Partner – Payments Consulting Lead

Partner – Payments Consulting Lead Overview

This role sits within Wipro Consulting and is focused on leading and expanding the Payments consulting business across the UK and Ireland market. The position is designed for a senior Banking and Financial Services consulting leader who can help shape the regional strategy, build a strong consulting practice, and position Wipro as a leading partner for AI-led transformation. The work combines business development, client leadership, delivery oversight, thought leadership, and talent development, with a strong emphasis on payments modernisation and transformation at scale.

Wipro describes itself as a global technology services and consulting organisation that helps clients tackle complex digital transformation challenges. Within that broader business, the consulting arm is positioned as a transformation accelerator, supporting clients from insight generation through to measurable outcomes and helping define next-generation operating models. The company highlights its focus on AI, GenAI, industry transformation, and resilience-led change, particularly across financial services and other major sectors.

What the role is expected to do

• Lead the growth of the Payments consulting practice across the UK and Ireland, with responsibility for revenue growth, market visibility, and overall practice expansion.
• Define and drive the regional advisory and consulting agenda for Payments, ensuring the practice is positioned as a market-leading transformation partner.
• Build trusted relationships with senior executives and act as a strategic advisor on AI-enabled transformation, operating model redesign, cost efficiency, and major change programmes.
• Develop and convert consulting opportunities into profitable work, balancing business development with delivery responsibilities in a sell-and-deliver model.
• Oversee complex engagements delivered across multiple locations and teams, ensuring commercial accountability and strong client outcomes.
• Shape and promote market-facing propositions and thought leadership that strengthen Wipro’s position in the Payments and BFS market.
• Lead large-scale people and transformation programmes that create measurable business impact.
• Work across Wipro’s wider consulting and technology ecosystem to support broader transformation opportunities for BFS clients.
• Represent the practice externally with clients, partners, analysts, and industry stakeholders, helping to influence market thinking and demand.
• Create and publish content such as articles, blogs, white papers, and other materials that support the practice and the Wipro brand.
• Use social and digital channels effectively to increase visibility and strengthen the company’s market presence.
• Help attract, develop, mentor, and retain strong consulting talent, including diverse talent at all levels, while working closely with HR and recruitment teams.

Payments and transformation focus areas

• Payments strategy and transformation.
• Payments schemes and rails, including domestic systems such as Faster Payments, BACS, and CHAPS, as well as international networks such as SWIFT, cross-border payments, and SEPA.
• ISO 20022.
• Cards and merchant payments.
• Real-time payments.
• Regulatory and compliance topics such as PSD2, PSD3, Open Banking, AML, and related areas.
• Payments technology and platform strategy.
• AI-powered payments modernisation.
• Payments operating model transformation.
• Enterprise payments AI architecture.
• Payment hub transformation.
• Core banking and payments integration.
• Build-versus-buy platform decisions.

What the company is looking for

• Strong leadership, communication, networking, and relationship-building skills, especially in client-facing and ecosystem settings.
• A proven record of winning consulting work from both new and existing accounts and of managing senior customer relationships effectively.
• Established connections within the UK and Ireland Banking and Financial Services market.
• Comfort operating in a model that combines business development with delivery, including the ability to build personal utilisation after an initial period of embedding.
• Experience leading consulting programmes with distributed and multi-shore teams.
• Ability to champion AI-powered transformation and help reposition Wipro as a strategic partner for long-term customer value.
• Strong capability in defining transformation propositions and shaping engagements using both core and disruptive technologies to solve business problems and deliver tangible business benefits.
• Deep understanding of the CxO agenda and the ability to bring informed views on the major issues facing senior leaders across the region.
• Experience engaging with industry leaders and analysts on market trends and strategic priorities.
• Ability to propose solutions, investment decisions, and market-facing points of view, supported by publications, speaking opportunities, and analyst engagement.
• Strong programme and consulting discipline, including project and programme management, executive storytelling, commercial awareness, and senior communications.
• Experience from a Big 4 firm, Accenture, or another top-tier management or strategy consulting organisation is preferred.
• A creative and collaborative leadership style, with the ability to align diverse teams around shared goals and outcomes.
• Experience mentoring and developing future consulting leaders and contributing to organisational people strategy.
• Proactive approach to attracting diverse talent and supporting team growth.
• Ability to work independently, support business development proactively, and contribute effectively to a high-performance consulting environment.

Culture and values

Wipro emphasises an inclusive and supportive workplace where people are valued regardless of age, cultural background, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, or other protected characteristics. The company says it welcomes applicants from a wide range of backgrounds and encourages people who may not meet every requirement to apply if they bring curiosity and a willingness to learn and share knowledge.

The organisation also highlights its long-standing commitment to sustainability, inclusion, and social good. It describes itself as purpose-driven and says that a significant portion of its economic ownership is dedicated to philanthropic purposes. Employees are expected to reflect Wipro’s five habits for success: being respectful, being responsive, always communicating, demonstrating stewardship, and building trust.

Accessibility and equal opportunity

The posting states that applications from people with disabilities are explicitly welcome. It also says that reasonable accommodations will be provided throughout the recruitment and selection process, and that candidates should communicate accommodation needs in advance where possible so they can be reviewed individually.

How to apply

Applicants can use the on-page application process, including the standard apply option and the LinkedIn application route shown on the page. The posting also directs candidates to Wipro’s careers resources for job alerts and other open roles. For concerns about suspicious recruitment activity, the page provides a recruitment helpdesk email address, and for complaints about unethical or unfair hiring practices it gives an ombuds contact. The company also notes that it is an equal opportunity employer and that all qualified applicants will be considered without discrimination.

The role is based in London, and the posting does not describe a remote-working arrangement. No visa sponsorship or work-authorisation information is provided on the page.

Degree Requirement: Not Specified

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