Senior Payments Program Manager – Cross-Border & Regulatory

Ascendion; Chester; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Ascendion seeks a Project Manager/Technical Program Manager to translate business strategy into actionable work programs and oversee IT and client/business initiatives. The role involves direct leadership of a specialty function or senior team members.

Candidates should have extensive experience in cross-border payments, regulatory change, and end-to-end delivery within financial services, with PMP/PgMP certifications preferred.

Qualifications

• Total experience of at least 9 years.
• At least 2 years as a Technical Program Manager or Project Manager.
• At least 2 years as a programmer or analyst/designer in a financial environment.
• Experience delivering cross-border and international payments initiatives in regulated banking or financial services.
• Strong background in managing regulatory change and complex payments transformation programs.

Responsibilities

• Translate business strategy into work programs and processes.
• Provide strategic and tactical direction on IT and client/business issues.
• Directly manage a specialty function or lead lower-level managers/team leaders.
• Collaborate across Technology, Operations, Risk, Compliance, and Business teams.
• Drive end-to-end payment delivery within a regulated banking environment.

Skills

Cross-Border Payments

Payments Transformation

Stakeholder Management

Regulatory Change

Payment Schemes

Education

PMP

PgMP

Tools

SWIFT

ISO 20022

SEPA

CHAPS

Job description

Ascendion seeks a Project Manager/Technical Program Manager to translate business strategy into actionable work programs and oversee IT and client/business initiatives. The role involves direct leadership of a specialty function or senior team members.

Candidates should have extensive experience in cross-border payments, regulatory change, and end-to-end delivery within financial services, with PMP/PgMP certifications preferred.