At a Glance
- Tasks: Manage multiple payment solution projects from inception to rollout, ensuring progress tracking.
- Company: Join the EMEA Solution Delivery team at Planet, focusing on electronic payment solutions.
- Benefits: Opportunity for travel and mentoring project managers in your region.
- Other info: Hands-on experience with tools like Confluence is essential.
- Why this job: Be part of a dynamic team delivering complex payment solutions to key partners.
- Qualifications: Minimum of 7 years project management experience, preferably in the electronic payment industry.
The predicted salary is between 70000 - 98000 £ per year.
We look for people with a can-do attitude that love a challenge. Someone that understands technology and can ensure the people around you understand it as well. Someone with a proven track record of delivering. A natural at bringing people along the project journey. Comfortable with complexity, pressure and clients.
A minimum of 7 years project management experience, exposure in the electronic payment industry highly preferred. Knowledge of e-commerce, mPOS, Integrated Payments, DCC and key management is a plus. Dynamic, responsible, willing to take initiative and rigorous actions. Pro-actively report and escape issues to management as needed. Excellent communication skills and able to work under pressure and independently. Excellent analytical skill and technical problem management skill is needed. Hands-on experience in managing multiple projects. Leader and mentoring skills. Open to travel.
The successful candidate will join our existing EMEA Solution Delivery team and will work across the business to deliver payment solutions to our key partners, merchants, banks and card associations. You will have an excellent technical grasp of payments and can connect the dots on complex projects. You will be able to manage multiple projects simultaneously from inception to rollout and ensure progress is tracked. You will have excellent stakeholder management, both internal and external.
Managing a team of project managers in your region to mentor, knowledge share and support through project delivery within Planet. Understanding and following all aspects within the project lifecycle i.e. planning, risk analysis, milestones, stakeholder management etc. Compiling Project Initiation Document. Ensuring projects are entered into and monitored/updated through core systems such as Confluence. Facilitating the delivery of multiple projects within the agreed timelines and budget and aligning their project to the overall Product delivery roadmap schedule.
Prepare the scope and requirements and ensure these are agreed by all parties within each project. Work closely with the internal development teams and external partners to ensure that resource planning and assignment is in place to achieve delivery. Prepare and maintain project documentation and reports on status to the business. Maintaining a good technical understanding of Planet products and solutions. Ensuring signoff and handover to the Service Operations team. Assist in ad-hoc projects as assigned.
Throughout the project lifecycle maintain open and clear communications to all stakeholders, business and technology. Assist in aligning to and delivering continual improvements to the project team's global delivery process to ensure ongoing process improvements.
Senior Solution Delivery Manager employer: Planet
Planet offers a unique opportunity to work in the electronic payment industry, with a focus on innovation. Located in the EMEA region, the team values initiative and collaboration. Employees benefit from travel opportunities and the chance to mentor others in project management.
