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Salary: £39,000 - 70,500 per year
Requirements: Demonstrable experience implementing iDEAL and SEPA Direct Debit through StripeStrong knowledge of Stripe APIs and webhooksExperience with subscription and recurring payment modelsStrong understanding of payment failures, dunning, mandates, refunds, reversals and disputesAbility to understand and document API integrations and webhook-driven architecturesExperience producing technical specifications that can be translated directly into engineering tasksStrong technical business analysis and solution design capabilityExperience working independently within a defined, short-term consulting engagementExcellent written and verbal communication skillsExperience with European payments, Stripe Billing, Payment Intents, Setup Intents, subscription lifecycle management and SCA/PSD2 would be highly beneficial Responsibilities: Review existing payment documentation, payment scenarios and Stripe integrationAnalyse the current card payment lifecycle, including Stripe API calls and webhook eventsWork with technical, operational and product stakeholders to validate the current stateDefine how iDEAL and SEPA Direct Debit should coexist with existing card paymentsAnalyse payment lifecycle differences across initial payments, recurring payments and renewals, failed payments and dunning, refunds and cancellations, pauses and plan/dose changes, SEPA mandates, cancellations and expiry, payment reversals, chargebacks and disputes, and settlement and payment timingConsider the additional financial and operational risks associated with dispatching physical prescription medication following paymentDefine where in the payment lifecycle it is safe to fulfil and dispatch ordersIdentify open design decisions, risks and dependencies, providing recommendations where appropriateProduce a structured, implementation-ready specification in Confluence, supported by clear process and payment flow diagramsParticipate in technical review and incorporate stakeholder feedback before final handover Technologies: APIConfluenceFlowSupportArchitect More:
We are seeking an experienced Payments Specialist for a fixed-term, day-rate consulting engagement of 10-15 days ahead of our European market launch. This is a specification and business analysis role, not a delivery or development role. You will help us assess how our existing credit card payment lifecycle needs to adapt to support iDEAL and SEPA Direct Debit through Stripe while retaining credit card payments as an option, and you will produce an implementation-ready specification for our internal software architecture team to translate into engineering tasks. We report to our Head of Technology / Engagement Lead, there are no direct reports, and the engagement is focused on clear analysis, documentation and stakeholder collaboration. Spectrum IT Recruitment (South) Limited is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
last updated 33 week of 2026