Senior Technical Program Lead – Payments Integration

ML; Essex; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

ML is recruiting a Senior Technical Programme Manager to lead a strategic integration programme across London and Essex. The role requires extensive technology programme management experience and the ability to engage senior stakeholders, report to SteerCo, and govern complex cross-functional workstreams.

The position is contract-based within IR35, with a focus on delivering a high-impact integration in a fintech/payments context.

Qualifications

• 20+ years in technology programme management.
• Proven record of delivering large-scale, complex technology/integration programmes.
• Strong executive stakeholder management with senior leaders.
• Extensive governance experience including RAID, executive reporting, SteerCo.
• Ability to coordinate multiple workstreams and cross-functional teams in complex organisations.
• Experience in the payments domain, merchant acquiring a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead and structure a strategic integration programme across the organisation.
• Establish credibility quickly with senior business and technology stakeholders.
• Provide governance, reporting and steering committee leadership for the programme.
• Coordinate dependencies and cross-functional teams across multiple workstreams.

Skills

Executive stakeholder mgmt

Cross-functional leadership

Programme governance

Independent work

Payments domain experience

SteerCo / governance forums

Tools

Salesforce

SAP S/4HANA

Job description

ML is recruiting a Senior Technical Programme Manager to lead a strategic integration programme across London and Essex. The role requires extensive technology programme management experience and the ability to engage senior stakeholders, report to SteerCo, and govern complex cross-functional workstreams.

The position is contract-based within IR35, with a focus on delivering a high-impact integration in a fintech/payments context.