About the Role
The Payment Operations Centre Analyst (POCA-L1) is responsible for providing critical, first-line support for Canada's payment systems. This rotational position involves 24/7 operational duties, including system and network device monitoring, incident mediation between vendors and financial members, and providing direct advisory services to financial member clients.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary point of contact and relationship liaison between Financial Institutions (FIs) and Payments Canada.
- Provide continuous monitoring of payment flows, system availability, and conduct routine system validation checks.
- Execute and follow up on customer Requests, Incidents, and Problems.
- Manage all incidents efficiently, ensuring timely resolution and strict adherence to escalation procedures.
- Perform core ITIL functions (Request, Change, Incident, Problem, and Escalation) to maintain high service standards.
- Execute assigned Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), ensuring their routine application and maintenance as part of operational methodologies.
- Cultivate and maintain strong working relationships with internal stakeholders to optimize payments system maintenance and support.
- Monitor support channels for incoming communications from vendors.
- Represent the Payment Operations Centre team effectively in internal meetings.
- Commit to ongoing learning through in-house self-study, technical reading, and research to maintain expertise relevant to the role.
Requirements
- Secondary school diploma or equivalent.
- Bilingual in both English and French.
- Must be able to work rotational shifts and participate in the on-call support rotation and periodic overtime after six (6) months of employment.
- Eligibility to obtain and maintain a Government of Canada Reliability Status Clearance.
- Can successfully complete enhanced background checks that may be carried out by Payments Canada.
Skills
- Proficient in executing ITIL functions (Incident, Request, Change, and Problem Management).
- Attention to detail while monitoring critical payment systems and infrastructure.
- Take ownership of executing Standard Operating Procedures.
- Ability to serve as a first-point-of-contact, performing timely incident handling and correct escalation.
- Contribute to operational documentation and service improvement initiatives.
- Required fluency in English and French to liaise with national stakeholders (FIs and internal teams).
- Highly reliable, with a proven commitment to punctuality for rotational shifts, on-call participation and overtime.
- Strong ability to cultivate relationships and mediate effectively between financial members and vendors.
- Provide clear and professional advisory services to financial institution clients.
- ITIL Foundation certification in IT Service Management.
- Knowledge of payment infrastructure.
- Experience in operations support and/or Service Desk environment.
Location
- Hybrid (remote/office)
Work Type
- Rotational shifts
- On-call support
- Periodic overtime
Experience Level
- Entry level
Education Level
- Secondary school diploma or equivalent
Salary/Compensations
- $57,800
Benefits
- Flexible, hybrid (remote/office) environment.
- Competitive compensation package, including annual variable bonus and defined contribution pension plan with employer matching percentage (if eligible).
- Comprehensive health and dental benefit coverage, including mental health coverage, life insurance and a health spending account for you and your dependents (Permanent and temporary employees with contracts 12 months and over).
- Paid time off: minimum four weeks paid vacation, sick and personal days, December holiday shutdown and cultural holiday observance days.
- 26 weeks of paid maternity and parental leave top-up (if eligible)
- Rewards and recognition program.
- Access to office gym facilities.
- Internal and external professional development opportunities.
- Fun team and organizational events.
- Monthly all staff forums led by our Executive Leadership Team.
About the Company
- Payments Canada is at the forefront of the Canadian payment ecosystem.
- Our purpose is to make payments easier, smarter and safer for all Canadians.
- We own and operate payment systems that process hundreds of billions of dollars’ worth of payment transactions every business day.
- We convene ecosystem participants to discuss their multiple and diverse interests and ideas and to navigate industry-level challenges.
- We adhere to a set of values that are our north star: Inspire trust, build community and enable change.
- We have created a culture that fosters authenticity, collaboration, innovation and development.
- We empower one another, make meaningful contributions that not only impact the organization, but our country!
- We develop and nurture meaningful connections that drive innovation in our ecosystem.
Equal Opportunity
- At Payments Canada, we are dedicated to fair, transparent and inclusive hiring.
- We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company.
- Our recruitment process uses automated tools, but not generative AI, to objectively screen and evaluate applications and confirm that a candidate’s qualifications meet job requirements.
- It is important to remember that these tools support, but do not replace, human decision-making.
- Our trained recruitment professionals and hiring managers always make the final hiring decisions.
- At Payments Canada, we are committed to making everyone feel they can be themselves and thrive at work.
- We will continue to build on a foundation of respect and appreciation for diversity in all forms and collectively create an inclusive and equitable culture where our differences are valued.
- We are committed to employment equity and actively encourage applications from women, Aboriginal people, persons with disabilities and visible minorities.
- If selected for an interview, please advise us if you require special accommodation by emailing hrinfo@payments.ca.
- We thank all applicants for their interest in this opportunity.
- Preference will be given to Canadian citizens and permanent residents.
- Only selected candidates will be contacted for an interview.
