Payments Project Manager - Peterborough, United Kingdom - Pontoon

Pontoon

Verified Company

Peterborough, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Payments Project Manager

Peterborough, hybrid 2 days a week

6 Months

£600 - £700 a day, Inside IR35

Tasks:

Plans and coordinates aspects of a Workstream delivery from initiation to completion, leveraging the technical projects within the overall programme
Provides clientfacing coordination and communication including status reporting for the assigned workstream
Works with other client workstream lead to ensure joint focus and clear communication is provided to the joint governance forums
Manages project initiation activities including identifying contractual obligations, client needs and goals, existing situation, necessary contacts, and access to existing information as needed
Ensures delivery aligns to operational standards. Develops alternate standards or document exceptions as appropriate
Develops, defines, and executes project plans, project scope, activities, schedules, budgets, and deliverables
Interacts with product development, client relationship teams, technology solutions, service delivery and/or other crossfunctional teams
Identifies needed resources, defines, and assigns project roles
Coordinates activities and tasks among team members, other internal departments and client or vendor/subcontractor organizations as needed to meet project goals and ensure project completion is on schedule, within budget constraints and of the appropriatequality standards for the project scope
Assigns and monitors work of project team providing technical and diagnostic support and direction
Manages risks, dependencies, issues/problems, and activity progress to ensure project goals, (e.g., timeline, scope, and quality) are achieved. Assists with problem resolution or risk mitigation as needed
Dynamic involvement in preparing the documentation required for project implementation and the related approvals

What you bring:

Good knowledge of project management standards, processes, procedures, and guidelines
Knowledge of the industry project management best practices
Knowledge of various types of IT project methodologies and life cycles
Knowledge of the Software Delivery Lifecycle
Knowledge of financial services with cards processing and/or cardbased payment Processing
Advanced skill in the use of project management software to manage projects, e.g., Microsoft Project, project repository, including risk, issues, and action items logs
Experience of managing project budgets and timelines
Listening skills and ability to ensure open and candid twoway communication
Exhibits a high degree of initiative and analytical skills to handle and solve complex problems
Ability to work with / coordinate both offshore and onshore resources
Experience of working closely with client project and programme teams delivering projects in a collaborative environment

Pontoon is an employment consultancy and an equal opportunities' employer.