Remote Card Issuing Implementation Lead

Lever, Inc.; España; A distancia; EUR 60.000 - 95.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Remote work globally

Exposure to multiple clients

AI-enabled delivery tools

Professional-services environment

Fintech implementations

Descripción de la vacante

Lever, Inc. seeks a Client Implementation Manager (Card Issuing) based in Spain to lead end‑to‑end implementations from planning to go‑live. You will coordinate across engineering, product, compliance, risk, and support to deliver complex fintech projects in a remote, international environment.

You will manage client onboarding, API integrations, testing, certification, and go‑live readiness while ensuring PCI DSS and PSD2 compliance. Strong communication and ownership are essential.

Formación

• 3+ years of experience in implementation, project management, or client delivery within fintech, banking, payments, or related environments.
• Practical knowledge of card issuing, including card programs, BIN structures, lifecycle events, authorization flows, and issuer processing concepts.
• Understanding of card issuing platform configuration and technical integration.
• Working knowledge of REST APIs and technical client onboarding processes.
• Strong organizational and project management skills with multi-implementation capability.
• Excellent written and spoken English for technical communication with teams and clients.
• Ability to lead client-facing meetings and manage risks and dependencies.
• Experience with documentation, compliance, and structured problem-solving.
• Collaborative across engineering, product, compliance, risk, support, and external partners.
• Familiarity with Jira/Confluence/Asana/Smartsheet is beneficial.
• Consultancy or professional services experience is a plus.
• Project management certifications (CSM, PRINCE2 Foundation, CAPM) advantageous.

Responsabilidades

• Manage card issuing implementations end to end, from project planning through launch and closure.
• Build and maintain project plans, milestones, timelines, dependency maps, risk registers, and issue trackers.
• Serve as the primary client contact, providing progress updates and managing expectations across stakeholders.
• Lead client kickoff meetings and regular progress reviews.
• Coordinate delivery across engineering, product, compliance, risk, support, and other teams to maintain momentum.
• Guide clients through card program configuration, including BIN ranges, product codes, and authorization parameters.
• Support technical onboarding covering issuing APIs, environments, credentials, and webhooks.
• Coordinate dependencies involving BIN sponsors, card schemes, and third-party vendors including certification and fulfillment.
• Lead user acceptance testing with card lifecycle test plans and defect tracking.
• Coordinate go-live activities, including cutover planning and go/no-go criteria.
• Ensure PCI DSS, SCA/PSD2, and Visa/Mastercard rules compliance.
• Maintain complete project documentation for audit and compliance.
• Complete project handovers to Support with known issues and configurations.
• Use AI tools to streamline plans, summaries, status updates, and documentation while validating outputs.

Conocimientos

Card issuing

Project management

Client delivery

REST APIs

Stakeholder mgmt

English proficiency

Herramientas

Jira

Confluence

Asana

Smartsheet

Descripción del empleo

Lever, Inc. seeks a Client Implementation Manager (Card Issuing) based in Spain to lead end‑to‑end implementations from planning to go‑live. You will coordinate across engineering, product, compliance, risk, and support to deliver complex fintech projects in a remote, international environment.

You will manage client onboarding, API integrations, testing, certification, and go‑live readiness while ensuring PCI DSS and PSD2 compliance. Strong communication and ownership are essential.