Project Manager

Huxley; Brussel Hoofdstad; Hybrid; EUR 111,000 - 166,000; Full time

Job summary

Huxley collaborates with a major Belgian organisation to recruit a Senior Project Manager for strategic initiatives in digital payments. The role drives modernization of the payment ecosystem, including acquiring services, PSPs and compliance, while evolving customer-facing digital sales channels.

Based in Brussels with a hybrid on-site presence 2–3 days/week, the contract is freelance for an initial 3 months with strong extension potential. Start ASAP.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading complex PM initiatives in regulated digital payments.
• Strong analytical and budgeting capabilities.
• Experience with acquiring, PSPs and payment ecosystems.
• Demonstrated stakeholder management across multi-disciplinary teams.
• Familiarity with PCI-DSS and compliance programs.
• Experience with tender processes or supplier management.
• Proven ability to define target payment architectures and flows.
• Experience with end-to-end delivery in large scale transformations.
• Excellent communication and executive reporting skills.
• Fluency in French or Dutch plus professional English.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of strategic payment projects.
• Analyse current payment landscape, contracts and operating model.
• Gather and challenge business, technical, financial and regulatory requirements.
• Define strategy for acquiring and PSP services.
• Prepare business cases and tender documentation.
• Coordinate with Finance, Legal, Security, Architecture, Procurement and Business stakeholders.
• Manage impact on existing sales and payment systems.
• Drive future payment architectures and payment flows.
• Coordinate transition between providers and systems.
• Oversee project planning, budget, risks and governance.
• Lead testing, deployment and go-live activities.
• Provide regular reporting to senior management.
• Drive PCI-DSS compliance initiatives and certification approach.

Skills

Project Management

Budget Management

Risk & Dependency Management

Stakeholder Management

Business Analysis

Payment Ecosystem

PCI-DSS Compliance

Procurement & RFP

Test & Transition

Executive Reporting

Job description

For a major Belgian organisation undergoing a large-scale digital transformation, we are looking for a Senior Project Manager to lead strategic initiatives within the digital payments domain.

The mission focuses on the modernization of the payment ecosystem, including acquiring services, Payment Service Providers (PSP), payment compliance and the evolution of customer-facing digital sales channels.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of strategic payment-related projects.
• Analyse the current payment landscape, contracts and operating model.
• Gather and challenge business, technical, financial and regulatory requirements.
• Define the target strategy for acquiring and PSP services.
• Prepare business cases, decision documents and tender documentation.
• Coordinate with Finance, Legal, Security, Architecture, Procurement and Business stakeholders.
• Manage the impact analysis on existing sales and payment systems.
• Drive the definition of future payment architectures and payment flows.
• Coordinate transition activities between current and future payment providers.
• Manage project planning, budget, risks, dependencies and governance.
• Oversee integration, testing, deployment and go-live activities.
• Lead steering committees and provide regular reporting to senior management.
• Drive PCI-DSS compliance initiatives and establish a sustainable certification approach.

Required Experience

• Minimum 7 to 10 years of experience in complex project management environments.
• At least 3 years of experience in electronic payments, including Acquiring, PSP and payment ecosystems.
• Strong experience managing large-scale digital transformation projects.
• Proven experience coordinating multiple internal and external stakeholders.
• Experience delivering projects in environments with strict regulatory and security requirements.
• Demonstrated experience with supplier and vendor management.

Key Skills

• Project Management
• Budget Management
• Risk & Dependency Management
• Stakeholder Management
• Business Analysis
• Payment Ecosystem (Acquiring, PSP, Card Payments)
• PCI-DSS Compliance
• Procurement & RFP Management
• Test & Transition Management
• Communication & Executive Reporting

Nice-to-Have

• Experience managing public tenders or large RFP processes.
• PMP and/or PRINCE2 Practitioner certification.
• Experience in highly regulated environments.

Languages

• Native or bilingual level in French or Dutch
• Professional level in English

Practical Information

• Location: Brussels (hybrid)
• On-site presence: 2-3 days per week
• Start date: ASAP
• Contract: Freelance
• Duration: Initial mission of 3 months with strong extension potential