Head - Projects - Payment Business/FinTech

Only from Fintech background

Managing 40 plus people

Job Responsibility:

- Drive the successful delivery of business-critical payments projects for the business expectation is always met or exceeded on requirements, time, cost, quality and control environment Ensure the project leverages industry leading delivery methodologies by further improving the existing Scrum delivery in place.

- Ensure the project delivers in line with the Program and Product strategy and ensure that the ongoing scope continues to align to that strategy

- Identify, understand and mitigate risk as required to keep the project on track

- Drive a continuous improvement mind-set on delivery through use of retrospectives and follow through on identified inefficiencies

- Work closely with Product and Operational partners to ensure the project covers all aspects required to be successful - technology, operational readiness and commercial readiness - with particular focus on client experience

- Actively drive technology partners in other parts of the organisation to ensure the end-to-end aspects of the project are achieved - the project is dependent on many other teams so critical you are able to establish strong relationships with the relevant technology teams

- Own the financials as though they are your own money - undertake well thought through budgeting and continual reviews to ensure the project remains on track to hit required budget

- Report regularly on progress to a broad and global set of technology, operations and product stakeholders - ensure reporting is crisp, clear and ensure no surprises to stakeholders by undertaking constant dialogue

- Ensure appropriate governance processes are followed in line with project delivery standards - Adherence to Empower processes and maintain good project discipline at all times

- Engage proactively with Production Support to ensure that stability asks are understood and actively included

- Be proactive in ensuring the technical stack is evergreened and doesn't incur technical debt.

. Responsible for managing project management components like project initiation, planning, ROI estimation and execution.

. Responsible for managing requirements from various business units across multiple systems and platforms.

. Responsible for managing & defining solutions of business requirement with respect to system fitment.

- Accountable for the program to be delivered on the agreed timeline and budget

Skills Required:

- Demonstrable experience in the delivery management of complex projects.

- Strong technical background - able to work with engineering teams to ensure the solutions implemented are in line with the payments technology strategy.

- Experience in leading projects in an agile environment, implementing continuous integration and continuous delivery mind-set.

- Excellent communication skills and able to communicate with all levels of the organization from junior developer to Director and flex the communication approach accordingly.

- Ability to understand and assess a strategy and ensure that the project objectives support that strategy.

- Continuous improvement mind-set which ensures a constant forward motion in the quality, timeliness and efficiency of delivery.

- Experience working in a global team whilst representing the regional context.

- Experience of working in financial institutions.

- A good understanding of Payments end to end flows will be highly beneficial.

Qualifications:

- Relevant education to Master's degree level and/or relevant practical experience ( Management skill preferred)

- Agile Scrum/ SAFe certification would be beneficial.

Competencies

- Enthusiastic, highly motivated and very detail-oriented individual - positive, "can do" attitude.

- Ability to create clarity and structure in a complex environment.

- Able to work effectively with key vendors.

- Good communications up to and including Management level.

- An expert and creative problem solver and comfortable operating in a rapidly changing and uncertain environment.

- Analytic and problem solving skills.

- Good Payments knowledge and context would be beneficial.