Coventry Building Society - Senior Project/Business Analyst needed

Coventry Building Society is the UK’s third largest building society. They recently announced their 2012 annual results and remain the only top ten building society to have grown assets and stayed strongly profitable every year since the onset of the credit crisis. They have recently advertised for a Senior Project/Business Analyst on the www.cardandpaymentjobs.com website: "The Payment & Card Services team ensure the smooth running of all payment and card transactions and ensure compliance with regulatory and industry standards. To ensure we remain strong in this vital area, and as part of the ongoing development of this area, an opportunity has arisen for someone who is experienced in this field with proven project/business analysis skills. Working as a key member of the Payments and Card Services team, you will be responsible for investigating and assessing the impact of change for the Society, (from small departmental process changes through to larger Society-wide changes). Dependent on the size and scope of the change, you will either own the project yourself and manage it through to resolution, represent Payment & Card Services as part of a larger project team or engage and instruct other areas of the Society. You will work with multiple stakeholders across the organisation from IT through to Finance and Financial Crime. You will also be responsible for continuous improvement of our existing processes from preparing a business case through to management and successful implementation of the project. This is a high profile role as you will act as the Payment & Card Schemes representative on various Society wide projects. To be a success in this role, it is essential that you have business analysis expertise ideally with a relevant project management or business analysis professional qualification. You will have knowledge and experience, of card and/or payment schemes and systems. You will be highly organised and self motivated, able to manage a number of different priorities. You will have excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to engage at all levels and influence. This is a great time to join the Coventry. We have an impressive history dating back to our origins in 1884 and are a organisation that our employees are proud to work for. If you want to be part of our success story, please apply today!" To view this and other payment opportunities, go to www.cardandpaymentjobs.com

Implementation Manager - CorporatePay - London

Implementation Manager

(Product Manager, Project Manager)

Chiswick, London

Company: 

CorporatePay (www.corporatepay.com) is at the forefront of the rapidly growing digital payments sector.  Our in-house developed e-payments platform enables our clients to deliver significant efficiencies in the way they pay their employees, agents, suppliers and clients.  Our physical and virtual MasterCard and Visa products also enable our clients to launch new branded payment services for their customers.

Our e-payments platform is deployed to deliver specific product propositions in particular market sectors.  Examples include:

-          Our “my Travel Cash” (www.mytravelcash.com) currency card product – recommended recently by “Which?”, the consumer association, as an excellent all-round prepaid card for use abroad.

-          Our “Corporate Expense” (www.corporateexpense.com) product which provides petty cash, allowance disbursement and expense management services to our corporate clients.

Founded in 2008, we have rapidly grown our revenues and client base to achieve profitability.  Our customers include consumers, SMEs and large corporate organisations including Monarch Airlines, Lloyds Banking Group, and Unity Trust Bank. We continue to grow rapidly and to support our expansion are looking to add more enthusiastic and capable people to our team.

We are part of the Blenheim Chalcot (www.blenheimchalcot.com) investment group providing us access to significant financial and operational support.

Job Description: 

The role will be at the heart of the development of our business and products.  You’ll work with internal teams as well as clients to identify and document their requirements, and work with the development team as well as external suppliers to deliver products to meet those requirements.

You will be adept at working within a small, close team environment, which includes leading a variety of activities and projects, as well as being able to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization. 

You will be able to work independently with and quickly plan projects and take on responsibility for delivery against those plans.  You’ll also be flexible to help other and assist in activities which may not fit directly in to your role but all form part of being in a small business and working together to achieve rapid growth.

Responsibilities:

•        Understanding the prepaid cards market and different segments with it

•        Understanding the operational processes across the business which apply to different products we offer, what drives those activities and how they can be further leveraged

•        Understanding the proprietary technology platform which has been developed in-house, and at a high level how it can be used and developed to achieve new functional aims

•        Ensuring successful delivery of projects from initial scoping to full live delivery

•        Driving product development by working with sales and product teams to define new functionality, and working with the in-house development team to deliver that

•        Some support of sales activities, including definition of the proposition and financial analysis

•        Some financial modelling and forecasting of future sales and activity for a particular product or client

Minimum Qualifications and Requirements:

•        Bachelor level or equivalent degree at 2.1 or equivalent from a top-tier university.

•        Minimum of 3 years of experience at a top-tier professional services firm or within the payments industry.

•        Demonstrable experience of client facing activities.

•        Strong project management experience and knowledge of project management approaches/frameworks.

•        Bright, enthusiastic and entrepreneurial, with a positive can-do attitude and a real desire to operate at the centre of a new and high growth business.

•        An ability to grasp new technologies, in addition to demonstrated interest in our business.

•        An excellent working knowledge of Word, PowerPoint, Microsoft Outlook and Excel

•        Must be eligible to work in the EU.

Preferred Qualifications & Qualities:

•        Knowledge of cards and payments industry, and the prepaid industry in particular.

•        Prince 2/PMI qualification or similar.

•        Organized with strong time management skills; able to handle multiple simultaneous tasks and work in a fast-paced environment.

•        Detail oriented, able to get to grips with the intricacies and complexities of the prepaid market and the economics which drive the business.

•        Self-starter; able to define own priorities and deliver projects.

•        Strong problem-solving and analytical skills; able to take on new tasks, break down challenges and resolve problems.

•        Excellent communication (written and oral) and presentation skills.

•        Able to work effectively with senior level stakeholders, both internal and external to the business.

•        Strong commercial acumen and financial modelling skills

Salary details: £35,000 to £50,000 depending on experience

Full-time

Permanent

Location: Chiswick, London

Holidays: 21 days .

TO APPLY FOR THIS EXCITING OPOPRTUNITY GO TO http://www.cardandpaymentjobs.com/jobs/implementation-manager-1849.htm

PROJECT MANAGER WITH PAYMENTS EXPERIENCE NEEDED

PROJECT MANAGER

Professional Services Manager / Integration Project Manager / Deployment Project Manager Murray Mcintosh's client is a market leading payment solution provider recruiting for an Implementation/Integration Project Manager (Services Manager) with strong cards and payments experience to deliver to enterprise clients bespoke technical payment applications and solutions via their platform. The successful candidate will have experience in, and a hands on understanding of the card and payments market, with strong capabilities across both hardware and software in this market, including a technical understanding of Web Services / API’s. You will have project managed numerous enterprise deployments across multiple business units, multiple and disparate business process, including experience of managing system integrations. Knowledge of client solution design and client solution implementation and deployment. You will have previous experience of providing professional services in the cards and payments sector to enterprise clients. Therefore, you should be experienced in acting as a knowledgeable and trusted advisor to enterprise clients on the capabilities offered by the platform, assisting clients with the design of their solutions and to identify and select implementation and deployment options for their solution. In addition, you will prepare statements of work for complex or bespoke deployment, project managing the implementation and deployment, and provide accurate and timely progress reviews on the projects. You will review final deliverables to ensure that they meet client expectations, managing expectations and ensuring delivery of high quality of the entire project lifecycle to hand over. Previous experience of working and interacting directly with the internal teams including project management, development, compliance and financial as necessary to complete smooth and swift implementation of services. You will have previous demonstrated experience of developing and managing process across an organisation, in addition to assisting the sales team to develop and close new business relating to the delivery of client solutions. Strong stakeholder and relationship management experience, with strong communication (oral and written). This is an excellent deployment project management experience in an exciting and growing organisation. To apply for this exciting opportunity go to : https://www.cardandpaymentjobs.com