Project Manager II - Non Technical

Worldpay; Gateshead; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Worldpay, a global payments leader, is seeking a Project Manager EMEA to join our Enterprise team and drive the next phase of growth across the region. You’ll own delivery of large-scale customer implementations through our Salesforce-based process, coordinating across customers, commercial teams, product, engineering, operations and partners.

You’ll lead governance, risk management, and status reporting, serve as escalation point for high-risk projects, mentor junior PMs, and work with

Qualifications

• Significant project management experience delivering large-scale customer implementations in payments/fintech or related industries.
• Ability to manage multiple high-profile projects across complex stakeholder environments.
• Strong leadership with mentoring/coaching experience for junior colleagues.
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management from operational teams to executives.
• Strong commercial acumen with a customer-focused mindset.
• Proven ability to manage risks, dependencies and escalations.
• Highly organized with excellent planning and prioritization.
• Willingness to travel across EMЕA to support engagements.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of multiple concurrent projects across customers, commercial teams, product, engineering, operations, compliance and third‑party partners.
• Develop and maintain robust project plans, governance structures, risk management frameworks and executive status reporting.
• Act as the primary escalation point for high-risk projects and resolve issues threatening timelines or revenue.
• Lead weekly governance and status meetings with internal and external stakeholders.
• Partner with customer executives and sponsors to align objectives and drive successful implementation outcomes.
• Provide regular updates to senior leadership on progress, risks, dependencies and mitigations.
• Drive continuous improvement through retrospectives and best-practice adoption across the function.
• Own and maintain departmental risk registers, delivery standards, methodologies and operational excellence initiatives.
• Mentor and coach junior Project Managers to grow PM capability.
• Provide day-to-day leadership and oversight on selected projects and coordinate delivery resources.
• Support resource planning and workload prioritization across the PM team.

Skills

Project leadership

Stakeholder management

Strategic thinking

Mentoring

Communication

Risk management

Process improvement

Travel across EMЕA

Job description

Ready to take your career global?

Make your mark at one of the biggest names in payments. We're looking for a Project Manager EMEA to join our high-performing Enterprise team and drive the next phase of growth across the region.

What You’ll Own

Lead the delivery of large, complex and strategic customer implementations through our internal Ready, Execute, Deliver Salesforce process.

• Take end-to-end ownership of multiple concurrent projects, managing complex stakeholder environments across customers, commercial teams, product, engineering, operations, compliance and third-party partners.
• Develop and maintain robust project plans, governance structures, risk management frameworks and executive status reporting to ensure successful project delivery.
• Act as the primary escalation point for high-risk projects, proactively identifying and resolving issues that could impact timelines, customer experience or revenue realization.
• Lead weekly project governance and status meetings with internal and external stakeholders, ensuring clear accountability for actions, decisions and outcomes.
• Partner closely with customer executives and project sponsors to align objectives, manage expectations and drive successful implementation outcomes.
• Provide regular updates to senior leadership, highlighting project progress, key risks, dependencies and mitigation plans.
• Drive continuous improvement by conducting project retrospectives, identifying lessons learned and implementing best practices across the implementation function.
• Own and contribute to the maintenance of departmental risk registers, delivery standards, project methodologies and operational excellence initiatives.
• Mentor and coach junior Project Managers, supporting their professional development and helping to build project management capability across the team.
• Provide day-to-day leadership and oversight on selected projects, coordinating and directing junior Project Managers where appropriate to ensure successful delivery and consistent customer experiences.
• Support resource planning and workload prioritization across the project management team, helping to ensure the effective allocation of delivery resources.

What You Bring

• Significant project management experience delivering large-scale, complex customer implementations within payments, financial technology, software, or a related industry.
• Proven ability to manage multiple high-profile projects simultaneously across complex stakeholder environments.
• Strong leadership skills with experience mentoring, coaching or providing oversight to junior colleagues.
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage effectively from operational teams through to executive leadership.
• Strong commercial acumen and customer focus, with the ability to balance customer requirements with business objectives.
• Demonstrated ability to manage risks, dependencies and escalations in fast-paced and changing environments.
• Highly organized with excellent attention to detail, planning and prioritization skills.
• A proactive, solutions-oriented mindset with strong problem-solving and decision-making capabilities.
• Experience driving process improvements and contributing to project management best practices.
• Willingness to travel when required across EMEA to support strategic customer engagements and project delivery.

About The Team

Our inclusive and global teams win together every day. We’re proud to have the best minds in the industry, who you can learn from as you grow your career. The people, the energy, the connections – it’s unmatched. Come and be part of an ever-evolving company and get dynamic opportunities that go beyond borders.

What makes a Globalpayer?

Globalpayers think like a client, act like an owner and win as one team. We’re curious and innovative – always finding better ways to deliver impact. We empower each other to make decisions, and it’s our passion that drives excellence in everything we set out to do.

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