Head of​/IT Director

Position: Head of Payments / IT Director
Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne

Head of Tribe Tech - Payments Salary: £150,000 - £180,000  Package

Location:

Dublin (Hybrid) We are supporting a leading banking organisation in the search for a Head of Tribe Tech - Payments to lead the technology and delivery agenda across a complex payments landscape. This is a senior leadership role with responsibility for driving a portfolio of strategic payments programmes, shaping technology strategy, and delivering large-scale transformation across electronic payments platforms and services.

The successful candidate will bring significant experience leading end-to-end payments transformation programmes and a proven track record of delivering complex change initiatives within banking, financial services, or the wider payments sector. Key areas of expertise may include:
* Faster Payments
* Payment Schemes
* Electronic Payments
* Payments Regulatory Change
* ISO 20022
* SEPA* Payment Hubs
* Clearing and Settlement
* Payments Modernisation
* Core Payments Infrastructure

Key Responsibilities
* Lead the technology strategy and delivery roadmap for the Payments function.
* Drive the successful execution of multiple large-scale payments transformation programmes.
* Partner with business and technology stakeholders to align strategic objectives and delivery priorities.
* Manage technology delivery governance, budgets, risk, compliance, and resource planning.
* Lead and develop multidisciplinary teams across technology, change, and delivery functions.
* Ensure the successful delivery of regulatory, scheme-driven, and strategic payments initiatives.
* Collaborate across business units to manage dependencies and deliver enterprise-wide outcomes. Key Requirements
* Extensive experience delivering end-to-end payments transformation programmes.
* Strong knowledge of electronic payments ecosystems and payment schemes.
* Experience delivering Faster Payments, scheme-driven, or payments regulatory change initiatives.
* Senior leadership experience within banking, financial services, fintech, or payments organisations.
* Proven track record of leading large-scale technology and change delivery functions.
* Experience operating within Agile, hybrid, or traditional delivery environments.
* Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to engage effectively at executive level.
* Experience managing significant budgets, delivery portfolios, and technology teams. This opportunity is particularly suited to candidates who have played a leading role in major payments transformation programmes over the past decade and are looking to take ownership of a high-profile strategic payments agenda within a large financial institution. For a confidential discussion, please apply or get in touch directly. Always use these settings