NXTGen Traineeship - Payments Consultant

Kickstart Your Career in Payments with the Projective Group NXTGen Traineeship!

Are you a driven young professional eager to build hands-on experience while receiving expert training, personalized coaching, and invaluable mentorship?
Do you have a passion for the Financial Services industry and a strong interest in the ever-evolving world of Payments?

Then our NXTGen Traineeship is made for you!

Our next class starts on June 30th — don’t miss your chance to join!

Who Are We – and What Can You Expect?

We’re Projective Group — a specialist consultancy focused on change & transformation in the financial sector.
Our consulting expertise spans 4 key domains: Data, Risk & Compliance, Transformation and Payments.

As a Payments Consultant, you’ll join our paid 2-year NXTGen Traineeship, after which you will integrate our Projective consulting team.
From day one, you’ll receive in-depth training (both soft & hard skills), benefit from mentorship by experienced consultants, and gain hands-on client experience - all designed to fast-track your growth.

Our mission? To fast-track your career in Payments Consulting — a domain that’s reshaping the financial ecosystem as we know it.

What Will You Do?

• Advise clients on payment-related challenges and strategic opportunities

• Design and deliver payments strategies, operating models, and architecture

• Improve the capabilities of payment infrastructures, financial institutions, and key players across the value chain (payment service providers, fintechs, retailers)

• Manage stakeholders, define governance, plan projects, and assess risks

• Create impactful presentations and clear reports to communicate your insights

What Do You Bring to the Table?

• A higher education degree in Finance, Business, Economics, Engineering or a related field

• 1 to 3 years of experience, ideally with exposure to payments

• Solid knowledge of or experience in the financial sector through work, internships, or other relevant engagements

• A strong interest in the payments domain, including trends, innovations, and market dynamics

• Problem-solving skills and the ability to simplify complex challenges

• A team mindset and strong communication skills

• Fluent in English, and either Dutch or French (fluency required)

• Enthusiastic, self-starting, and ready to make your mark

• Pragmatic, positive and solution oriented mind-set

• Curious, proactive, and confident in sharing your perspective

What’s In It for You?

• No micromanagement, no office politics — just a flat structure and open communication.

• Our managing partners are still client-facing — we value impact over titles.

• A competitive compensation package, including:

o Company car

o ️ Meal vouchers

o Annual training budget

o Fun and memorable team events (yes, we have a bar in the office!)

Above all, you’ll have the freedom and support to grow your career in the direction that excites you most

✅ Ready to Join Us?

Click that Apply button and take your first step into the dynamic world of Compliance Consulting.

Don’t tick every box? No worries! Just reach out — we’d love to hear your story:
stephanie.callens@projectivegroup.com

More about us: projectivegroup.com
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