Manager – Payments Transformation & Banking Technology

Overview

At KPMG in Canada, our people bring their unique perspectives to Canada’s most important challenges. Here, you can build momentum that reaches beyond our business, develop skills for the future, and take ownership of your career with support at every stage. Join a firm where your career can make a difference.

KPMG's Banking & Capital Markets Management Consulting practice helps banks, credit unions, payment providers and fintechs design and implement business and technology change. We work across commercial and retail banking, payments and digital banking operations, from strategy and target-state design through requirements, process redesign, integration, testing, implementation, operational readiness and adoption. 

As a Manager, you will lead complex payments transformation engagements and become a trusted advisor to client leaders. You will combine payments expertise, delivery leadership and technology fluency to shape target-state solutions and guide multidisciplinary teams from strategy through implementation. 

What you will do

• Lead client engagements and major workstreams across payments strategy, operating model transformation, platform modernization, integration and implementation. 
• Advise client executives on payment capabilities, target-state operating models, modernization roadmaps, vendor/platform choices and implementation approaches. 
• Direct end-to-end delivery across requirements, functional design, integration, testing, migration, cutover, operational readiness and stabilization. 
• Provide hands-on subject matter guidance on payment lifecycles, products, controls, message standards, interfaces and dependencies across banking platforms. 
• Manage scope, plan, team, risks, issues, dependencies, quality and engagement economics; ensure decisions and escalations are addressed promptly. 
• Build and maintain strong relationships with senior business, operations and technology stakeholders and coordinate effectively across vendors and partner teams. 
• Coach and develop consultants, review the quality of client outputs and create a culture of ownership and problem solving. 
• Support and lead pursuits, proposals and solution shaping; identify expansion opportunities and contribute to reusable methods, accelerators and market thought leadership. 

What you bring to the role

• 6+ years of relevant experience, with significant payments domain depth and a track record leading complex consulting, transformation or technology delivery engagements. 
• Deep payments industry experience within banking, payment networks/providers, fintech, consulting or payment technology. 
• Demonstrated business and technology expertise across the end-to-end payment lifecycle and operating model. 
• Successful track record leading complex management or technology consulting engagements across the solution delivery lifecycle. 
• Experience developing and managing relationships with client executives and influencing decisions across business and technology groups. 
• Strong knowledge of one or more payment domains such as high-value payments, real-time payments, ACH/EFT, cross-border, commercial payments, cards, digital wallets or cash management. 
• Technology fluency across payment platforms, integration patterns, APIs, messaging, data flows, controls and operational resilience.
• Strong team leadership, structured problem solving, facilitation, executive communication and commercial judgment. 

Nice to have 

• Deep knowledge of ISO 20022, SWIFT, Payments Canada, Lynx, ACSS, RTR, Fedwire, SEPA, CHAPS, BACS, NACHA or comparable schemes. 
• Experience with payment hubs/engines, treasury management, payment orchestration, host-to-host connectivity, API-based banking or cloud-enabled modernization. 
• Experience with payment fraud, sanctions, AML, reconciliation, liquidity/settlement, operational resilience or regulatory-driven change. 
• Experience participating in or leading vendor assessments, RFPs, platform selection or large multi-vendor implementations. 
• Relevant payments, treasury, architecture, project-management or agile certification; French-English bilingual capability is an asset for client delivery in Quebec. 

Providing you with the support you need to be at your best

Our Values, The KPMG Way

Integrity, we do what is right | Excellence, we never stop learning and improving | Courage, we think and act boldly | Together, we respect each other and draw strength from our differences | For Better, we do what matters

KPMG in Canada is a proud equal opportunities employer and we are committed to creating a respectful, inclusive and barrier-free workplace that allows all of our people to reach their full potential. A diverse workforce is key to our success and we believe in bringing your whole self to work. We welcome all qualified candidates to apply and hope you will choose KPMG in Canada as your employer of choice.

Adjustments and accommodations throughout the recruitment process

At KPMG, we are committed to fostering an inclusive recruitment process where all candidates can be themselves and excel. We aim to provide a positive experience and are prepared to offer adjustments or accommodations to help you perform at your best. Adjustments (informal requests), such as extra preparation time or the option for micro breaks during interviews, and accommodations (formal requests), such as accessible communication supports or technology aids, are tailored to individual needs and role requirements. You will have an opportunity to request an adjustment or accommodation at any point throughout the recruitment process. If you require support, please contact KPMG’s Employee Relations Service team by calling 1-888-466-4778.

AI Usage

We embrace the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance the candidate experience and streamline our recruitment processes. AI tools may help with organizing applications or surfacing relevant qualifications. However, no hiring decisions are made using AI. Every hiring decision is made by our hiring managers and recruitment professionals, who are equipped with training that empowers them to use these tools responsibly. AI technologies used in our recruitment process undergo detailed risk assessments, including security and privacy requirements, that align with KPMG’s Trusted AI framework.

We believe technology should empower human judgment, not replace it. It’s one of the many ways we’re delivering on our vision of being a technology-first, people-driven firm.