Project Manager Digital Payments

i4m; Brussel Hoofdstad; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

In4Matic is seeking an experienced senior project leader to drive two strategic payment initiatives: renewing acquiring and PSP services, and coordinating PCI-DSS compliance efforts for the existing payment ecosystem. The role demands strong governance, stakeholder management, and deep payment domain knowledge to shape secure digital payments.

You will lead end-to-end delivery—from scoping and procurement through to implementation and transition—while ensuring PCI-DSS and regulatory requirements

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in complex project management within electronic payment environments and regulated settings.
• Proven ability to lead large-scale tender or RFP processes and procurement materials.
• PRINCE2 Practitioner and/or PMP certification is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead the full lifecycle of two payment initiatives from scoping to implementation and transition.
• Coordinate PCI-DSS certification efforts and remediation tracking across internal and external parties.
• Prepare procurement documents and control governance across purchasing, finance, legal, security, and architecture functions.
• Manage risks, dependencies, budgets, and planning throughout the assignment.
• Provide regular reporting to management and lead project and steering committees.

Skills

Project governance

Payments knowledge

PCI-DSS compliance

Budget management

Tender/RFP processes

Stakeholder management

Risk & dependency management

Job description

Function

Our client is looking for an experienced senior project leader to drive two strategic payment initiatives within a digital sales environment: the renewal of acquiring and payment service provider services, and the coordination of PCI-DSS compliance efforts for the existing payment ecosystem. This is a key role for someone who can combine strong project governance, stakeholder management, and deep knowledge of payment environments to help shape the future of secure digital payments.

Responsibilities

You will lead the full lifecycle of both initiatives, from early scoping and analysis through to implementation and transition. Your work will include defining needs, preparing procurement materials, coordinating technical and operational rollout, and ensuring compliance requirements are embedded throughout the programme.

• Analyse the current payment setup and existing contracts.
• Collect, consolidate, and challenge business, technical, financial, and regulatory requirements from key stakeholders.
• Define the target strategy for acquiring and PSP services.
• Prepare decision papers and associated public procurement documents.
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders across purchasing, finance, legal, security, architecture, and payment-related functions.
• Assess the impact on sales and payment systems and support the definition of the target payment architecture.
• Manage the transition from the current payment services to the future acquiring and PSP setup.
• Oversee risks, dependencies, budgets, and planning throughout the assignment.
• Prepare and follow up on transition, integration, testing, and production deployment phases.
• Lead project and steering committees and provide regular reporting to management.
• Drive PCI-DSS certification work for the relevant payment scope, including coordination of internal and external parties, remediation tracking, and risk management.
• Establish a structured and sustainable approach to support future annual PCI-DSS certifications and ensure these requirements are considered in the evolution of the payment ecosystem.

Technical Skills

The assignment requires strong experience in complex project management within electronic payment environments and regulated settings. A solid understanding of acquiring, PSP services, payment processing, reconciliation, and PCI-DSS compliance is essential.

• 7 to 10 years of experience in complex project management, including at least 3 years in payments, acquiring, PSP, or card payment environments.
• Proven experience with PCI-DSS compliance or similar payment security initiatives.
• Strong knowledge of payment ecosystems, including acquiring, payment schemes, PSP services, financial reconciliation, and security constraints.
• Experience drafting requirements documentation and managing large-scale tender or RFP processes.
• Advanced skills in budget management, business requirements, communication, risk and dependency management, supplier relationship management, and test management.

Profile

We are seeking a professional who can operate confidently in a complex environment, build alignment across multiple stakeholders, and keep delivery on track from analysis to implementation. The ideal candidate combines analytical strength with a structured and hands‑on project management approach.

• Strong analytical and synthesis skills.
• Comfortable working with technical, business, financial, and regulatory stakeholders.
• Experience in public-sector procurement and contract-related documentation is highly valuable.
• Ability to manage multiple workstreams in parallel while maintaining clear governance and reporting.
• Certification in PRINCE2 Practitioner and/or PMP is considered relevant.

Practical Information

This is a long-term consulting opportunity. The role requires on‑site presence 2 to 3 days per week across different client sites.

• Languages: fluent Dutch or French, and professional working proficiency in English.

Contactperson & Reference

• Reference #: INW28656
• Geert Roete
• [e-mail]