Senior Project Manager

Boku; London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global provider of mobile-first payment solutions is seeking a Senior Project Manager to oversee complex financial transformation projects. This strategic role involves collaboration with cross-functional teams, ensuring alignment with business goals and regulatory standards. The ideal candidate will have extensive project management experience in financial services and a strong understanding of financial processes. Join a diverse and dynamic team committed to innovation and excellence.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years managing complex projects in financial services or fintech.
• Experience with financial systems like reconciliation and settlement.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of financial transformation projects.
• Track and report project status to senior management.
• Facilitate collaboration across teams in multiple geographies.

Skills

Communication

Stakeholder Management

Project Management

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Boku Inc. (BOKU.L) is the leading global provider of local mobile-first payments solutions. Global brands including Amazon, DAZN, Meta, Google, Microsoft, Netflix, Sony, Spotify, and Tencent rely on Boku to reach millions of new paying consumers who do not use credit cards with our purpose-built payment network of more than 300 local payment methods across 70+ countries. Every year, Boku processes over $10 billion in value for our customers. Incorporated in 2008, Boku is headquartered in London and San Francisco and has employees in over 39 countries around the world, including Brazil, China, Estonia, Germany, Ireland, Japan, Singapore, and the UAE. Boku is a truly global company that takes pride in its diversity and thriving equal opportunity workplace.

Role Purpose

We are seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead complex financial transformation projects across reconciliation, settlement, foreign exchange, and financial reporting domains. This is a strategic role that requires close collaboration with cross-functional stakeholders across Product, Finance, Engineering, and Operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of financial transformation projects, ensuring alignment with business goals and regulatory standards.
• Develop and manage detailed project plans and timelines, ensuring timely delivery and transparent communication of progress and risks.
• Facilitate collaboration between internal teams across multiple geographies and time zones.
• Partner closely with product managers to clarify scope, prioritize initiatives, and align delivery milestones.
• Track and report project status to senior management and stakeholders with a high degree of accuracy and professionalism.
• Identify and manage project dependencies and critical path items, proactively mitigating risks and resolving issues.
• Champion best practices in project governance, documentation, and reporting

Key Skills, Experience and Competencies

• Minimum of 5 years of experience managing complex projects, ideally in financial services, fintech, or enterprise SaaS environments.
• Proven success delivering cross-functional projects involving financial systems (e.g., reconciliation, settlement, FX, and reporting tools).
• Strong understanding of financial processes and terminology; previous experience in or with finance teams is a plus.
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to engage audiences with different backgrounds.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, remote-first environment with distributed teams.
• Proficiency with project management tools such as Jira and Confluence.
• Fluent in English; additional languages (especially German) are a plus.

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