Audit Director Payments and Core Banking Technology

A leading international bank is building out a brand-new payments audit portfolio, and is looking for a senior technology leader to own it end to end. This is a rare chance to step out of delivery and into assurance while staying close to the technology you know best — shaping how one of the world's major banks assures its payments estate, with a clear path to Managing Director for the right person.

It suits a payments technology practitioner — someone who has built or run payments platforms and now wants the broader remit, the seniority and the visibility that come with owning a portfolio. Domain depth leads here; the assurance craft can be learned.

Some of the key responsibilities will include:

• Own end-to-end audit coverage for payments technology from day one, shaping the portfolio as it grows.
• Bring real technical challenge and an independent voice to how payments technology risk is understood across the bank.
• Report on payments technology controls and risk themes to senior stakeholders, translating technical risk into decisions.
• Build and lead your own team, and stand as a senior leader and mentor across the wider floor.
• Stay ahead of emerging risk across payments modernisation and, increasingly, digital assets.

To be eligible for this role you will require:

• 15+ years implementing or managing payments technology — genuinely hands-on, not oversight only.
• An appetite to move into a risk and control environment (first, second or third line all welcome).
• Depth in one or more payment types — real-time, cross-border or market payments — with broad understanding across the rest.
• Proven senior director-level leadership — an established leader ready to build, not a first-time director.
• Exposure to digital assets a genuine advantage as the business expands.

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