🚀 Be part of a movement to change the way Europe pays

You will be part of our mission at EPI to build and deliver a meaningful European payment solution.
Together, we want to enable a stronger European payment ecosystem by acting as both bridge and builder, delivering a payment solution for consumers across Europe.

🔎 What's in it for you

Tired of being at the side line and waiting till the next payments project is going to happen ? You would like to be part of something bigger ? You want to have an impact on launching a truly innovative product, which is integrating and not suffering from the regulatory constraints ? This job might be for you.


💥 Your impact

You will be developing the transition plan for the Dutch market and are responsible to assure it can be executed in a smooth and qualitative way. Hereby acting as the bridge between your EPI colleagues and the local payments ecosystem representatives. You make sure all aspects (business, legal, technical, marketing, communication) of the transition are covered and properly documented. Ultimately, thanks to your 360° view, you are able to challenge experts and support them in building the best transition scenario.

To be successful, you will have to:

• Work together with local stakeholders to identify the key topics to be worked out.
• Understand the challenges of the transition and impacts on the wider ecosystem.
• Organise work sessions with experts to define the best solution(s).
• Identify the measures and/or tooling to put in place to assure a smooth transition.
• Document the transition plan in a consistent and easily understandable way. 
• Monitor the progress and report on regular basis to the migration board.

✅ If you had joined us last month, here’s what you could have done

You could have kickstarted this project with designing the master planning on a European level, been among the first 50 people to discover our extensive product features, shared your views with our Chief Product Officer, or contributed to the new EPI corporate brand identity. Now is a unique time to join and be a pioneer of this company.

🕵🏻‍♀️ To succeed, you should meet at least 70% of these requirements

• At least 5 years of experience in a a lead consultant / business analyst role
• At least 3 years experience with payment projects in the Dutch market
• Good knowledge of the payments ecosystem in the Netherlands (especially in e-commerce)
• Prior experience in writing transition plans, feasibility studies or product launches
• Fluency in English & Dutch (CEFR C1 or C2)
• Ability to challenge and influence your stakeholders
• Good understanding of the regulatory landscape 
• Excellent communication and writing skills
• Having experience in working in a complex stakeholder environment

🐝 About the team

You will report directly to Gerry, our Chief Market Roll Out, who has more than 20 years of experience in the payments sector, and will be supported by a team of transversal project officers. In the daily interactions you will have contacts with members of EPI's product, scheme, engineering, marketing and operations teams. 

You will both work from home and from our offices in the Netherlands. You will be expected to attend in person meetings with our stakeholders in the Netherlands regularly.

🪜 If this looks like you, the recruitment steps are:

1. A first call with one of our recruiters
2. An interview focused on the mission and your expertise
3. Possibly, a business case or a tech assessment
4. An interview focused on our company skills
5. Hopefully, an offer you can’t refuse
   
   

⛔ Turn back if …

• You thrive only in fully processed and guided environments
• You're expecting to change everything upon your arrival with no consideration for your colleagues work or the regulatory constraints
• You are not a team player

  Otherwise apply!

€ Who are we?

The European Payments Initiative has a unique role in bringing together the various players in the payment industry. We are creating an innovative, future-proof payment solution designed to meet the needs of merchants, professionals, charities and other organisations that accept payments and to enhance the everyday lives of consumers in Europe.

We believe that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts; EPI acts as a bridge, giving banks and other payment service providers the opportunity to combine innovation efforts and to address shared challenges together. EPI is a catalyst for change, enabling banks, payment service providers, payment gateways and merchants to contribute collectively to the continued strength and resilience of the European Union.

We want to start and grow a new movement with the potential to change the way people across Europe pay in the future.

🫶 Our commitment to equal employment opportunities

EPI offers the same job opportunities to all, without distinction of gender, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, social status, disability or age. EPI promotes the development of an inclusive work environment that mirrors the diversity of the clients our product is serving.