Payments Portfolio Lead

Morson Edge (Financial Services); Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 78,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

My client in London is seeking a Payments Portfolio Lead to drive the end-to-end delivery of the Payments portfolio, including Debit Card Modernisation and Current Account Switching. You will lead a team of project managers, partner with key stakeholders and third-party vendors, and ensure successful delivery in a rapidly changing payments landscape.

The role is hybrid, based in the City, permanent, with up to £130,000 base salary plus bonus, reflecting senior leadership in a digital bank

Qualifications

• Programme management experience in banking or fintech.
• End-to-end payments knowledge across cards, transfers, etc.
• Technical delivery experience from project/programme view.
• Experience leading a team of project managers.
• Strong stakeholder and vendor management capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Payments Portfolio and oversee all programmes and projects.
• Manage a team of project managers and provide strategic oversight.
• Engage stakeholders and manage third-party vendors within the portfolio.

Skills

Programme management

Payments knowledge

Technical delivery

Team management

Stakeholder & vendor mgmt

Job description

Payments Portfolio Lead - Programme Manager, Payments, Debit Card, Modernisation, Current Account Switching Service, Fraud, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Real-Time, end to end UK Payments, Financial Services - Permanent - Up to £130,000 Base + Bonus

My client, an exciting UK Digital Bank, is urgently looking for a Programme Manager to join their London based office on a permanent basis. This is a hybrid role, and you will be required in the office 3 days per week (in the City).

This is an exciting opportunity to run lead the Payments Portfolio, managing all programmes and projects within this space. They currently have a lot of change within the portfolio, including Debit Card Modernisation, Current Account Switching Services, Digital Channel integration and platform enhancements. You would be managing the team of Project Managers, providing strategic oversight as well as being in the technical detail where necessary, so a full end to end understanding of Payments is needed. Due to the nature of the bank, they have a lot of 3rd party suppliers and integration in the platforms too, so stakeholder engagement and vendor management will play an important part in this role.

To be successful in this role you will need:

• Proven Programme Management experience within the banking sector (preferably working at a challenger bank or Fintech)
• Extensive Payments knowledge (end to end)
• Technical delivery experience from a project / programme perspective
• Experience managing a team of project managers
• Excellent stakeholder management and vendor experience

This is an exciting opportunity to support a highly visible selection of projects in a bank going through some exciting change.