Enterprise Payments Solutions Specialist

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The Enterprise Payments Solutions Specialist serves as Treasury's lead technical advisor and subject matter expert for enterprise payment acceptance and modernization, providing specialized guidance on payment technologies, channels, merchant services, gateways, and point-of-sale solutions. You will evaluate business requirements, risks, and technology options; develop solution recommendations; and support implementation to ensure alignment with corporate standards, governance, security, and operational needs. Acting as the key liaison among Treasury, business units, IT, Cyber Security, vendors, and payment service providers, you will advance future payment capabilities that respond to evolving technologies, industry practices, and customer expectations while supporting semi-decentralized payment acceptance activities across the organization. Primary duties: • Provide specialized consulting to business units on new or enhanced payment acceptance capabilities, leading discovery and requirements gathering to assess operational needs and recommend appropriate payment technologies, channels, and acceptance models.

• Document business and functional requirements and evaluate proposed payment solutions to ensure alignment with corporate payment standards, governance requirements, and implementation considerations.

• Evaluate payment technologies and solutions, assessing capabilities, integration requirements, customer and operational impacts, implementation risks, and emerging industry trends.

• Support enterprise payment modernization and digital service delivery initiatives, contributing technical expertise to payment projects, process redesign, implementation planning, testing, documentation, transitions, and future-state roadmaps.

• Support the development and maintenance of payment standards, procedures, and governance documentation, and recommend appropriate risk controls for proposed solutions.

• Serve as a key Treasury resource for payment technology and acceptance, providing expert guidance and collaborating with business units, IT, Cyber Security, vendors, and payment service providers while maintaining payment documentation and monitoring emerging Canadian payment technologies and industry trends.

Qualifications • A degree in Business Administration, Commerce, Finance, Information Systems, Computer Science, Technology Management, or a related discipline, • Professional designation such as Certified Business Analysis Professional (CBAP), Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Treasury Professional (CTP), Payment Card Industry (PCI) related certification, Agile certifications, or equivalent designation is required. • At least 5 years of progressively responsible experience in payment technologies, payments operations, business analysis, financial systems, merchant services, digital service delivery, solution consulting, or related disciplines. • Experience in payment technologies, treasury operations, and financial controls will be considered as assets. • Strong technical, analytical, collaboration, and problem-solving skills are essential for success in this role.

• Pre-employment Requirements
• Successful applicants must provide proof of qualifications.

Workstyle • This position may be eligible to work from home for at least part of the time as one of several flexible work options available to City employees. These arrangements depend on the operational requirements of the role, employee suitability, and are subject to change based on operational needs and corporate direction.

• Position and Pay Information
• Business Unit: Finance
• Union: CUPE Local 38
• Position Type: 1 Temporary (up to 18 months)
• Compensation: Pay Grade 11 $46.21 - 61.78 per hour
• Hours of work: Standard 35-hour work week.
• Days of work: This position works a 5-day work week with 1 day off in a 3 week cycle.
• Location: 800 Macleod Trail SE
• Audience: Internal/External
• Apply By: November 16, 2026
• Job ID: 315535