26963994 IT Project Group Manager (Payments/Cross Border Clearing)

Lead and manage a portfolio of IT projects aligned with business and digital transformation goals.Oversee end-to-end project delivery, including planning, execution, monitoring, and governance.Develop and mentor project/program managers while driving a high-performance, accountable team culture.Engage and influence senior stakeholders, providing transparent updates and strategic insights.Manage budgets, resources, vendors, and ensure cost-effective delivery with strong financial control.Mitigate risks, resolve critical issues, and drive continuous improvement, innovation, and compliance.Responsible for providing technical leadership of multiple large scale/complex software solutions, even by extending the existing platform through custom development, customization and integration with in-house solutions and vendor solutions leading to a complete platform that caters to key business requirements.Strong experience in working with various Payments schemes, preferably Payments scheme of any country, and Payments messaging formats such as ISO 8583, ISO 20022, and SWIFT etc.Experience in building enterprise transaction-based system with focus on recovery, stability, reliability, scalability and performance.Responsible for providing technical leadership of multiple large scale/complex global software solutions for payment processor platformConversant with various technologies, experience in transforming legacy systems to new age technologies befitting the needs of business function.Qualifications:10+ years experience in a related technology role with commensurate people management experience in Banking payment and Cross Border Clearing related projects.Education:Bachelor’s/University degree or equivalent experience, potentially Masters degree