Head of Payments, Tieto Banktech (M/F/D)

Oslo, Norway
- Full-time
- Strategy and Line Management
- Hybrid
- Tieto Banktech
**Job Description**:
- About Tieto Payments**
Tieto Banktech Payments is a leading provider of payments and cash management software and SaaS solutions for banks, serving both retail and corporate customers through secure, scalable account‑to‑account payment and liquidity management solutions.
Our solutions form part of the core financial infrastructure in the Nordic market and are embedded in national payment flows that are critical for banks and society. At the same time, Tieto Payments combines this strong home‑market position with products and capabilities that have clear international relevance and growth potential.
Payment is a strategically critical domain within Tieto Banktech. Following a sustained focus on strengthening our offering, execution capability, and market positioning, we are now appointing a Head of Payments to lead and further develop the business.
**The Opportunity - a transformation and growth mandate**
This is a senior executive leadership role with full responsibility for the Payments business, including strategy;
- people leadership, financial performance, R&D, and delivery. As Head of Payments, you will lead a large and complex organization spanning product development, delivery, sales, and customer engagement.
A core mandate of the role is to build and scale one strong and integrated Payments business - safeguarding stability, trust, and reliability in mission‑critical core markets, while accelerating profitable international growth. This is not a classic “run‑the‑business” role, but a business‑building mandate combining strategic direction with strong commercial and operational execution.
You will report directly to the Managing Director of Tieto Banktech and work closely with the Banktech leadership team, key customers, and strategic partners. In this role, you will play a central part in strengthening Tieto Banktech’s position as a trusted, future‑ready payment partner to banks in the Nordics and beyond.
**Why this role is unique**
Tieto Banktech offers a distinctive platform: deep Nordic roots, long‑standing customer relationships, strong positions across the banking value chain, and significant investments in technology and modernization.
Within Payments, this translates into a rare combination of:
- Mission‑critical payment capabilities in core markets
- Scalable software and SaaS solutions with international applicability
- A clear strategic priority and leadership mandate to shape the next phase of growth
For the right executive, this is an opportunity to make a visible and lasting impact on strategy, performance, and market position.
**Key Responsibilities**
- Overall leadership of the Payments business, including full P&L responsibility
- Defining and executing the Payments strategy in line with Banktech and Group priorities
- Unifying and scaling the Payments business while protecting business continuity and delivery quality
- Driving commercial acceleration, including market prioritisation, international go‑to‑market execution, pipeline discipline, and partner strategy
- Identifying opportunities to extend strong niche and infrastructure capabilities into broader market offerings
- Ensuring strong execution across product development, delivery, operations, and customer engagements
- Strengthening customer value creation through portfolio development, modernization, and partnerships
- Ensuring robust governance, risk management, compliance, and audit readiness
- Acting as an executive representative and thought leader for Tieto Banktech within the payment domain
**What success looks like**
- Payments is recognised by customers as a preferred strategic partner, with strong executive relationships, clear value creation, and increased relevance in customers’ payments transformation agendas
- Measurable business growth in core home markets and selected international markets, supported by disciplined sales execution, strong pipeline conversion, and profitable expansion
- Market innovation is accelerated through targeted use of AI, data, and modern technology to create differentiated customer offerings and new commercial opportunities
- A clear modernization and growth roadmap is in place, strengthening scalability, delivery speed, operational resilience, and long-term competitiveness
- A high-performing, well-governed Payments organization with strong leadership, quality focus, regulatory confidence, and sustained trust from customers and stakeholders
**Your Background and Experience**
You bring a combination of customer focus, commercial drive, and regulated‑environment experience, including:
- Proven leadership of large, complex business units or portfolios within payments, transaction banking, regulated fintech, or banking software
- Strong understanding of payments, cash management, and account‑to‑account solutions
- Demonstrated P&L ownership and a track record of driv