# Senior Associate - Payments and Digital Financial Services

**Company:** [Genesis Analytics](https://jobs.workable.com/companies/rFJyoLPZjun3knKroZfTjt.md)
**Location:** London, United Kingdom
**Workplace:** hybrid
**Employment type:** Full-time
**Department:** Consulting

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## Description

The Payments and DFS Senior Associate is responsible for leading a team of consultants in providing strategic advice to banks, payment service providers, regulators and fintechs on matters involving payments, open finance and virtual assets. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of the payments industry, as well as experience in consulting and business development.

### Key Responsibilities

### Project Delivery

-   Serves as Project Manager, responsible for overall project execution and delivery
-   Depending on the project team size and structure, contributes to project execution: analysis, synthesis and deliverable development 
-   Coordinates project teams, manages timelines, and ensures deliverables meet quality standards
-   Maintains regular client communication and manages day-to-day client relationships
-   Escalates issues appropriately and proactively problem-solves delivery challenges

### Business Development

-   Provides quality control and sign-off on proposals developed by associates
-   Leads proposal development directly when required by resource capacity
-   Contributes to opportunity identification and pipeline development
-   Builds and maintains relationships with client counterparts

### Operational and Financial Responsibility

-   Leads one of the four service line work streams: Strategy, Research, Program Management, or Policy
-   Accountable for achieving the assigned work stream financial target of USD 400,000 per annum (RFPs and direct client engagements)
-   Monitors the work stream pipeline and proactively identifies opportunities to meet targets

### Knowledge Management & Thought Leadership

-   Owns responsibility for drafting knowledge management materials to drive engagement. Target: Produces one knowledge piece per quarter.
-   Represents the service line at key ecosystem events as assigned by the Manager/Principal/Head of Service Line

### People Management

-   Official line manager to associates and analysts
-   Conducts quarterly 1:1 meetings with line associates and analysts
-   Conducts performance reviews and supports career development planning
-   Ensures appropriate resourcing and workload management for direct reports

### Working Groups & Initiatives

-   Leads one working group (e.g., Recruitment, Communications, Onboarding, Partnerships)
-   Sets working group objectives and ensures progress against goals
-   Reports on working group activities to service line leadership

## Requirements

The successful candidates will thrive in a fast-paced environment, enjoy the flexible nature of the job, and like to hit the ground running. You are pro-active and hands-on, with the ability to not only work effectively as part of team, but also to motivate the team and ensure they can excel. 

You are likely to have:

-   Master's degree in Economics, business administration (MBA) or a related field
-   5+ years of experience in consulting or payments or DFS 
-   Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
-   Excellent written and verbal communication skills
-   Ability to work independently and as part of a team
-   Commitment to excellence and client service