Engineering Lead- Payment Solutions (NORTHBROOK)

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Were here for it. We think you should be too . Were looking for a driven professional with an inclusive mindset to join our team as a Sr Manager, Development - Payments

We are seeking an experienced Senior Manager to lead the design and evolution of our enterprise payments team and systems. This role is critical to driving our payment technology strategy, ensuring scalability, security, and compliance while delivering exceptional customer experiences. The successful candidate will design and manage solutions that handle payment processing, support multiple payment methods, and integrate with various financial institutions and payment networks.

• This position is fully remote
• This role is a People leader position

A day in the life as a Sr Manager, Development - Payments

• Design, manage team and execute enterprise-level digital and retail payment system supporting card payments, digital wallets, remote payments, buy now pay later and emerging payment methods
• Lead design decisions for payment processing platforms, including real-time transaction processing, settlement systems, and reconciliation frameworks
• Establish technical standards and best practices for payment system development
• Evaluate and recommend payment technology vendors, platforms, and third-party integrations
• Develop fraud detection and prevention systems integrated with payment flows and multi-channel payment acceptance (online, mobile, in-store, call center, API)
• Create technical specifications for payment routing, switching, and optimization systems
• Develop real-time payment monitoring, alerting, and reporting capabilities
• Ensure payment systems meet PCI DSS and other relevant regulatory requirements
• Develop tokenization, encryption, and secure key management solutions
• Implement security-by-design principles across all payment touchpoints and collaborate with security teams on vulnerability assessments and penetration testing
• Develop APIs and integration patterns for payment service providers, acquiring banks, and card networks
• Develop solutions for payment orchestration and intelligent routing
• Define standards for payment data formats, messaging protocols, and communication interfaces
• Develop integration patterns for enterprise financial systems, accounting platforms, and business applications
• Mentor development teams on payment domain knowledge and career goals
• Lead technical design reviews and governance processes
• Collaborate with product managers, business analysts, and stakeholders on payment features
• Work with DevOps teams on CI/CD pipelines and deployment strategies for payment systems

What youll bring to the table

• Understanding of payment ecosystem: acquirers, processors, schemes, and regulatory bodies and knowledge of fraud detection algorithms and risk management systems
• Experience with payment tokenization, 3DS authentication, Authorization strategy, capture strategy, refund strategy and security p]]>