Senior Consultant - Payments

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What You Will Do • Lead payment transaction projects end-to-end at major banks and financial service providers, from requirements through implementation • Create requirements and solution concepts, staying closely involved across every project phase • Own specialist topics spanning account-based payments, card payments, mobile payments, e-commerce, or cryptocurrencies • Operate independently at senior client levels, identifying and shaping opportunities without being directed • Develop existing client relationships and contribute organically to new business About You • 3-5 years' experience at Senior Consultant or Manager level • Background in top-tier management consulting with a subsequent move into payments/fintech - or the reverse path • A track record of building projects from the ground up, not just executing within a pre-defined workstream • Street-smart and self-directed, comfortable operating at C-suite level without hand-holding • Ambitious with realistic expectations - not solely chasing a partner-track timeline • Fluent to native German (C1-C2); English desirable, French a plus • Based in Germany, willing to travel extensively for client-site work Why This Role • Join a firm that's 100% booked and turning away clients - proof of market position • Genuine ownership from day one, not PMO or task execution • Rare hybrid mandate: real consulting rigour applied to a specialist, high-demand niche • Hybrid working available, up to 3 days/week remote • 30 days' leave plus additional paid leave over Christmas and New Year • Employer-funded company pension scheme • Sponsorship and mentoring programme, with ongoing training support • Sabbatical opportunities • Discounted fitness and lifestyle benefits (Senior) Consultant / Manager - Payments Full-Time | Germany (Nationwide) | Management Consulting About Our Client Our client is a specialist consultancy executing and steering real decisions for leading banks and financial service providers.

Demand has outpaced capacity: the firm is currently turning away new clients and is hiring 2-3 Senior Consultants or Managers to expand its bench. The Opportunity This is a chance to lead payments projects end-to-end at senior client level, without the layers of a Big 4 or MBB firm slowing you down.

You'll operate independently, shape opportunities before being asked to, and work across some of the most technically interesting problems in the space - account-based payments, cards, mobile, e-commerce, and crypto.

For someone with a consulting background looking for more autonomy, or a payments specialist looking to sharpen their commercial edge, this role sits at that intersection.