Payments & Transformation Project Manager (Fixed-Term)

Randstad Group; Wellington; On-site; NZD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Randstad is seeking an experienced Project Manager for a fixed-term assignment based in Wellington. The role will lead projects from business readiness through to design, development and delivery of core systems, with a term to June 2027.

You will coordinate multi-stakeholder engagement, manage timelines, budgets and risks, and ensure robust governance and reporting across initiatives. Successful candidates will bring Payments domain expertise, strong governance, financial management and a

Qualifications

• Experience in Payments space, Business Case writing and building a team.
• Experience delivering complex business, technology, or transformation projects within a structured project management environment.
• Bring strong project planning, governance, financial management, and risk management capability.
• Have experience working across both business and technical stakeholders to deliver successful outcomes.
• Are skilled at managing competing priorities, dependencies, and project delivery challenges.
• Demonstrate excellent communication and relationship management skills, with the ability to influence at all levels of an organisation.
• Bring strong problem-solving skills, resilience, and a proactive approach to delivery.

Responsibilities

• Defining and managing project scope, objectives, success measures and milestones, bringing structure and clarity to a complex set of projects
• Developing and maintaining timelines, budgets, risks and resources to ensure initiatives are delivered on time, within budget, and achieve their intended benefits.
• Coordinating engagement with multiple internal stakeholder groups from requirements gathering to implementation
• Ensuring appropriate reporting is in place for projects and feeds into programme and governance documentation
• Managing relationships with internal and external partners and vendors to ensure there are robust planning and delivery processes in place

Skills

Payments domain experience

Business Case development

Education

Bachelor Degree

Job description

Randstad is seeking an experienced Project Manager for a fixed-term assignment based in Wellington. The role will lead projects from business readiness through to design, development and delivery of core systems, with a term to June 2027.

You will coordinate multi-stakeholder engagement, manage timelines, budgets and risks, and ensure robust governance and reporting across initiatives. Successful candidates will bring Payments domain expertise, strong governance, financial management and a