Project Manager

Halian | Managed Services, Recruitment Agency & Contract Staffing; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Halian is partnering with a leading global payments and financial technology organisation to recruit a Senior Project Manager who will lead strategic programmes, enterprise transformation, and complex integration projects across an international environment.

The role is high-profile and requires executive-level delivery leadership, cross-functional alignment, and delivery of large-scale business change initiatives.

Qualifications

• Large-scale strategic programmes in FS/payments/FinTech/Banking.
• Enterprise-wide transformation and business change experience.
• Complex integration programmes incl. post-merger activities.
• Excellent stakeholder management with senior executives.
• Strong commercial awareness aligned with business objectives.
• Experience in Agile and Waterfall delivery environments.
• Excellent communication, governance, reporting and risk management.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of a complex payments customer migration programme.
• Drive product gap analysis and coordinate closure activities for migration.
• Collaborate with Product and Technology to deliver migration requirements on time.
• Manage end-to-end migration planning, scope, timelines, dependencies and risks.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams across multiple areas to support migration readiness.
• Track programme progress and report to senior stakeholders.
• Establish governance forums and delivery updates for sponsors.
• Manage stakeholder communications across business, technology and leadership.
• Ensure QA, operational readiness and successful customer transition.
• Identify and mitigate delivery risks, issues and dependencies.
• Support executive decision-making through clear reporting and escalation.
• Drive accountability and alignment across business, product and technology.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Delivery leadership

Enterprise transformation

Risk management

Programme governance

Cross-functional leadership

Job description

About the Company

We are partnering with a leading global payments and financial technology organisation seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead strategic business initiatives, enterprise transformation programmes, and integration projects across a complex international environment.

About the Role

This is a high-profile role requiring a commercially minded delivery leader who can operate at executive level, drive cross-functional alignment, and successfully deliver large-scale business change programmes.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of a complex payments customer migration programme.
• Drive product gap analysis and coordinate closure activities required for successful migration.
• Work closely with Product and Technology teams to ensure migration requirements are delivered on time.
• Manage end-to-end migration planning, scope, timelines, dependencies, and risks.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams across multiple business areas to support migration readiness.
• Track programme progress and provide regular reporting to senior stakeholders.
• Establish and maintain governance forums, steering committees, and delivery updates.
• Manage stakeholder communications across business, technology, and leadership teams.
• Ensure quality assurance, operational readiness, and successful customer transition.
• Identify and mitigate delivery risks, issues, and dependencies.
• Support executive-level decision-making through clear reporting and escalation management.
• Drive accountability and alignment across business, product, and technology functions.

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering large-scale strategic programmes within Financial Services, Payments, FinTech, Banking, Treasury or Corporate Payments environments.
• Strong background leading enterprise-wide transformation and business change initiatives.
• Demonstrable experience managing complex integration programmes, including post-merger or post-acquisition activities.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with experience influencing senior executives and leadership teams.
• Strong commercial awareness and ability to align programme delivery with business objectives.
• Experience managing cross-functional teams in both Agile and Waterfall delivery environments.
• Excellent communication, governance, reporting, and risk management skills.

Required Skills

• PMP, PRINCE2, Agile, or equivalent project management certification.
• Experience within highly regulated financial environments.
• Exposure to international or global programme delivery.

Pay range and compensation package

Contract Type: Outside IR35

Location: London

Working Pattern: Hybrid – 3 days onsite per week

Duration: Initial contract with extension potential

Equal Opportunity Statement

This opportunity is ideal for a senior programme or project leader with a strong track record of delivering strategic transformation and integration initiatives within complex financial services organisations.