Head of Payments / IT Director job at London Full Time

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.