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# Payments Transformation Lead

- **Company:** G MASS
- **Location:** London, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Agile Methodology, RAID
- **Published:** August 30, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.collegerecruiter.com/job/2815396248-payments-transformation-lead

## About the Role

* Change/Transformations experience is essential for this role - Project Management, PMO, Transformation, Projects
 * Experience within institutional payments is essential - ideally including cross-border payments or payment processing.
 * Knowledge of payments regulations (e.g. PSD2, FCA, EMI licensing) is a strong advantage.
 * Highly organised, proactive and ambitious, with a delivery-focused mindset.
 * Confident working in a fast-paced and evolving environment.

## Description

* Support day-to-day delivery across the payments programme, ensuring alignment with strategic goals and regulatory timelines.
 * Lead regular project meetings and working groups, driving agenda, actions, and follow-ups to ensure accountability.
 * Manage changes to scope, timelines and resources through a controlled change management process.
 * Maintain programme plans, milestones, RAID logs, and governance documents to ensure accuracy and control.
 * Coordinate across multiple departments to manage dependencies and drive cohesive delivery.
 * Track progress against regulatory and operational milestones, highlighting risks and resolving issues through governance channels.
 * Identify and escalate delivery risks early, supporting mitigation planning to maintain momentum and stability.
 * Provide clear, insight-driven reporting to senior stakeholders, enabling informed decision-making and effective oversight.
 * Develop and manage detailed project plans, ensuring tasks, owners and deadlines are clearly defined and tracked.
 * Ensure delivery aligns with agreed methodologies (e.g. Agile, Waterfall or hybrid), adapting approaches as appropriate.
 * Build strong relationships with stakeholders at all levels, promoting transparency, engagement and shared ownership of outcomes.


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