Lead Software Engineer

Toronto, ON
On-site
Posted Oct 10, 2026
1 position

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Employment type: Full-time
Experience level: Lead · 15+ years
Posting language: English
Working hours: 40 hours per week
Seniority: Mid-Senior level

Job summary

Lead payments modernization, transformation, operating model, and platform rationalization programs. Develop target-state models connecting business capabilities, processes, platforms, and data, while leading consulting teams and engaging stakeholders.

Job details

Job Requirements "Primary Must-Have Skills Experience & Domain Expertise: 8–15+ years in payments, banking, or financial services consulting with significant payments domain expertise.1 Program Leadership: Demonstrated ability to lead payments modernization, transformation, operating model, or platform rationalization programs.1 Functional Knowledge: Strong understanding of payment products, processing, operations, and the end-to-end payment lifecycle.1 Data Architecture: Hands-on experience with payments data, including metadata, business dictionaries, data lineage, data domains, and business/technical mapping.1 Strategic Modeling: Ability to design coherent target-state models that connect business capabilities, processes, platforms, and underlying data.1 Soft Skills & Management: Strong executive communication, workshop facilitation, stakeholder management, and experience leading consulting teams and workstreams.1 Secondary Good-to-Have Skills Standards & Models: Experience with ISO 20022, canonical payment models, and payment data transformation.1 Payment Rails: Specific knowledge of ACH/EFT, wires, SWIFT, RTP/FedNow, cards, and cross-border payments.1 Governance Tools: Familiarity with enterprise data governance or catalog platforms.1 Innovation: Experience defining AI-enabled payment operations and data-driven payment capabilities.1 Industry Context: Prior experience with major bank transformation or payments modernization programs.1" Work Experience 5-7Years

What you’ll do

Requirements

The posting calls for 8–15+ years of experience in payments, banking, or financial services consulting, with substantial payments expertise and hands-on experience with payments data architecture. Candidates should demonstrate program leadership, strong knowledge of payment products and lifecycle, and executive communication and stakeholder management skills; experience with ISO 20022, payment rails, governance tools, and AI-enabled operations is an advantage.