Payments Project Manager New York, NY Contract

Role: Payments Project Manager Location: New York, NY 10020 (Hybrid Onsite / Remote) Long Term Contract (W2 & C2C) Local candidates to NY / NJ will be preferred with Hybrid onsite (1-2 Days onsite/Fortnight). Remote is also okay for an excellent candidates of non-local states. Role: The Technical Project Manager will be responsible for the oversight of the delivery of a complex portfolio of IT projects, across payment infrastructure of the bank. Responsibilities:

• Define/Refresh the delivery roadmap for the Project, agreeing the overall investment budget allocation with senior bank investment officials
• Work with the individual stakeholders (Senior Management within individual IT areas) to build business cases for each project, and drive the review / approval of each case through a formal project approval process
• Must have knowledge of working on at least 1 payments project such as SWIFT, ISO 20022, SEPA.
• Drive the delivery of IT solutions across multiple domains, to agreed scope, cost, and timeline the role of the Project Manager is to oversee and track progress, to ensure the delivery project is setup for success the actual day-to-day delivery of the change project itself is the responsibility of the individual IT areas themselves (there may be some exceptions to this - i.e., a more hands-on delivery focus)
• Across the full program (portfolio of change): Scope Management / Track benefit realization / Financial spend, Key issue/risk identification and management / Prepare and present status updates
• Stakeholder Management, including - Reporting progress to a senior stakeholder group / Drive, manage and input to regular governance and reporting fora (Steering, Group Master PMO Unit etc.)

• Proven success in the management and delivery of a complex Project of IT projects within budget and specified timeframes, while ensuring customer satisfaction (Preferably within the Financial services industry)
• Strong verbal and written communication
• Excellent stakeholder management skills operating at senior levels in the organization
• Highly Adaptable and can influence key stakeholders
• Strong financial planning and benefit tracking skills and experience
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment
• Quality focused with strong attention to detail
• Ability to work under pressure to tight deadlines, with a drive and commitment towards project delivery
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to perform project tasks effectively, while managing time and priorities
• Confident with preparing presentations, proposing solutions, and driving decisions
• Ability to handle multiple projects and assignments
• Self-motivated, with the ability to work on own initiative
• Strong knowledge of software development cycle
• Experience of engagement with and management of 3rd parties

• Minimum of 3 years' program management experience.
• Educated to Degree level, or if not suitable relevant experience to demonstrate competency.
• PMP certified or equivalent project management certification preferred.
• Experience working in a financial services or banking environment an advantage.