Senior Director of Solution Consulting

Join Planet as the Senior Director of Solution Consulting, where you will lead the FI Solution Consulting team, focusing on acquirer and gateway partners. You will shape and drive solution strategy, support partner growth, and act as a senior solution lead for strategic partner engagements. This role requires a strong background in payments, acquiring, and gateway partnerships, as well as experience in leading and developing high-performing teams. Enjoy flexible working arrangements and opportunities for growth and skill development.

• Lead and manage the FI Solution Consultancy team, providing direction, structure, coaching, and development to build a high-performing regional function.
• Shape and drive solution strategy in support of Planet’s acquiring, gateway, and value-added services propositions, including DCC, MCP, and integrated payment gateway solutions.
• Act as a senior solution lead for selected strategic partner engagements, directly supporting discovery, solution design, requirement definition, and commercial discussions.
• Comfortable operating strategically while also remaining hands-on where required
• A strong communicator who can create alignment across commercial, product, delivery and technical teams
• Someone who is structured, proactive and capable of driving momentum in complex environments
• Commercially minded and technically credible, able to bridge customer need, partner expectation and internal capability
• A senior leader with a strong track record of managing and developing high-performing teams
• Highly experienced in working with acquiring partners, gateway partners and broader payment ecosystem stakeholders across multiple markets
• Comfortable with complexity, pace and accountability
• A natural relationship builder with the seniority and credibility to engage external partners and internal stakeholders with confidence
• Deep knowledge of acquiring, payment gateways and value-added services such as DCC and MCP
• UK-based / EMEA-based with hybrid working
• Strong experience working with global acquirer partners, gateway partners and related payment service providers
• Strong analytical, organisational and problem-solving capability
• Ability to work across multiple initiatives simultaneously while maintaining quality and attention to detail
• Strong understanding of integrated payment solutions and the broader payments ecosystem
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and align both internal teams and external partners
• Demonstrable experience gathering, documenting and driving requirements across complex business and technical environments
• Significant experience in solution consultancy, payments consulting, pre-sales, partner solutions or a related leadership role within the payments industry
• Proven experience leading and developing teams in a fast-paced, commercially focused environment
• Willingness to travel where required
• Leadership, mentoring and coaching capability
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present complex solution concepts clearly