Senior Technical Project Manager

Senior Technical Project Manager - Payments12-Month Contract | Outside IR35 | September StartHybrid - Central London, 3 days per weekWe are supporting a specialist consultancy delivering a significant transformation programme for a major organisation within the payments sector.We are looking for an experienced Senior Technical Project Manager to take ownership of a key workstream within a large-scale technology transformation.This is a senior, hands-on delivery role requiring somebody with a strong combination of payments knowledge, technical programme delivery and senior stakeholder management.The RoleWorking within a complex Agile environment, you will lead a significant technology workstream and coordinate delivery across multiple technical teams and subject matter experts.Responsibilities will include:Own end-to-end delivery of a complex technology workstreamDevelop and manage the integrated project plan, milestones and critical pathCoordinate multiple technical teams and SMEs across the programmeWork closely with Architecture, Engineering, Security, Operations and ProductManage complex technical and cross-programme dependenciesOwn risks, issues, assumptions and dependenciesEstablish strong governance and delivery controlsDrive decisions, actions and resolution of blockersProvide clear, concise reporting to senior stakeholdersPresent regularly into senior governance and SteerCo forumsSupport implementation, transition and operational readinessMaintain pace and accountability across an Agile delivery environmentWhat We're Looking ForThis requires a genuinely Senior Technical Project Manager who has operated within complex payments environments.You should demonstrate:Extensive Technical Project Management experienceStrong payments industry experience Delivery of large-scale, business-critical technology transformationExperience managing complex technical and architectural dependenciesStrong understanding of payments technology and the wider payments lifecycleExperience working across Engineering, Architecture, Security and OperationsStrong Agile delivery experienceExcellent senior stakeholder managementSignificant SteerCo / executive-level exposureStrong governance, planning, RAID and dependency managementAbility to bring together highly specialised technical SMEs and maintain delivery momentumExperience operating within highly regulated and resilient environmentsAbility to translate complex technical issues into clear senior-level communication and decisionsWe don't need the Project Manager to be the architect or engineer. However, you must have sufficient technical depth and payments experience to understand the environment, ask the right questions, challenge effectively and manage highly experienced technical teams.Contract DetailsDuration: 12 months initiallyStart: 14th September 2026IR35: Outside IR35Location: Central London - 3 days per weekThis is an excellent opportunity for a senior Technical PM to take ownership of an important workstream within a large, complex and high-profile payments transformation programme.Please only apply if you can demonstrate substantial payments and technical programme delivery experience.