Strategic Delivery Project Manager

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Strategic Delivery Project Manager

Swindon/London – Hybrid

Working across our Strategic Projects and New Markets delivery team, as part of the PayTech Market Delivery Success department, you will be responsible for the planning and resource management to ensure the end-to-end delivery of strategic projects, including but not limited to ratification of the project scope, initiating and mobilising project, directing and controlling project delivery up to operational readiness. You will have experience using project management tools, templates and processes to manage the delivery program/projects in the most efficient way according to PayTech’s strategic imperatives and 3 year-plan.

• Lead the implementation of new solutions and transformation projects (ex. integration of new international payment schemes, new products/features, large Client migrations) from requirements through to product acceptance and rollout (including technical, legal, compliance/risk and financial work-streams).
• Manage several parallel work streams encompassing IT and ancillary activities.
• Monitor and control project delivery across internal teams and international teams/clients, identifying and challenging delays and obstacles.
• Responsible for planning, effort estimations, and status reporting both internally and to clients.
• Drive change to existing client programmes with a focus on minimising potential impacts to on-going existing services to mitigate risk.
• Capable of taking control of scope and avoiding scope creep, with effective management of change requests.
• Proficient with identifying amendments in client objectives with capacity to negotiate between core and future phasing to efficiently adhere to agreed timeframes.
• Drive issue resolution, enable reporting, and manage escalations.
• Support internal process and tool improvement projects.
• Promote and support services & solutions along with other team members to achieve company objectives.

• Strong Project Management experience.
• Highly organised, with experience of working within a fast-paced environment and Agile framework.
• Experience in managing stakeholder’s expectations with the ability to work with external international clients, senior stakeholders, and third parties whilst relying on strong communication skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, interpersonal, presentation, analytical, and problem solving abilities. Ability to simplify and explain complex issues to a range of audiences.
• Focus on delivery to agreed scope, quality and timeframe with customer satisfaction and deadline as a core principle.
• Ability to work under pressure and within a busy environment.
• Professional PM qualifications (e.g. PMP, Prince 2, PROSCI, MoR).
• Previous experience in managing payment programs, with awareness of regulatory and compliance frameworks.
• Comfortable working in a technology space with the ability to solve client business problems and issues within this domain.
• Proven ability to present ideas and run large workshops with clients.
• Strong familiarity with project management software tools, methodologies, and best practices.
• Experience seeing projects through the full life cycle.
• Ability to multitask across different projects & multiple objectives.
• Ability to motivate others to attain desired delivery objectives and outcome.
• Positive attitude and outlook, determined, enthusiastic and resilient.
• Coaching and mentoring experience.

We are a subsidiary of the Edenred group and leaders in prepaid solutions including banking, virtual cards, debit, credit, and prepaid processing.

As an Edenred PayTech employee you will get the support and structure that you need to enjoy your work and develop your career while doing what you love and making a difference in a fast-paced and innovative business.

• 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
• Hybrid working environment
• Pension Scheme – employer 6% with minimum employee contribution 3%
• Discretionary bonus scheme based on company and personal performance
• Medical & international travel cover (leisure and action sports)
• Life insurance (4x salary)
• Wellbeing Employee Assistance Program (extended access to family members)
• Holiday trading scheme
• Season ticket loan
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Employee discount shopping platform
• Employee referral bonus scheme
• Digital learning platform
• Complimentary fruit and other ‘in office’ snacks & refreshments
• Volunteering programme
• Social events

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Edenred PayTech are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We will not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on age, race, colour, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, national origin, citizenship, marital status or civil partnership/union status, disability, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by applicable country or local laws.

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