(Senior) Operations Payment Manager (m/f/x)

You will take end-to-end ownership of daily reconciliation, SEPA payment processing, and liquidity management, ensuring operational continuity and restoring processes in case of outages
You will design scalable processes from scratch, identify optimization potential beyond your immediate scope, and prioritize improvement initiatives to achieve operational excellence as well as eliminate operational risks and control gaps
You will supervise, guide, and mentor team members below your level to ensure high quality standards and flawless execution across the team
You will evaluate complex cash transaction analyses and solution proposals, make fact-based decisions, and align with internal stakeholders across various seniority levels
You will coordinate and be responsible for communication with external partners for liquidity management and SEPA payments like trustees and central banks as well as service providers
You successfully completed a banking apprenticeship or a Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, or equivalent
You gained multiple years of experience in financial services; involvement in a bank’s middle or back office is preferred
You have deep, comprehensive knowledge of payment and banking processes, such as SEPA payments and account reconciliation, including the backend technologies and external partner dependencies
You are able to deal with ambiguity, evaluate results, make fact-based decisions, and update relevant stakeholders while managing competing business-critical priorities
You show composure in stressful, time-sensitive situations that require a quick and diligent response
You have excellent verbal and written communication skills and are fluent in English (written and spoken); German is a plus

Employment type
Full-time

Work arrangement
Hybrid