About the role
AI summarisedThis is a senior program director role in the payments domain at a bank or financial technology company. The role involves leading large-scale payment platform initiatives, managing cross-functional teams, and ensuring regulatory compliance.
BusinessFull-timeGeneral
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the end-to-end delivery of payment platform programs, ensuring alignment with business strategy.
- Manage program governance, including risk, issue, and dependency management.
- Coordinate with multiple stakeholders across business, technology, and operations.
- Define program scope, objectives, and success criteria.
- Drive vendor selection and management for payment solutions.
- Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements (e.g., SOX, GDPR, PCI-DSS).
- Report program status to senior leadership and steering committees.
- Manage program budget and resource allocation.
Requirements
- 10-15 years of experience in program management, with at least 5 years in payments.
- Proven track record of delivering large-scale payment platform implementations.
- Strong understanding of payment systems (e.g., SWIFT, SEPA, ACH, card schemes).
- Experience with Agile and Waterfall methodologies.
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Knowledge of regulatory and compliance requirements in payments.
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Computer Science, or Finance; MBA preferred.
- PMP or Agile certification preferred.
- Experience managing vendor relationships and contracts.
- Ability to travel occasionally for client meetings.