Senior Card Payment Operations Specialist
10 days ago
London
We are seeking an experienced Senior Payment Operations Specialist (Cards) to support operational continuity across card and payment schemes, with a primary focus on Visa and Mastercard activity. This role combines scheme compliance oversight, BAU payment operations, and card-scheme change delivery, ensuring controls are robust and updates are implemented safely and effectively.Skills & Experience: • Proven experience delivering card scheme implementations and mandatory change (e.g., scheme updates, BIN configuration, validations/certifications)., • Strong understanding of card and payment scheme rules, controls, and BAU readiness planning., • Experience managing compliance checks, investigations, and operational issue resolution with external partners., • Solid governance and delivery discipline (planning, RAID/action tracking, stakeholder coordination)., • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret data and drive practical improvements., • High attention to detail in complex, high-volume operational environments., • Monitor and implement scheme bulletins and regulatory updates., • Manage ICA/BIN registrations, programme configuration, certifications, and validations., • Provide operational coverage across payment rails, monitoring processing, and triaging issues., • Ensure timely processing of payments and escalate exceptions where required., • Act as SME for scheme-driven change, translating requirements into clear actions and controls., • Coordinate readiness and BAU handover for scheme updates and implementations., • Produce reporting, identify trends, reduce manual friction, and strengthen operational resilience.