Senior Business Analyst

Every day, Global Payments makes it possible for millions of people to move money between buyers and sellers using our payments solutions for credit, debit, prepaid and merchant services.  Our worldwide team helps over 3 million companies, more than 1,300 financial institutions and over 600 million cardholders grow with confidence and achieve amazing results.  We are driven by our passion for success and we are proud to deliver best-in-class payment technology and software solutions.  Join our dynamic team and make your mark on the payments technology landscape of tomorrow. 

This position is focused on compliance for Debit Acquiring relevant to authorization and clearing/settlement systems, other ancillary applications, and business processes. As part of a team of compliance professionals, you will be responsible for complex business and technical deliverables for enhancements mandated by card brands, debit networks, third party providers, and industry regulations. Additional responsibilities will include collaborating with application scrum teams, defining requirements, conducting impact analysis, validation of deliverables, and supporting production processes specific to card brand, debit network, and regulatory compliance rules.

Key Responsibilities:

• Serve as a subject matter expert in debit payment processing as it pertains to the payments industry and Global Payments’ systems.

• Develop, maintain, and grow strategic partnerships with the card brands, debit networks, and other service providers.

• Analyze and interpret card brand and debit network technical and regulatory specifications, rules, requirements, and communications for impact to company systems and customers.

• Translate card brand, debit network, and industry rules into technical requirements, including process maps, gap analyses, and business test cases.

• Oversee and assist technology, business, and operations teams to implement and validate required changes.

• Facilitate inquiries, research, production support relating to mandated rules published by card brand and debit networks, third party providers, and industry regulations.

• Participate in scrum ceremonies and represent compliance priorities during planning discussions.

• Provide advisory services to all business units regarding existing regulations, regulatory requirements, new regulatory changes, and compliance risks for debit processing.

• Support new and existing merchant implementations/conversions as required.

• Initiate and lead projects/initiatives as necessary to ensure Global Payments’ systems remain compliant with card brand and debit network specifications and operating rules.

• Stay abreast of payment brand and debit network rules, publications, products and services, industry news, and release documentation to identify impacts to Global Payments and its clients.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 2+ years of experience in the payments industry

• 5+ years of experience in a technical or analytical role in the IT field

• Experience with ISO 8583 message specifications

• Ability to take ownership of issues and follow through to completion, be accountable.

• Critical thinker with strong analytical and problem-solving skills

• Interact with a wide audience: IT, development, operations, security, account support, auditors, vendors, partners, customers, project managers, business analysts, and management.

• Not afraid to question “why” and create solutions, see other ways to do things, don’t take things at face value.

• Ability to contribute effectively within a fast-paced, fluid environment and handle changing priorities with confident decision making.

• Excellent time-management, organization, and prioritization skills

• Ability to build trust and rapport within a team and with internal and external stakeholders.

• Ability to collaborate across all levels of an organization and communicate in an articulate manner to a cross-functional audience to influence results.

• Ability to work independently, on own, for a remote manager

Education Desired:

Bachelor’s degree, preferred in information services, information technology, computer science, business; or equivalent training/experience in lieu of degree

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working in an Agile Development environment preferred.

• Proficient in Google G Suite applications or MS Office equivalent; SQL experience is a plus.

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