Market Infrastructure Experts

General Information

Type of contract Fixed-term contract, which may be extended subject to individual performance and organisational needs

Who can apply? EU nationals

Salary F/G (bracket 1 - step 1) full time monthly net salary: €5,743 plus benefits, for further information see what we offer.

Role specialisation Market Infrastructure Project Management

Working time Full time

Place of work Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Closing date

Your team

You will join the Directorate Digital Euro, which is part of the Directorate General Market Infrastructure and Payments and is responsible for leading the digital euro project. Following the successful completion of the preparation phase, the next phase of this project focuses on advancing technical readiness, deepening market engagement and supporting the legislative process.

For more information about the digital euro project, please visit the hub page on the ECB's website.

In your role as a Market Infrastructure Expert, you will be part of a growing team of approximately 100 people. We are looking to fill several expert positions to work on: (i) product management for the digital euro service platform, aligning functional design with business needs across providers, and (ii) defining the interfaces of the digital euro service platform with digital euro intermediaries and Eurosystem infrastructure, also with a view to future developments.

This is a unique opportunity to contribute to the future of European payments, ensuring people across the euro area continue to have secure and convenient ways to pay, both in cash and digitally.

The ECB is an inclusive employer and we strive to reflect the diversity of the population we serve. We encourage you to apply irrespective of age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, race, religious beliefs, sexual orientation or other characteristics.

Your role

As a Market Infrastructure Expert (functional profile) you will:

• drive engagement and collaboration with stakeholders, cross-functional teams or providers to identify requirements, align priorities and co-create innovative solutions;
• steer the development of a robust and comprehensive back-end design for the digital euro service platform in collaboration with the project team;
• lead the establishment and maintenance of product backlogs, business flows and functional/technical implementation specifications to shape and drive the successful development of the digital euro.

The position offers you excellent opportunities to play a key role in the delivery of a digital form of central bank money designed to be a new, universally accepted digital payment method that complements physical cash. You will be part of a multicultural team that strives for continuous innovation to make a positive impact on the lives of European citizens.

Qualifications, experience and skills

Essential:

• a master's degree or equivalent in business administration, computer science, economics, engineering, information systems, project management or another relevant field (see How you can join us for details on degree equivalences);
• in addition to the above, four or more years' professional experience in product management in the field of payments implementation projects or large-scale financial infrastructure (e.g. bank systems, clearing and settlement platforms or payment schemes);
• a track record in either (i) defining backlogs of requirements for the development of payment solutions or infrastructure or (ii) translating high-level business requirements into business flows, implementation guidelines or functional/technical specifications;
• a sound understanding of payment solutions or infrastructure;
• proven analytical skills and experience in drafting clear and concise product management documentation;
• an advanced (C1) command of English and an intermediate (B1) command of at least one other official language of the EU, according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.

Desired:

• experience in dealing with providers of payment solutions or infrastructure, including in (but not limited to) the context of payment fraud detection or offline payments;
• experience in cross-functional, multidisciplinary projects in an agile environment.

You engage collaboratively with others. You pursue team goals and learn willingly from other people's diverse perspectives. You signal any need for change by explaining it and proposing alternative solutions. You analyse complex information effectively and can evaluate different views to arrive at solutions. You know and anticipate stakeholder needs.

You are motivated to contribute to the ECB's mission, to serve the citizens of the EU as a member of a public institution and to work with colleagues from all over Europe. You are motivated to be part of our team and to develop and use your skills and competencies to achieve the aims of this position.

Working modalities

We would be happy to discuss a part-time arrangement for this role.

Further information

The contracts offered will be fixed-term, the appointment being until 31 March 2028.

Temporary appointments may be extended or made permanent subject to organisational needs and budgetary constraints. This may result in a staff member with a non-convertible fixed-term contract being offered a convertible contract in accordance with the ECB Conditions of Employment.

For additional information on this specific vacancy, you can speak to the hiring manager, Andrea Pinna, on between 14:00 and 16:00 on Thursday, 18 December.

Application and selection process

The recruitment process for this position will be conducted remotely. It will include a written exercise, a presentation and interviews.

If you are not selected for this position but are still considered suitable, you will be placed on a reserve list (see step 4 of How we hire), from which you might be considered for similar positions within the ECB.

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