Business Transformation Lead - London, United Kingdom - IFX Payments

IFX Payments

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

ABOUT IFX PAYMENTS
Founded in 2005, IFX Payments has grown to become a leading global foreign exchange, payment and financial technology provider.

It is our strategy to build a core group of strong long-term employees who can grow and develop within the business.

Our employees have an opportunity to play a part in this growth and can expect to share the rewards as part of a dynamic and successful team.

Working at IFX Payments provides an opportunity to collaborate with highly intelligent and culturally diverse professionals on a wide range of challenges.

We encourage development at all levels in combination with an engaging and rewarding culture that encourages continuous learning, career progression and flexible working.

IFX Payments is an equal opportunities employer and prides itself on its collaborative and supportive culture.

OVERVIEW OF THE ROLE

A new role created to transform and optimize the Business Operating model of IFX Payments to align with the overall group strategy.

To drive increased effectiveness and efficiency throughout the company across multiple jurisdictions aligning the transformation activities with the strategic objectives and regulatory drivers.

We engage with the broader organization to accelerate the delivery pace, advance the forward-looking vision, and create sustainable, future-proof solutions.

RESPONSIBILITIES
Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding IFX, its clients, and assets

Support the Director of Strategy in assessing existing processes and capabilities to identify gaps and opportunities for optimization, as well as developing a transformation strategy

Review existing organizational structure and deploy transformation levers such as Target Operating Model (TOM), control framework, process engineering, automation and location strategy

Collaborate with a broad group of stakeholders to define a holistic and integrated roadmap for initiatives relating to technology, reporting, and process enhancements.

Support execution with a sense of urgency

Create an effective governance framework for scope review, roadblock resolution, risk management, and communicating project health

Provide oversight and coordination during initiation, scoping, requirements definition, project sign off & MI Reporting to ensure that the divisional objectives are met within agreed timeframes.

Escalate items at risk and clearly articulate the impact

Establish and maintain regular communication channels to ensure alignment across various stakeholder groups and functions

Continuously communicate divisional objectives to maintain stakeholders' and teams' focus on successful outcomes

Prepare materials for working groups and committees, project dashboards, operating model diagrams, requirement specifications, test plans, etc.

Any other ad hoc requirements set out by the Strategic Director for the successful performance of the department.

COMPETENCIES & EXPERIENCE
Proven track record in crafting transformation strategies, developing automation roadmaps and operationalizing capabilities end-to-end

Persistent, resourceful and tenacious self-starter adept at navigating complex challenges and ambiguity

Ability to communicate with impact and tailor messaging to diverse stakeholder groups including tech & product teams, end users, management, and executive-level leadership

Ability to cultivate long-term relationships and consensus across stakeholders as well as align technical expertise with business objectives to drive successful delivery of digital transformation

Exceptional time management and prioritization skills, with a proven track record of coordinating concurrent activities with multiple interdependencies across several teams

Positive, proactive approach with a collaborative approach to problem solving

Strong leadership, problem solving, and critical thinking skills when under pressure

Strong understanding of control and risk functions, as well as ability to anticipate risk

Intellectually curious mindset and motivation to identify creative, innovative solutions

Advanced PowerPoint and Excel skills

Experience implementing automation and advanced technology, such as machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) is preferred

Experience with agile project delivery methods is preferred

Experience using JIRA is preferred

Experience using Lucid is preferred

Experience using Business Optix is preferred

Data analysis and visualization experience is preferred

BENEFITS
25 days of annual leave + bank holidays and your birthday off

Pension, healthcare cash plan including support for dental, physio and therapies

Career progression with excellent training and development

ADDITIONAL INFO

We work on a hybrid basis with Monday and Friday from home and Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from our office in central London.

You must be eligible to work in the UK to be