Payments Expert

We are looking for a Payments Expert with strong experience in retail payments and/or market infrastructures, able to support the development and evolution of retail payment products and related market initiatives. You will produce high-quality notes, reports, and recommendations for senior management and contribute to analyses and workstreams that may involve business models, scheme rollout, and stakeholder alignment across diverse groups.

Responsibilities:

• Draft clear, structured notes/reports/recommendations suitable for senior management (and potentially external stakeholders).
• Condense complex technical, business, and/or legal topics into decision-ready insights and executive-level messaging.
• Contribute to the development of retail payment products or product management activities (requirements, positioning, stakeholder inputs, documentation).
• Support analysis and delivery for initiatives such as:
  • Conceptualisation of new business models involving retail payment products
  • Rollout of payment schemes, ideally at multi-country / pan-European scale
• Facilitate alignment and help reach consensus among diverging stakeholders on complex topics.
• Deliver high-quality outputs within agreed and potentially tight deadlines.

Qualifications:

• English level: C1 (CEFR) or higher.
• 7+ years of experience in the retail payments and/or market infrastructures industry.
• 3+ year of experience contributing to the development of retail payment products or product management of retail payment products.
• Proven excellent drafting ability, with emphasis on notes/reports.
• Proven ability to condense complex analyses for (senior) management communication.
• 4+ years drafting reports and recommendations for senior management and/or external stakeholders.
• 4+ years in projects related to new business model conceptualisation, including retail payment products.
• 4+ years related to payment scheme rollout, preferably pan-European.
• Strong track record in building consensus in groups with diverging views (technical/business/legal).
• Excellent stakeholder communication across all seniority levels.
• Strong analytical skills: identifying problems and proposing target-oriented solutions.
• Ability to deliver high-quality work under tight timelines.
• Availability for travel 25-50% of the time

What we offer:

• Work on high-impact payments/market infrastructure initiatives with senior stakeholders.
• Structured, documentation-heavy environment where strong writing and synthesis matter.
• Collaborative team setup and clear deliverables.

Besides an exciting job in a tremendous team, here s what you can expect:

• A fast-paced tech environment
• Continuous growth & learning
• Open feedback culture
• Room for own initiative & ideas
• Transparency about results & strategy
• Recognition & reward for hard work
• Working with a flexible schedule 
• Medical subscription
• Meal tickets
• Extra vacation days - starting with 25 vacation days
• Many others perks

Tremend is the newest global software engineering hub for Publicis Sapient. For over 20 years, the company has been infusing its advanced technical expertise into complex and innovative solutions that meet today s digital transformation needs and pave the way for a better and smarter future. By joining forces with Publicis Sapient we re accelerating the impact, providing a good mix of talented engineers, technology, continuous improvement, innovation, and R&D. Here, you ll have the opportunity to unleash your potential, powering up advanced software solutions for some of the world s most iconic brands. Embrace your passion for technology, creativity, and continuous improvement, and join us in making a difference through engineering.