Payments Transformation Program Lead - Strategic Delivery

PM-Partners Group; Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relationship Manager

Training certifications

On-site support

Delivery practice access

Job summary

PM-Partners Group is a specialist Project Management Consultancy in Australia. We are seeking an experienced Program Manager to lead a large-scale, multi-stream payments transformation program for a leading financial services organisation.

This role delivers across payments modernisation, regulatory compliance, technology transformation, and customer experience. You will partner with a hands-on Program Director and senior executives, guiding work orchestration while delivering through

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Program Manager within banking/financial services or fintech.
• Demonstrated success managing multiple concurrent project streams.
• Strong understanding of payments ecosystems (real-time, cards, digital payments, hubs, etc.).
• Experience delivering complex technology and business transformation programs.
• Exceptional stakeholder management with ability to influence at executive level.
• Strong financial management, governance, risk, and delivery capabilities.
• Experience with Agile and hybrid delivery methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of a complex multi-stream payments program.
• Establish and maintain integrated program plans, milestones, dependencies, and governance forums.
• Manage multiple project managers and delivery leads across business and technology streams.
• Drive alignment across Payments, Technology, Operations, Risk, Compliance, Finance, and Customer teams.
• Manage program budgets, resourcing, forecasts, and vendor relationships.
• Identify and mitigate program-level risks, issues, and dependencies.
• Provide reporting to Steering Committees, Executives, and Sponsors.
• Ensure delivery outcomes align with regulatory requirements and business objectives.
• Lead change management, business readiness, and implementation planning.
• Foster high-performance delivery culture focused on accountability and outcomes.

Skills

Program management

Banking/fintech knowledge

Stakeholder management

Agile & hybrid delivery

Budgeting & governance

Vendor management

Job description

PM-Partners Group is a specialist Project Management Consultancy in Australia. We are seeking an experienced Program Manager to lead a large-scale, multi-stream payments transformation program for a leading financial services organisation.

This role delivers across payments modernisation, regulatory compliance, technology transformation, and customer experience. You will partner with a hands-on Program Director and senior executives, guiding work orchestration while delivering through