Principal Consultant, Payments Strategy 6-Month Contract 2 Openings Hybrid (Toronto) or Remote (Canada) Are you passionate about modernizing Canada''s payments ecosystem? This is a rare opportunity to join a high-impact strategic initiative where you''ll help define how one of Canada''s leading financial institutions evolves its connectivity to the country''s next generation of payments infrastructure.

We''re looking for experienced Principal Consultants who thrive in ambiguous, complex environments and enjoy solving challenging business, regulatory, and technical problems.

If you''ve worked on payments modernization, Canadian payments infrastructure, or strategic transformation initiatives, we''d love to hear from you.

This is not a traditional delivery role.

You won''t be maintaining existing systemsyou''ll be helping shape the future.

Advantages Work on one of Canada''s most exciting payments modernization initiatives Influence strategic decisions that shape future payment capabilities Collaborate with senior leaders across business and technology Solve complex regulatory, technical, and business challenges High-visibility engagement with meaningful executive exposure Competitive compensation with flexibility for exceptional candidates Opportunity for contract extension Responsibilities As a Principal Consultant, you''ll partner with senior business and technology leaders to evaluate and define the future state of payments capabilities.

Your work will include: Developing strategic roadmaps for payments infrastructure modernization Evaluating connectivity to Canadian payments infrastructure, including ACSS and the Real-Time Rail (RTR) Assessing regulatory, legal, operational, and technical requirements Producing executive-ready recommendations, presentations,



and strategic playbooks Creating high-level solution blueprints and architectural direction Supporting business case development, including high-level cost and benefit analysis Collaborating with internal experts across Technology, Treasury, Risk, Legal, Compliance, and Operations Your recommendations will directly influence executive decision-making and future investment strategy.

Qualifications We''re seeking hands-on consultants who enjoy doing the worknot managing large teams.

Ideal Experience 515 years of experience within the Canadian financial services industry Deep knowledge of the Canadian payments ecosystem Experience leading or supporting payments modernization or large-scale transformation initiatives Strong understanding of Canadian payments infrastructure Experience interpreting complex regulatory and policy requirements Ability to translate technical and business findings into executive-level recommendations Exceptional communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills Comfortable working independently in fast-paced, evolving environments Industry Experience We''re interested in professionals with hands-on payments experience from organizations such as: Canadian banks Fin

Tech companies Payment service providers Payments technology organizations Government or industry organizations supporting Canadian payments The most key qualification is direct experience working within the Canadian payments ecosystem.





Knowledge of the Following is Highly Valued Canadian payments infrastructure ACSS Real-Time Rail (RTR) Payments Canada rules and frameworks The Bank Act Payments modernization strategy High-value clearing and settlement systems Secure messaging and payments architecture Summary If you''re excited about helping shape the future of payments in Canada and have the expertise to influence strategic transformation, we''d love to connect with you.

Randstad Canada is committed to fostering a workforce reflective of all peoples of Canada.

As a result, we are committed to developing and implementing strategies to increase the equity, diversity and inclusion within the workplace by examining our internal policies, practices, and systems throughout the entire lifecycle of our workforce, including its recruitment, retention and advancement for all employees.

In addition to our deep commitment to respecting human rights, we are dedicated to positive actions to affect change to ensure everyone has full participation in the workforce free from any barriers, systemic or otherwise, especially equity-seeking groups who are usually underrepresented in Canada''s workforce, including those who identify as women or non-binary/gender non-conforming; Indigenous or Aboriginal Peoples; persons with disabilities (visible or invisible) and; members of visible minorities, racialized groups and the LGBTQ2+ community.

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📌 Principal Consultant, Payments Strategy (Toronto)
🏢 randstad canada
📍 Toronto