Senior PM, Card Migration Lead – 12-Month FTC

Mastercard

Auckland

On-site

NZD 58,000 - 82,000

Full time

7 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Accommodation near client offices

Extensive travel

Job summary

Mastercard seeks an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead a fixed-term card migration program based in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. You will manage cross-functional workstreams, align with client teams, and drive a complex transformation to migrate client scheme cards to Mastercard.

Ideal candidates bring 5+ years in project management, strong stakeholder communication, and a delivery-focused mindset.

Qualifications

Strong customer-centric mindset with a focus on clarity and experience.
High attention to detail and strong process discipline.
Ability to manage ambiguity and shifting priorities in large transformation programs.
Proven experience in Project Management within large-scale transformation programs.
Experience working on projects in the Pacific Islands is preferred.
Highly organised with excellent stakeholder communication skills.
Professional, accountable and delivery-focused approach.
Undergraduate degree with work experience in project management and change management methodologies and techniques
Minimum 5 years of Project Management experience
Exposure to financial institutions, payments, and/or consultancies
Experience managing clients or internal stakeholders
Logical, structured thinking
Ability to communicate effectively in English and the local office language (if applicable)

Responsibilities

Develop and execute a comprehensive Project plan aligned to program milestones, risk controls and customer outcomes.
Project KPI and milestones tracking.
Program governance & executive rhythm: Establish and run working groups, RAID (risks/actions/issues/decisions), and decision logs; surface trade-offs and recommendations for timely executive decisions
Collaborate across workstreams to ensure end-to-end project delivery.
Act as the day-to-day Project Manager embedded within the client’s organisation, working closely with client stakeholders to integrate seamlessly with internal processes, decision‑making forums, and delivery teams.
Work closely with the Mastercard delivery team to ensure strong alignment through the key delivery milestones.
Coordinate delivery across multiple teams including Product, Technology, Operations, Risk, Compliance, Marketing, Customer Care, and external partners, ensuring interdependencies are clearly understood and actively managed.
Serve as the central point of contact for migration-related activities, providing clear, regular, and structured communication to senior stakeholders on progress, risks, issues, and decisions required.
Proactively identify, assess, and manage delivery risks and issues associated with scheme migration, including customer impact, operational readiness, regulatory considerations, and cutover execution.
Oversee migration readiness activities, including data validation, operational preparedness, and end-to-end rehearsals. Coordinate cutover planning and execution to ensure a controlled and low-risk transition from Visa to Mastercard.
Collaborate closely with Change Management, Training, and Communications teams to ensure business readiness, frontline preparedness, and effective adoption of new Mastercard products and processes.
Apply strong problem-solving skills to navigate complex delivery challenges, adapt plans as required, and continuously improve project execution in a fast-paced, regulated environment.
Ensure all project deliverables meet internal quality standards and client compliance requirements, maintaining robust documentation, audit trails, and approvals throughout the migration lifecycle.