SWIFT is transforming cross-border payments, making them faster and more transparent than ever before. We are the way the world moves value — every instant of every day, in almost every country. If you have deep payments expertise, are a strategic thinker, if you are a natural business developer with a great capacity to actively listen and think out of the box, if you have consultative selling skills and are willing to do short travels on a regular basis, you may be the person we are looking for.
Your key responsibilities will be to:
• Contribute to the definition of the SWIFT offering for clients and to the Go-to-Market strategy when it comes to payments related products and services
• Execute plans in collaboration with other team members, sales areas and marketing colleagues
• Deliver on strategic targets related to payments initiatives in EMEA
• Position SWIFT in strategic payments projects and as a thought leader for the payments industry
Responsibilities
You may expect to be part of a :
— dynamic team of experts, willing to share and learn on a daily basis
— a very international and multi-cultural organisation, aiming to address proactively the strategic challenges ahead, and
— an industry that is going through major transformation
and to contribute to that transformation, both internally and externally
Qualifications
Do you have the right business background?
• 8+ years’ experience preferably in payments operations, sales or market management: wholesale and/or retail payments, payments infrastructures, correspondent banking, payments product and services go-to-market
• A sound business understanding of payments systems and processes
• Strong track record in client facing, product management and/or business development roles
• Strong communication, and problem solving skills
• Industry contacts and market knowledge in the European payments landscape
• Experience in stakeholdering at the senior level
• MS-office applications and Salesforce experience
The right personality will make all the difference, we are looking for:
• Consultative approach – good listener and solution oriented
• A natural networker, able to negotiate compromise to solve complex issues
• A team player with a hands-on, energetic but pragmatic approach
• Natural curiosity and eagerness to develop his/her skills and knowledge
• The capacity to innovate and think out of the box and not be afraid to challenge the status quo
• Fluent written and spoken English. Any additional language is a benefit
• Excellent presentation skills
• The ability to work multitask, prioritise and deal with uncertainty
• The flexibility to do short travels on a regular basis
What we offer
We offer an interesting job, dealing with important projects and initiatives, contributing to the future of the company and the industry.
We allow you to work with the right level of autonomy, while providing you with the necessary support.
We help you grow your knowledge and personal skills, by interacting on a daily basis with senior experts and key international stakeholders, while encouraging training and learning opportunities
