite to learn and share knowledge with the broader organisation.
• Consistently act with the highest ethical standards, ensuring decisions are always in the best interest of our customers, colleagues, and the bank.
• Lead by example, fostering a culture of trust and transparency across all levels.
• Experience in collaborating effectively across a variety of business areas.
• Diplomacy and emotional intelligence to build strong professional relationships.
• Hands‑on, resilient and adaptable to a fast‑moving environment.
• Ability to communicate complex concepts and issues in a business‑friendly manner to senior/executive management.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

We’re Starling. We built a new kind of bank because we knew technology had the power to help people save, spend and manage their money in a new and transformative way. We’re a fully licensed UK bank with the culture and spirit of a fast‑moving, disruptive tech company. We’re a bank, but better: fairer, easier to use and designed to demystify money for everyone.

We employ more than 3,500 people across our London, Southampton, Cardiff and Manchester offices. While we can’t accommodate every flexible working request, we’re always open to discussion. If you’re excited about working with us, but aren’t sure if you’re 100% there yet, get in touch anyway. We’re on a mission to radically reshape banking — and that starts with our brilliant team.

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