Technical Project Delivery Lead (12-Month) in Worcester

We are looking for a seasoned and driven Technical Project Delivery Manager. We have a fixed term position for up to 12 months, to work within our Project Management Office and help deliver key projects.

As our Technical Project Delivery Manager, you'll play a pivotal role in delivering projects and initiatives critical to allpay's operations, involving systems that process annual transactions worth billions of pounds, serving both internal stakeholders and our extensive client and customer base. Our Technical Project Delivery Manager will report into the Programme Manager and the department’s core purpose is to manage a portfolio of IT initiatives from inception through to completion considering business priorities, risks and benefits.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Lead the overall planning, coordination, and delivery of projects, ensuring alignment with business objectives and agile principles and acting as a champion for the Portfolio Management office.
• Contribute to the release planning of the broader portfolio/programmes, leveraging agile methodologies to adapt to evolving priorities and market demands.
• Demonstrate a positive and open attitude to change and transformation.
• Possess an ability to translate complex concepts between business customers and technical project teams.
• Facilitate agile ceremonies and processes, ensuring teams remain focused, aligned, and empowered to deliver high-quality outcomes.
• Proactively identify, report and mitigate project risks and issues, leveraging agile frameworks to adapt and respond to changing circumstances effectively throughout the project delivery life cycle.
• You will lead efforts to enforce project management best practices, methodologies, and standards, ensuring consistency, quality, and compliance across project delivery activities.

What We’re Looking For:

• Project Management Expertise: You’ve managed a diverse range of projects (inception to completion) across various business areas and functions, demonstrating adaptability between agile and waterfall environments.
• Natural Leader with excellent communication skills: You’re a strong communicator and problem-solver fostering collaboration and accountability among internal and external stakeholders.
• Tech-Savvy: You understand the ins and outs of software, databases, and system design, and can translate technical jargon to facilitate effective communication between technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Committed to professional development: Certified Project Management qualification and/or IT or Management qualification, reflecting a commitment to professional development and best practices.
• Industry Knowledge: You’ll have sound knowledge of Financial Services, particularly in areas such as BACS, direct debits, payment cards, prepaid, and cash transactions.

Why Join Us?

You will get involved in meaningful work that has a real impact on our clients and the industry, and you’ll join a professional and dedicated team that values curiosity, collaboration, integrity and agility.

Here at allpay, we follow an Office First working model, reflecting the importance we place on in-person collaboration across our teams, most of whom are based on-site. While we are open to discussing flexible working arrangements, a strong on-site presence will be essential to support the existing teams and projects.

About The Company:

People are at the heart of allpay and we reward our employee with a competitive benefits package which includes, a defined contribution group pension scheme, income protection, life assurance, an array of health and wellbeing options including private healthcare cover and an onsite gym. This is coupled with our excellent Learning and Development offering.

We are a company committed to Equal Opportunities. All roles at allpay Limited are subject to successful background checks including a DBS and Credit Check.