Finastra Payments Expert - Hybrid

Our brand, Lennor Metier Consulting, a DOLE-licensed headhunting and recruitment agency in the Philippines, is proud to partner with a multinational tech company in their search for a Finastra Payments Expert based in BGC.

 

Salary Range: Open

Work Setup: Hybrid 

Shift Schedule: Day Shift

Location: BGC

 

The Role

We are looking for a Payments SME with Finastra Global PAYplus (GPP) experience to support a core banking transformation program for a client based in the Philippines. The SME will own the payments product stream, driving requirement analysis and To-Be solution design for RTGS, SWIFT, cards, and real-time payment integrations.
This is a core banking implementation role. The candidate must have hands-on, end-to-end experience delivering core banking transformation programs (not advisory-only exposure), and must be comfortable working directly with product vendors to challenge, validate, and finalize the To-Be system design.

 

Your Responsibilities:

• Analyze payments requirements and design solutions for RTGS, SWIFT, cards, and real-time payment system integration on Finastra GPP.
  
• Design and document GPP integration with upstream and downstream applications through MQ/API, including data mapping and transformation logic.
  
• Lead discussions with stakeholders, interface teams, platform vendors, and the Solution Architecture team to identify and finalize integration points.
  
• Own preparation, review, and sign-off of Interface Specification Documents (ISDs) for payments integrations.
  
• Explain and support core banking workflows for cross-border payments, including SWIFT/ISO 20022 message flows.
  
• Support monitoring of SLAs, throughput, and latency for payment interfaces, and ensure compliance with security standards (e.g., OAuth2, SSL) and payment regulations.
  
• Act as the subject matter expert (SME) for the product/module during requirement analysis, solution design, build, testing, and cutover phases of the core banking implementation.
  
• Engage directly with product vendors to clarify product capability, configuration options, gaps, and constraints, and drive decisions on the To-Be system design.
  
• Lead and/or contribute to workshops with business stakeholders, interface teams, the Solution Architecture team, and platform vendors to gather and validate requirements.
  
• Prepare and own Interface Specification Documents (ISDs)/functional and technical design documents, and drive review sign-off with upstream and downstream teams.
  Support solution design for integrating the platform with upstream and downstream applications via MQ, REST/SOAP APIs, and file-based interfaces.
  
• Support SIT/UAT test planning and execution, triage integration defects, and drive resolution with the vendor and delivery teams.
  
• Support data mapping, migration validation, and reconciliation activities relevant to the module.
  
• Support cutover planning and hypercare activities through go-live.
  
• Manage stakeholders across business, technology, and vendor teams, and escalate risks/issues proactively 

 

What We're Looking For:

• Hands-on Finastra GPP implementation/integration experience within a core banking transformation program.
• At least 10 years of overall IT experience, with substantial hands-on experience in core banking transformation/implementation programs.
• Strong functional/technical knowledge of RTGS, SWIFT, cross-border payments, and ISO 20022 messaging.
• Experience integrating payments platforms via REST/SOAP APIs, MQ, and file-based interfaces, with JSON / XML data formats.
• Experience preparing Interface Specification Documents (ISDs) for payments integrations and obtaining stakeholder/vendor sign-off.
• Working knowledge of Oracle FLEXCUBE (for CASA/payments interplay) and general reporting tools.
• Prior experience acting as techno-functional SME across core banking plus payments/trade/lending domains.
• Proven experience working as an individual contributor who can independently drive solutioning, documentation, and approvals, this is a hands-on role, not a purely supervisory one.
• Strong stakeholder management skills; able to work with business teams, interface/platform teams, and Solution Architecture teams.
• Experience preparing and obtaining sign-off on Interface Specification Documents (ISDs) and integration design artifacts.
• Working knowledge of integration technologies: REST/SOAP APIs, JSON/XML, MQ/Kafka, and file-based interfaces.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; comfortable presenting solution options to senior stakeholders and vendors.

 

 Ready to take the next step in your career? Submit your application now!

 

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