Card Scheme Consultant recruitment

My client, an East Midlands based Financial Services organisation, is looking to recruit a Card Schemes specialist for its Visa and MasterCard business - on contract.

The role is to provide expert and specialist advice and guidance to Global Payment Acceptance on Visa and MasterCard acceptance rules and to represent the business as a subject matter expert at external industry level meetings with Visa and/or MasterCard.

There is a strong focus on liaison and support duties in this role alongside compliance and card acceptance issues. The role holder will also push the presence in the card market.

The ideal candidate will have:

•  Provide specialist advice on Visa and MasterCard rules and regulations e.g. ongoing day to day queries for business as usual, plus support tenders for new or existing business.

•  Review draft Visa Operating Regulations and interchange service definitions and document feedback to Visa.

•  Analyse scheme papers to understand implications of any new Visa or MasterCard rules and mandates and proactively advise appropriate business areas.

•  Maintain card scheme database with details of any changes required by Visa or MasterCard

•  Manage the correction and where relevant the escalation of operational problems notified by Visa or MasterCard and their members.

•  Escalation of problems experienced by Global Payment Acceptance with Visa and MasterCard and their members.

•  Establish and build business relationships with Visa or MasterCard and help manage the business relationship with Visa or MasterCard

•  Provide input to briefings as a subject matter expert

•  Manage non compliance notifications received from Visa and MasterCard which can relate to small or large/major high street retailers.

•  Manage the escalation and reporting of all non compliance issues

In essence this role will suit someone who has:

•  Working knowledge of Global Payment Acceptance and the acquiring industry.

•  Understanding of Visa and MasterCard and their roles as service providers to members.

•  Knowledge of Visa and MasterCard scheme rules.

•  Experience in a relationship management/customer support role

•  Knowledge of issuing business, including Debit

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It is a great location and business so there is a great opportunity here for an EMV specialist to develop their career in a leading environment. Just make sure you can get to the East Midlands!

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