Senior Manager - Payments
Sia Partners
Charlotte, NC, USA
Posted on Mar 13, 2026
Job description
Role Overview:
We are seeking a Senior Manager with experience in Payments, Professional Services and sector qualifications in Financial Services. This motivated leader will work closely with Sia go-to-market (“GTM”) and delivery teams to win and deliver payments –related consulting projects. With support from Sia’s global network of subject-matter experts and client credentials, this individual will be a key contributor to the growth of Sia’s Payments’ Team especially in North America.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide expert guidance on U.S. payment regulations affecting electronic transactions including credit, debit, EBT, ACH, Prepaid, BNPL, Crypto Currencies, RTP, FedNow, mobile payments, and other payment types.
- Ability to understand and interpret PCI DSS, KYC and AML, PSD2, SOC 2, OFAC, FinCEN, and FATF regulations and impacts on clients
- Assess and interpret emerging regulatory trends, supervisory expectations, and enforcement actions to develop compliance strategies
- Support clients in new product strategy, creation of product pipelines, new product development, product requirements and user stories, product road maps, and high-level strategic planning
- Develop regulatory frameworks, compliance programs, and internal policies to align with industry best practices
- Stay abreast of VISA, MasterCard, American Express, and other Association guidelines and best practices
- Enable client delivery with project management best practices, particularly using the Scaled Agile Framework
Project & Client Management
- Collaborate with internal and client project team members, and contribute to internal communications and readiness activity within the program team and with client groups
- Manage multiple consulting engagements, ensuring on-time and high-quality deliverables
- Provide status reporting of progress, dependencies, issues, risks and overall program health to Senior Management
- Lead cross-functional teams and collaborate with clients to drive project execution
- Drive business development by contributing to proposals, client presentations, and thought leadership