Payments Strategist (Payments Business Architect)

Job title: Payments Strategist (Payments Business Architect)

Who You’ll Work With

Payments Strategist (Payments Business Architect)

The Slalom Atlanta Payments and Fintech team is seeking an experienced Payments Strategist who is an industry practitioner and can serve as an advisor to our clients about the business of payments. We are open to hiring at the Principal level title.

Our Payments Capability team helps organizations of all kinds redefine what’s possible, give shape to the future—and get there. We focus on high-impact projects, meeting our clients where they are to uncover business needs and deliver results. You’ll collaborate with a diverse group of consultants from our Business Advisory Services, Technology Enablement, and Data & Analytics teams, as well as account leaders focused on growing our Payments Capability and financial services practice.

What You’ll Do

Focus on Slalom's Business:

• Leverage expertise in payments market landscape to advise our clients about the business of payments.
• Assess payments landscape and provide guidance to develop payments business strategy, identifying business optimization and business growth initiatives.
• Drive engagements where the client is looking to understand what is possible and make informed recommendations to guide the solution decision-making processes.

Grow Expertise:

• Continually expand your expertise in payments capabilities, payments technology, and project management.
• Collaborate with our internal partners to understand their solutions and how they are implemented.
• Share your expertise with internal and external teams, to enhance capabilities and contribute to our cross-market community.

Grow the Company:

• Support pursuits and shape sales solutions at a proficient level.
• Intentionally grow and manage your professional network in delivery environments and/or area of expertise.
• Educate internal and external stakeholders about our capabilities and value of payments strategy.

Lead by Example:

• Celebrate uniqueness and empower others to bring their full selves to work.

• Help develop the team by supporting the team vision, strategy, and targeted outcomes.

• Foster a positive and resilient work environment by modeling curiosity and promoting authenticity.

• What You’ll Bring

• Deep expertise in payments, payment ecosystems, and the supporting technologies required to deliver scalable, innovative business solutions.

• Proven ability to develop and execute go-to-market strategies that drive client value, business growth, and market differentiation.

• Experience leveraging Salesforce and other business platforms to optimize operations, measure performance, track key metrics, and drive data-informed decision-making.

• Demonstrated success managing strategic vendor and partner relationships to deliver business and client outcomes.

• Strong operational change management experience, including leading stakeholders through process, technology, and organizational transformation initiatives.

• Proactive approach to identifying opportunities, solving complex challenges, and contributing to a positive, high-performing culture.

• Comfortable navigating ambiguity and providing clarity, direction, and leadership in dynamic client environments.

• Prior consulting experience strongly preferred.

• About Us

• Slalom is a fiercely human business and technology consulting company that leads with outcomes to bring more value, in all ways, always. From strategy through delivery, our agile teams across 52 offices in 12 countries partner with clients to co-create powerful customer experiences, modern ways of working, and meaningful impact.

• What sets us apart? We believe work should be challenging and fulfilling, not perfect, but possible. That’s why we prioritize purpose, flexibility, connection, and recognition, so our people can thrive and love what they do, most days.

• Compensation and Benefits

• Slalom prides itself on helping team members thrive in their work and life. As a result, Slalom is proud to invest in benefits that include meaningful time off and paid holidays, parental leave, 401(k) with a match, a range of choices for highly subsidized health, dental, & vision coverage, adoption and fertility assistance, and short/long-term disability. We also offer yearly $350 reimbursement account for any well-being-related expenses, as well as discounted home, auto, and pet insurance.

• Slalom is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. For this role, we are hiring at the following levels and targeted base pay salary ranges: The targeted base salary pay range for Principal is $145K to $190K. In addition, individuals may be eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. Actual compensation will depend upon an individual’s skills, experience, qualifications, location, and other relevant factors. The salary pay range is subject to change and may be modified at any time.

• EEO and Accommodations

• Slalom is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting, developing and retaining highly qualified talent who empower our innovative teams through unique perspectives and experiences. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veterans’ status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. Slalom will also consider qualified applications with criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. Slalom welcomes and encourages applications from individuals with disabilities. Reasonable accommodations are available for candidates during all aspects of the selection process. Please advise the talent acquisition team if you require accommodations during the interview process.