Programme Manager - Payments / Card Processing Platform at Ashdown Group, Windsor, £Contract Rate

Programme Manager - Card Processing / Platform Migration / Payment Processing

£500 per day | Outside IR35 | 12 Month Contract | Hybrid (Windsor, Berkshire) Twice A Week

A leading financial services organisation is seeking an experienced Programme Manager to lead a major payments platform transformation programme, focused on the implementation and migration to a new card processing provider.

This is a high-profile programme where you will take ownership of the end-to-end delivery of a new travel card / payments processing platform, working closely with technology partners and internal stakeholders to ensure successful delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the full programme lifecycle from planning through to implementation and BAU handover

• Manage delivery of a card processing / payments platform implementation

• Work closely with third-party suppliers and payment processors

• Oversee programme governance, planning, reporting and risk management

• Coordinate multiple workstreams across technology, operations and business teams

• Ensure delivery is on time, within budget and aligned to business objectives

Experience Required

• Proven Programme Manager experience delivering payments or card processing platforms (this is essential)

• Strong background delivering large-scale technology implementations or platform migrations

• Experience working with card processors, payments platforms, or financial transaction systems

• Comfortable managing multiple stakeholders, suppliers and delivery teams

• Strong programme governance, planning and reporting skills

Experience within card issuing, acquiring, prepaid cards, travel cards, or payment processors would be highly beneficial.