Project Manager

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About the Company

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We are partnering with a leading global payments and financial technology organisation seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead strategic business initiatives, enterprise transformation programmes, and integration projects across a complex international environment.

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About the Role

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This is a high-profile role requiring a commercially minded delivery leader who can operate at executive level, drive cross-functional alignment, and successfully deliver large-scale business change programmes.

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Responsibilities

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• Lead delivery of a complex payments customer migration programme.
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• Drive product gap analysis and coordinate closure activities required for successful migration.
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• Work closely with Product and Technology teams to ensure migration requirements are delivered on time.
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• Manage end-to-end migration planning, scope, timelines, dependencies, and risks.
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• Coordinate cross-functional teams across multiple business areas to support migration readiness.
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• Track programme progress and provide regular reporting to senior stakeholders.
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• Establish and maintain governance forums, steering committees, and delivery updates.
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• Manage stakeholder communications across business, technology, and leadership teams.
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• Ensure quality assurance, operational readiness, and successful customer transition.
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• Identify and mitigate delivery risks, issues, and dependencies.
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• Support executive-level decision-making through clear reporting and escalation management.
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• Drive accountability and alignment across business, product, and technology functions.
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Qualifications

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• Proven experience delivering large-scale strategic programmes within Financial Services, Payments, FinTech, Banking, Treasury or Corporate Payments environments.
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• Strong background leading enterprise-wide transformation and business change initiatives.
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• Demonstrable experience managing complex integration programmes, including post-merger or post-acquisition activities.
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• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with experience influencing senior executives and leadership teams.
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• Strong commercial awareness and ability to align programme delivery with business objectives.
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• Experience managing cross-functional teams in both Agile and Waterfall delivery environments.
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• Excellent communication, governance, reporting, and risk management skills.
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Required Skills

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• PMP, PRINCE2, Agile, or equivalent project management certification.
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• Experience within highly regulated financial environments.
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• Exposure to international or global programme delivery.
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Pay range and compensation package

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Contract Type: Outside IR35

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Location: London

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Working Pattern: Hybrid – 3 days onsite per week

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Duration: Initial contract with extension potential

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Equal Opportunity Statement

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This opportunity is ideal for a senior programme or project leader with a strong track record of delivering strategic transformation and integration initiatives within complex financial services organisations.

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