Interim Transformation Programme Director in London

Payments Recruitment; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading payments fintech in the UK is seeking an exceptional Interim Programme Director to lead a significant transformation programme. This role involves driving the vision and strategy, ensuring alignment with the business roadmap, and overseeing the execution across multiple workstreams. The ideal candidate has proven experience in programme leadership within Payments or FinTech, strong product management skills, and the ability to manage complex projects in regulated environments. This position offers a competitive salary and a flexible working arrangement.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Programme Director or senior transformation project leader in Payments, FinTech or Financial Services.
• Strong product background in digital banking, payments, SaaS, etc.
• Deep expertise in enterprise programme governance and C-suite stakeholder management.
• A track record of delivering complex programmes in regulated environments.
• Outstanding leadership, communication, and influencing skills.

Responsibilities

• Own the programme direction and ensure alignment with the wider business and product roadmap.
• Work closely with Product leadership to integrate new features into delivery plans.
• Build strong governance structures and act as a key bridge between leadership and external partners.
• Lead end-to-end delivery across multiple workstreams, managing timelines and budgets.
• Oversee multi-million-pound budgets and optimise resource allocation.

Skills

Programme Leadership

Transformation Management

Product Management

Stakeholder Management

Risk Management

Job description

Interim Programme Director – FinTech Transformation

• Fantastic Interim Opportunity - 6M Initial - can consider inside & outside IR35 - 3d/week in London office
• £: Competitive / Neg

I’m working with a high-growth payments fintech scaling through a major transformation, and we’re looking for an exceptional Interim Programme Director to lead a complex, multi-stream change programme that sits at the heart of the product and commercial strategy.

What you’ll be driving:

• ✨ Vision & Strategy: Own the programme direction and ensure alignment with the wider business and product roadmap.
• ✨ Product-Led Transformation: Work closely with Product leadership to integrate new features, capabilities, and innovation into delivery plans.
• ✨ Governance & Influence: Build strong governance structures and act as the key bridge between exec leadership, product, tech, and external partners.
• ✨ Execution & Delivery: Lead end-to-end delivery across multiple workstreams, managing timelines, budgets, and quality.
• ✨ Financial & Resource Ownership: Oversee multi-million-pound budgets and optimise resource allocation across global teams.
• ✨ Risk, Compliance & Change: Navigate regulatory complexity, mitigate risks, and drive change at scale.

What we’re looking for:

• ✔️ Proven experience as a Programme Director or senior transformation project leader in Payments, FinTech or Financial Services
• ✔️ Strong product background (digital banking, payments, SaaS, etc.)
• ✔️ Deep expertise in enterprise programme governance and C-suite stakeholder management
• ✔️ A track record of delivering complex programmes in regulated environments
• ✔️ Outstanding leadership, communication, and influencing skills

Bonus points for:

• ➕ Experience delivering Agile at scale
• ➕ Knowledge of cloud platforms, APIs, and data security
• ➕ Global programme leadership

If this sounds like you, send me a message. Happy to discuss further.