Digital euro - Senior Market Infrastructure Experts - Product proposition and Rulebook

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 2 - step 1) full time monthly net salary: €6,032 plus benefits, for further information see
• Role specialisation: Market Infrastructure Project Management
• Working time: Full time
• Place of work: Frankfurt am Main, Germany
• Closing date: 13.05.2024

Your team

You will be part of the Directorate General Market Infrastructures and Payments, more precisely the Directorate Digital Euro, which started the digital euro preparation phase in November 2023. During this phase the focus will be on further preparing for the development of a digital euro, building on the findings from the investigation phase. 

We are looking to fill senior expert positions in the digital euro product proposition and rulebook development units. These teams are responsible for:

• defining a best-in-class user experience for digital euro payments. 
• contributing to the development of efficient end-to-end digital euro processes. 
• engaging with market participants to develop the digital euro scheme rulebook.
• refining the proposed use cases by specifying the functional and non-functional requirements.
• working on the specifications for the offline digital euro.

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 Senior Market Infrastructure Expert, you will belong to one of the teams that carry out the preparatory work on:

• Defining the digital euro proposition for consumers and merchants, inter alia, the end-user experience (including the digital euro app), end-user research, digital financial inclusion, and environmental aspects.   
• Defining the digital euro propositions for intermediaries, inter alia, the digital euro compensation model, the rollout approach, and the fit into the ecosystem.
• Defining the digital euro use-cases, inter alia, standards and requirements for frontend interactions in person-to-person, point-of-sale and eCommerce digital euro payments. This includes also offline specifications both for point-of-sale and person-to-person use cases.
• Developing the digital euro rulebook, including the associated implementations specifications with a focus on frontend interactions in conjunction with the Rulebook Development Group.

The position offers you excellent opportunities to shape the future of central bank money available to all citizens and firms in the euro area and, in doing so, support the digitalisation of the euro area economy. 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, economics, project management, finance, STEM (science, technology, engineering or mathematics), computer science or another relevant field (click here for details on degree equivalences); 
• in addition to the above, a minimum of 7 years’ professional experience (other than as a trainee or intern) in retail payments; 
• proven analytical skills and experience in drafting concise and clear notes and reports;
• 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 on retail payment solutions with pan-European or global reach;
• knowledge of current payments schemes and/or solutions;
• functional/technical knowledge of the standards used for payments in the consumer to bank domain;
• experience in developing an offline or partially offline retail payment solution.   

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 be part of our team and to develop and use your skills and competencies to achieve the aims of this position.

Further information

The contract offered will be fixed term until 31 January 2026 – in line with the current timeline for the preparation phase. 

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 Daniel McLean, on +496913446584 between 9:30 and 11:00 on Tuesday, 30 April.

Application and selection process

The recruitment process for this position will be conducted remotely. It may include a pre-recorded video interview in the pre-selection phase and – if you are invited to participate in the subsequent selection phase – 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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