Project Lead

ACE Money Transfer; Lahore; On-site; PKR 2,000,000 - 3,800,000; Full time

Job summary

ACE Money Transfer seeks a Project Lead to plan and deliver cross‑functional projects end‑to‑end, from mobile app features to fintech integrations. You will own scope, schedule, cost, risk and quality from initiation to closure, guiding IT, Product, Compliance, Payments, Operations and Finance across timelines and partners.

You will report to Group PMO and operate on US time (GMT-6), using Agile, Waterfall or hybrid methods and presenting risks and decisions to senior leadership.

Qualifications

• PMBOK, Waterfall, Agile/Scrum and hybrid delivery methods are used.

Responsibilities

• Define project scope, objectives, deliverables and success criteria with sponsors.
• Build detailed plans including WBS, schedule, milestones, budget and RACI.
• Coordinate requirements and design sign‑off with Product, Business and IT.
• Lead cross‑functional teams across IT, Product, Compliance, Payments, Operations and Finance.
• Use Agile/Scrum, Waterfall or hybrid delivery and manage Jira backlogs.
• Plan and coordinate UAT, go‑live readiness, cutover and hypercare.
• Track progress, manage scope changes and maintain RAID log.
• Publish weekly status reports covering RAG, milestones, risks and decisions.
• Get formal sign‑off and hand over to business‑as‑usual teams.
• Run lessons‑learned sessions and post‑implementation reviews.

Skills

Communication

Stakeholder management

Ownership

Attention to detail

Proactive problem solving

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Computer Science, Engineering or related field

MBA or Master’s in Project Management

PMP or PRINCE2 certification

Tools

Jira

MS Project or Planner

Generative AI tools

Excel

Power BI

Job description

ACE Money Transfer | ACE Group

About The Role

As Project Lead, you will plan and deliver cross‑functional projects end to end, from mobile app features and payment partner integrations to launches in new markets.

You will own scope, schedule, cost, risk and quality from initiation to closure, and keep teams and stakeholders aligned throughout. You will lead delivery across IT, Product, Compliance, Payments, Operations and Finance, and manage payment partners, banks and vendors to agreed timelines.

You will report to the Group PMO and work on US time (GMT-6). The role suits a structured, hands‑on delivery leader who can switch between Agile, Waterfall and hybrid methods, and who is confident presenting progress, risks and decisions to senior leadership.

Responsibilities

Initiation & Planning

• Define project scope, objectives, deliverables and success criteria with sponsors
• Build detailed plans: work breakdown structure, schedule, milestones, resource plan, budget and RACI
• Identify stakeholders and dependencies, and set up the communication plan
• Coordinate requirements (BRDs and FSDs) and design sign‑off with Product, Business and IT

Execution

• Lead cross‑functional teams across IT, Product, Compliance, Payments, Operations and Finance
• Use Agile (Scrum), Waterfall or hybrid delivery as each project needs, and manage tasks and backlogs in Jira
• Manage payment partners, banks and vendors to agreed timelines
• Plan and coordinate UAT, go‑live readiness, cutover and hypercare

Monitoring & Control

• Track progress against the baseline plan and take corrective action early
• Manage scope changes through formal change control
• Maintain the RAID log (risks, assumptions, issues, dependencies) and elevate blockers with options
• Monitor budget and resource use
• Make sure regulatory and compliance requirements are built in and signed off before launch

Reporting & Communication

• Publish weekly status reports covering RAG status, milestones, risks and decisions
• Run steering and team meetings, and record minutes, decisions and actions

Closure

• Get formal sign‑off and hand over to business‑as‑usual teams
• Run lessons‑learned sessions and post‑implementation reviews against the business case

Requirements

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Computer Science, Engineering or a related field
• 4–6 years of project management experience, including at least 2–3 years leading cross‑functional projects end to end
• A track record of delivering software, digital product or system integration projects
• Solid grounding in project management methods: PMBOK, Waterfall, Agile/Scrum and hybrid
• Strong skills in managing scope, schedule, cost, risk and change
• Hands‑on use of Jira, Generative AI tools, MS Project or Planner, and Excel
• Nice to have:
  • PMP or PRINCE2 certification
  • Experience in fintech, payments, remittance or banking
  • Delivery of multi‑country launches or payment partner API integrations
  • Working knowledge of AML/KYC and regulatory requirements in financial services
  • Reporting with Power BI
  • An MBA or a Master’s in Project Management

Soft Skills & Leadership

• Communication: clear written and spoken English, and confident presenting to senior leaders
• Stakeholder management: keeps sponsors, cross‑functional teams and external partners aligned
• Ownership: takes full accountability for delivery from initiation to closure
• Attention to detail: keeps plans, logs and reports accurate
• Proactive problem‑solving: spots risks early and escalates with options, not just problems
• Adaptability: adjusts the delivery approach to suit each project

Job Details

• Location: Lahore, Pakistan
• Job Type: Onsite
• Working Hours / Shift: US time zone (GMT-6), approximately 7:00 PM – 4:00 AM PKT
• Department: Project Management Office (PMO)
• Reports to: Group PMO

About ACE Money Transfer

ACE Money Transfer is a UK-based multinational fintech headquartered in Manchester, United Kingdom. We provide fast, secure and affordable online remittance services to customers in 29 countries across the UK, Europe, Canada and Australia, and we enable cross‑border money transfers to 100+ countries worldwide.

Every day, our platform helps people support their families, pay for education and build better futures across borders. As part of the wider ACE Group, we combine a fast‑paced growth culture with strong regulatory standards and a commitment to innovation in digital payments.

At ACE you will work with talented, diverse teams across multiple regions and take real ownership of work that matters. You will also help shape the future of global money movement.

Learn more:

ACE Money Transfer Company Profile