• Lead the end-to-end lifecycle of payment system projects, from initiation and planning through execution, monitoring, and closure, ensuring timely and within-budget delivery.
• Define project scope, objectives, and deliverables in collaboration with stakeholders, ensuring alignment with business strategy and technical feasibility.
• Develop and manage detailed project plans, including resource allocation, timelines, and risk mitigation strategies, specifically for payment gateway integrations and processing enhancements.
• Oversee the implementation of new payment technologies and features, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements (e.g., PCI DSS, PSDand industry best practices.

Desired Candidate Profile

• Education and Experience

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Project Management, Information Technology, Engineering, Finance, or a related discipline.

  • Typically 7–10 years of project-management or project-delivery experience, including responsibility for complex cross-functional initiatives.

  • Demonstrated experience across the full Project Development Life Cycle, from concept and business-case development through implementation and closure.

  • Experience coordinating business, technology, operations, risk, compliance, security, finance, procurement, and external vendors.

  • Experience preparing project plans, governance submissions, management reports, and executive-level presentations.

  • Experience managing multiple projects or workstreams concurrently.

  • Experience within banking, financial services, technology, consulting, or another regulated environment is preferred.

  Professional Certifications – Preferred

  • PMP, PRINCE2, or equivalent project-management certification.

  • Agile, Scrum Master, SAFe, or equivalent delivery certification.

  • Change-management certification would be advantageous.

  • ITIL or related service-management knowledge would be beneficial.

  • Project and programme management methodologies.

  • Project Development Life Cycle and Software Development Life Cycle.

  • Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid delivery approaches.

  • Business-case and project-proposal development.

  • Requirements, scope, schedule, cost, and resource management.

  • Governance and approval processes.

  • Risk, issue, dependency, and change management.

  • Vendor, procurement, and contract coordination.

  • Testing, implementation, and operational readiness.

  • Benefits realization and post-implementation review.

  • Executive reporting and presentation development.

  • Microsoft Project, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, SharePoint, Jira, Azure DevOps, or equivalent project tools.

  Core Competencies

  • Strong project planning and delivery discipline.

  • Excellent organization and attention to detail.

  • Strong stakeholder-management and influencing capability.

  • Ability to challenge constructively and drive accountability.

  • Ability to coordinate multiple stakeholders without direct authority.

  • Commercial and vendor-management awareness.

  • Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.

  • High degree of ownership, integrity, and follow-through.

  • Strong ability to maintain records and audit evidence.

  Work Experience

  • 7–10 Years