You will be responsible for driving project delivery, strengthening governance, proactively managing risks and dependencies, and working closely with business stakeholders, technology teams, and external vendors to deliver critical payments outcomes.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead projects from initiation through to implementation and closure.
- Manage multiple project streams across a Payments Services portfolio.
- Develop and maintain project plans, budgets, schedules, and reporting.
- Drive project governance and ensure adherence to PMO standards.
- Proactively manage risks, issues, dependencies, and change requests.
- Coordinate internal teams, external vendors, and delivery partners.
- Manage stakeholder communications and executive reporting.
- Oversee supplier and vendor relationships ensuring delivery obligations are met.
- Conduct post-implementation reviews and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
To be successful, you will have:
- Minimum 5 years' experience as a Project Manager delivering technology projects.
- Proven experience within Card Payments, Switches and Settlement environments.
- Strong domain knowledge across financial services, banking, or payments.
- Experience managing complex projects involving multiple delivery partners and vendors.
- Knowledge of regulatory and compliance frameworks such as APRA and PCI-DSS.
- Demonstrated ability to manage stakeholders at executive and leadership levels.
- Experience delivering projects using Agile, Waterfall, and Hybrid methodologies.
- Strong communication, negotiation, and influencing skills.
- Exposure to AI-related projects will be highly regarded.
- Degree, Diploma, or Certification in Project Management or a related discipline.
- PMP, PRINCE2, Agile Scrum Master, or equivalent certification.
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