Payments Architect

Location: Dublin, Ireland (onsite sporadic, once every 2 weeks potentially)
Engagement: Contract (6 months initial)

Overview

Korn Ferry is partnering with a leading financial services client in Dublin to appoint an experienced Payments Solution Architect to support a major payments transformation programme.

This role will focus on SEPA Instant, modern payment channels, and core payments platform integration, ensuring scalable, compliant, and future-ready payment solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end payments architecture across SEPA Instant and broader SEPA schemes.

• Define and govern solution architecture across payment channels (online banking, mobile, APIs, gateways).

• Lead integration of payment solutions with core banking and third-party platforms.

• Provide architectural oversight for Real Time payments processing and high-availability systems.

• Collaborate with business, change, and engineering teams to align solutions with regulatory and operational requirements.

• Ensure compliance with European payments regulations and scheme rules.

• Produce architecture artefacts including solution designs, integration patterns, and governance documentation.

Required Experience

• Proven experience as a Solution Architect within banking or financial services.

• Strong expertise in SEPA Instant and SEPA payment schemes.

• Deep knowledge of payment channels (digital, API, gateway, host-to-host).

• Experience with Real Time/high-volume payment systems.

• Familiarity with payments platforms such as OPF (Open Payment Framework) and FIS solutions.

• Strong understanding of payments messaging standards (eg, ISO 20022).

Desirable

• Experience in Irish or European banking environments.

• Knowledge of regulatory frameworks (PSD2, EPC schemes).

• Experience supporting large-scale payments transformation programmes.

Skills & Competencies

• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.

• Ability to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.

• Experience working in complex, regulated environments.

• Strategic thinking with hands-on architectural delivery.

About Korn Ferry

Korn Ferry unleashes potential in people, teams, and organizations. We work with our clients to design optimal organization structures, roles, and responsibilities. We help them hire the right people and advise them on how to reward and motivate their workforce while developing professionals as they navigate and advance their careers. To learn more, please visit our website