Specialist, Implementation (Night - Shift)

• In a customer-facing environment, lead a cross-functional processing implementation project team of technical and non-technical electronic payment processing experts from both MasterCard and our customers.
• Deliver standard through complex implementation activities ensuring quality and reliability of the implementations.
• Are you motivated to be a part of driving a world beyond cash?
• Have you good knowledge about electronic payment and related processes such as authorization, clearing and settlement?
• Are you able to cope with a fast changing and ambiguous environment?
• Do you have hands-on experience in Authorization and Clearing Testing, and a strong understanding of end-to-end transaction flows?
• Are you confident managing multiple stakeholders and driving project timelines with precision and accountability?

• Act as central point of contact for customers and/or MasterCard customer representatives throughout processing implementation project end-to-end execution.
• Assess and document customer needs and according implementation impacts on customers’ and MasterCard’s core and non-core processing systems and platforms.
• Define scope, plan and drive customer processing implementation projects of new electronic payments processing business activities following the global project coordination methodology.
• Act as processing implementation advisor, to customers’ processing support staff. Provide guidance to execute all necessary processing implementation activities
• Execute extensive and comprehensive initial end-to-end processing system impact analyses for multiple key customer processing implementation projects in parallel.
• Lead and coordinate Authorization and Clearing Testing cycles, ensuring test coverage, defect resolution, and certification readiness.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to manage project risks, dependencies, and deliverables across multiple workstreams.

• Relevant experience in “Information Technology” system knowledge, with strong understanding of network technology, applications, and project management.
• Strong payment transaction processing and industry business principles knowledge.
• Strong understanding of MasterCard’s payment processing systems, formats and associated customer host interface testing services and principles.
• Ability to interact well with the customer, Sr. and Executive management.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with ability to leverage these skills in a teaching environment.
• Strong project management skills.
• Ability to drive change in a technical work environment.
• Ability to lead matrix organizations and cross functional teams.
• Self-Starter with ability to work independently.
• API knowledge.
• Proven expertise in Authorization and Clearing Testing, including test planning, execution, and issue resolution.
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex projects with multiple stakeholders, tight deadlines, and evolving requirements.

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