Technical Project Manager

October 27, 2026

Hybrid

Senior

London, United Kingdom

Indeed

Description

Technical Project Manager in the consulting and analytics division of a global payments company, which is responsible for implementing technical solutions for clients in the UK&I region. The role combines program management and governance, stakeholder work, and personal leadership in the delivery of client projects. A strong consulting background, experience with Waterfall and Agile, and preferably knowledge of the payments industry and retail banking are expected. The format is hybrid, the number of office days is confirmed by the hiring manager, and the office is in London.

Responsibilities

Provide high-level visibility and drive strategic initiatives for client engagements, reporting progress into UK&I consulting and implementation functions
Lead deployed project teams and project manage delivery strategies of developed solutions with an entrepreneurial spirit
Design teams and source the technical expertise required to deliver high-quality client engagements
Act as first line of escalation for client partners and stakeholders on active engagements
Understand clients' business objectives and plans together with the UK&I Account Management Team
Identify opportunities and improvements to grow the business of both the company and the client
Develop and propose project approaches and technical solutions with compelling business cases
Provide thought leadership on the future of PayTech and retail banking to clients
Leverage the company's innovation, product and data capabilities together with consulting and product teams
Build and retain consulting relationships with key client stakeholders
Track funding consumption on all active projects being led
Ensure governance, oversight and industry best practice in design and execution of deliverables
Capture learnings and create case studies to evolve the implementation practice
Develop an excellent understanding of the company's products and services

Requirements

Proven experience leading technical teams on end-to-end delivery of product features
Consistent track record of successful project management delivery across a range of teams
Strong consulting background with ability to build trusted client relationships and influence engagement outcomes
Solid understanding of delivery techniques, methodologies and best practices
Hands-on experience with Waterfall and Agile frameworks such as Scrum and Kanban
Strong analytical and quantitative skills to measure financial impact for a client
Comprehensive knowledge of tools and data insights for business growth in a technology-driven environment
Excellent storytelling with conveying evidence and analysis against strategic objectives
Experience in retail banking and/or payment card industry and/or merchant retail business (desirable)
Experience in technical consulting sales (desirable)
Understanding of payments: virtual cards, value-added solutions, tokenization, issuer processing platforms, modern API concepts (desirable)
Ability to write clean code in SQL and Python, C# or Java with knowledge of industry-standard libraries (desirable)
Experience of technical leadership and thought leadership across the development landscape (desirable)
High levels of integrity and business ethics
Willingness to maintain professional development

Conditions

Hybrid position with office days confirmed by the hiring manager
Role based in London, United Kingdom
Delivery across a client base in the UK and Ireland region
Work closely with both client personnel and internal programme, product and account teams