Job Title: Senior Transact Business Consultant / Principal Consultant
Location: Basel, Switzerland
Employment Type: Full-time
About Swiss Himmel GmbH
Swiss Himmel GmbH is a Basel-based technology and consulting firm that partners with leading enterprises to modernize complex platforms. We combine strong domain expertise with practical engineering to deliver measurable outcomes across digital transformation, data, and core banking programs.
About the Role
We are seeking a highly experienced banking domain expert with extensive knowledge of Transact core banking platforms to lead large-scale transformation and implementation programs in a full-time capacity. This role requires a blend of deep functional expertise, strategic thinking, and leadership in delivery.
You will collaborate closely with senior stakeholders, product teams, and delivery units to drive end-to-end functional design and execution across transaction banking systems.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Consulting & Advisory
- Act as the functional lead for Transact across large-scale and multi-country implementations.
- Partner with senior client stakeholders to define core banking strategies, operating models, and transformation roadmaps.
- Provide guidance on target state architecture, including transaction lifecycle, fee frameworks, and regulatory alignment.
- Support product roadmap discussions, feasibility analysis, and solution direction.
Functional Leadership & Solution Design
- Lead functional design across key modules including payments, transaction processing, fees, limits, approvals, and exception handling.
- Own and review Business Requirements Documents (BRDs) and functional design documents.
- Ensure optimal use of standard Transact capabilities while minimizing customizations.
- Define as-is and to-be flows aligned with scalability and compliance needs.
- Align business requirements with product capabilities and technical implementation.
Delivery Oversight & Governance
- Provide functional leadership across Agile and Waterfall delivery models.
- Support development and QA teams with requirement clarifications and validations.
- Oversee User Acceptance Testing (UAT) planning, execution, and defect management.
- Support go-live, cutover, and post-production activities.
- Perform impact analysis for regulatory changes, scope updates, and product upgrades.
Stakeholder & Client Management
- Act as the main functional point of contact for senior client stakeholders.
- Conduct workshops, solution walkthroughs, and demos.
- Manage risks, dependencies, and expectations across multiple teams.
- Mentor business analysts and junior consultants.
Thought Leadership & Capability Building
- Build reusable frameworks, reference models, and best practices for Transact implementations.
- Support RFPs, proposals, and solution estimations.
- Contribute to internal knowledge sharing and capability development.
- Promote best practices in transaction banking and core banking transformation.
Required Qualifications
- 19+ years of experience in banking and financial services.
- Strong experience with core banking platforms, preferably Transact.
- Deep understanding of payments, transaction processing, fees, and regulatory frameworks.
- Experience working on large-scale transformation programs and in multi-stakeholder environments.
- Strong knowledge of transaction lifecycle, validations, reversals, and exception handling.
Key Skills
- Strong functional and analytical thinking.
- Ability to translate business needs into clear functional designs.
- Experience in core banking integrations and transformation projects.
- Good understanding of compliance and regulatory requirements.
Leadership & Communication
- Strong communication skills with the ability to interact effectively with senior stakeholders.
- Proven experience in leading teams and mentoring consultants.
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities.
What We Offer
- Opportunity to work on large-scale banking transformation programs.
- Exposure to international clients and complex core banking environments.
- A collaborative and professional work culture.
- Long-term growth opportunities within Swiss Himmel GmbH.
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