Senior Client Operations Manager in Hatfield

As a Senior Project Manager at PayByPhone you will be leading and delivering operational projects that enhance efficiency, scalability, and cross-functional collaboration across the business. This role drives process improvement, supports key business initiatives, and contributes to operational excellence in all markets. You will be reporting to the Global Client Operations Director.

Responsibilities:

• Planning, managing and delivering operational projects end-to-end, ensuring alignment with agreed timelines, budgets, and business objectives.
• Acting as the global lead for client onboarding, owning onboarding strategy, execution, and continuous improvement across all markets.
• Managing the Client Onboarding Team (4 team members).
• Leading the day-to-day management and coordination of the onboarding function, providing direction, prioritisation, and operational oversight.
• Partnering with cross-functional teams including Commercial, Marketing, Product & Development, and Customer Support to identify operational inefficiencies and design scalable, sustainable solutions.
• Developing and maintaining detailed project plans outlining milestones, deliverables, dependencies, and resource allocation.
• Tracking project progress, identifying risks and issues, and proactively implementing mitigation strategies to ensure successful outcomes.
• Serving as the primary point of accountability for onboarding delivery, ensuring consistent standards, timelines, and client experience globally.
• Communicating project and onboarding status, risks, and outcomes clearly to senior leadership and key stakeholders.
• Driving continuous improvement initiatives and helping establish best practices across operational and onboarding processes.
• Using data, metrics, and KPIs to evaluate project success, onboarding performance, and overall operational effectiveness.
• Leading meetings and workshops, facilitating alignment and collaboration across multiple departments.
• Managing change control processes and ensuring accurate documentation across all phases of project and onboarding delivery.
• Supporting budget tracking, forecasting, and vendor management for operations-related initiatives.
• Undertaking ad hoc tasks and responsibilities as directed by the manager to support wider operational goals.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Operations Management, Project Management, or related field.
• Minimum of 4–8 years of experience in operations, project management, or process improvement (depending on seniority).
• People Management experience.
• Proven experience leading cross-functional projects or operational initiatives.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• Excellent people skills: the jobholder will deal with clients at all levels and must be a good ambassador for PayByPhone and its products.
• Proficiency in project management tools (e.g., Asana, Monday.com, Smartsheet, Jira, MS Project).
• PRINCE 2, Lean Six Sigma, or similar certification preferred.

About PayByPhone:

At PayByPhone, our strength is our people. Behind our product is a talented, creative, and driven multi-disciplinary team united by a shared ambition: to make everyday mobility simpler. We believe innovation should be collaborative, learning should be constant, and work should be enjoyable. As we grow, we’re looking for people who want to grow with us. Together, we’re on an ambitious mission to create intuitive technology solutions that deliver world-class user experiences. We are a fast-growing, forward-thinking company and already help more than 60 million users across North America and Europe. Our technology helps millions of consumers pay quickly, easily, and securely — without waiting in line, carrying change, or worrying about costly fines.

We operate in a world that’s constantly evolving — and change is something we embrace. Our values guide how we show up for one another and for our customers every day. In short, we:

• Make things happen
• Stay curious
• Work together
• Have fun
• See through our customers’ eyes

These principles shape how we collaborate, innovate, and deliver on our commitments. We’re also committed to fostering a diverse and representative workforce and an inclusive environment where everyone is treated with respect and fairness. We do not tolerate discrimination or harassment in our workplace or throughout our hiring process. Our hiring decisions are grounded in business needs, role requirements, and individual qualifications — ensuring we reflect the talent and communities we serve.

Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer PayByPhone is an Equal Opportunity Employer. PayByPhone provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, gender (including pregnancy), religion, national origin, ancestry, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, language, ancestry, genetic information, veteran and/or military status or any other group status protected by federal or local law. If you require reasonable accommodation for the application and/or interview process, please notify a representative of the Human Resources Department.