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Technical Implementation Project Manager - Payments - FTC
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We are looking for an experienced Technical Implementation Project Manager with strong Payments / Cards / Banking domain expertise to join a major analytics and technology organisation.
Hiring: Technical Implementation Project Manager – Payments
Location: Canary Wharf, London
Work Arrangement: On-site – up to 5 days per week
Contract: September 2026 – June 2027 (FTC)
Role Details:
We are seeking a Technical Implementation Project Manager with deep payments domain expertise to act as an embedded implementation lead within the delivery team. This role is responsible for driving end-to-end implementation activities across business, technology, processor stakeholders, ensuring successful delivery of certification, testing, tokenization, settlement, and production readiness milestones.
Domain Experience:
- Strong experience within Payments, Cards, Banking, or Financial Services.
- Experience managing card issuing, processor migration, or payment implementation programs.
- Deep understanding of implementation/integration processes and operating models.
- Experience working with issuers, processors, card schemes, and payment technology providers.
- Exposure to large-scale payment platform implementations and production migrations.
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Roles and Responsibilities:
- Lead end-to-end execution of implementation activities across issuers, processor, technology, and business teams.
- Drive planning, execution, governance, and delivery of key workstreams including: Host Certification, Tokenisation, Clearing & Settlement, Testing and Production Readiness & Cutover.
- Act as the primary coordination point between architects, engineers, processors, and business stakeholders.
- Manage implementation dependencies, risks, issues, and critical-path activities while driving timely resolution.
- Facilitate discussions and decision-making across implementation teams, processor teams, engineering teams, and business stakeholders.
- Track certification progress, testing outcomes, settlement readiness, tokenization onboarding, and post-launch stabilization activities.
- Ensure alignment and execution across multiple concurrent workstreams and delivery teams.
- Translate complex technical requirements into actionable delivery plans and milestones.
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Technical Skills:
- Strong understanding of payment processing ecosystems and card issuing platforms, processor integrations, and payment lifecycle.
- Knowledge of host certification, connectivity, scheme testing, tokenisation, and production readiness.
- Familiarity with API integrations and payment architecture concepts.
- Experience working with Agile and Waterfall delivery methodologies.
- Expertise in risk management, stakeholder management, and delivery governance.
- Ability to manage technical delivery across engineering, architecture, and operational teams.
- Strong program planning, dependency management, and implementation governance skills.
Non-Technical Skills:
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Ability to coordinate and influence cross-functional teams without direct authority.
- Excellent problem-solving, risk management, and decision-making capabilities.
- Strong ownership mindset with a focus on delivery and execution.
- Ability to operate effectively in complex, fast-paced delivery environments.
- Proven ability to drive outcomes across multiple teams and external partners.
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