Lead Technical Program Manager

Nicoll Curtin; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Nicoll Curtin seeks a Lead Technical Program Manager for a 12-month contract in Dublin, hybrid. You will lead end-to-end delivery of AI-enabled products and platforms in a fast-paced payments environment, coordinating across Product, Engineering and Data Science teams.

Responsibilities include defining plans, dependencies and risks, driving cross-functional collaboration, and mentoring junior managers while reporting to executives.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading large-scale technical programmes from concept to delivery.
• Hands-on experience delivering AI/ML-enabled products, platforms or data-driven solutions.
• Strong payments industry experience, ideally within fraud prevention, fraud detection, authorisation, authentication, clearing, transaction processing or payment platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of complex technical programmes across Product, Engineering, Data Science and Customer Success teams.
• Manage programme plans, timelines, dependencies, risks and milestones to ensure successful delivery.
• Partner with Product Managers to translate business and customer needs into actionable delivery plans.
• Drive cross-functional collaboration, stakeholder alignment and executive reporting.
• Champion Agile/SAFe best practices, continuous improvement and delivery excellence.
• Mentor Technical Program Managers and identify opportunities to improve efficiency using AI-powered tools.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Communication

Agile/SAFe

AI/ML

Tools

Jira

Confluence

MS Project

Monday.com

Aha!

Figma

Power BI

Easy BI

Job description

Lead Technical Program Manager / Contract / Dublin / Hybrid

We're partnering with a global technology company to hire an experienced Lead Technical Program Manager to drive the delivery of large-scale, AI-powered products and platforms. This role is ideal for someone with a strong background in AI-enabled technologies and payments, particularly fraud prevention, authorisation, authentication, clearing, or transaction processing, who enjoys leading complex technical programmes and delivering innovative customer-focused solutions.

• Dublin-based
• Initial 12-month contract
• Open to candidates with Stamp 1G, Stamp 4 or an EU Passport

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of complex technical programmes across Product, Engineering, Data Science and Customer Success teams.
• Manage programme plans, timelines, dependencies, risks and milestones to ensure successful delivery.
• Partner with Product Managers to translate business and customer needs into actionable delivery plans.
• Drive cross-functional collaboration, stakeholder alignment and executive reporting.
• Champion Agile/SAFe best practices, continuous improvement and delivery excellence.
• Mentor Technical Program Managers and identify opportunities to improve efficiency using AI-powered tools.

Requirements

• Proven experience leading large-scale technical programmes from concept to delivery.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication and problem-solving skills.
• Hands-on experience delivering AI/ML-enabled products, platforms or data-driven solutions.
• Strong payments industry experience, ideally within fraud prevention, fraud detection, authorisation, authentication, clearing, transaction processing or payment platforms.
• Experience working closely with Product, Engineering and Data Science teams.
• Comfortable working in fast-paced, highly collaborative environments.
• Experience with tools such as Jira, Confluence, MS Project, Monday.com, Aha!, Figma, Power BI, Easy BI or similar.