About this role
<p style="margin-bottom:11.0px"><span style=""><span><span style=""><b>Key Responsibilities:</b></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom:11.0px"> </p> <ul style="margin-bottom:11.0px"> <li><span style=""><span><span><span style=""><b>Project Delivery:</b> Lead and manage project delivery with a focus on payments technology solutions.</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style=""><span><span><span style=""><b>Project Management:</b> Oversee project estimations, planning, scheduling, and control, ensuring successful delivery in a multi-shore model.</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style=""><span><span><span style=""><b>Technical Leadership:</b> Serve as a technical lead or Test Manager for full life cycle application design and development, including initial requirements discussions.</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style=""><span><span><span style=""><b>Payments Systems Expertise:</b> Hands-on experience with payment systems, including Payments Hub, Clearing and Settlement, and Automated Clearing House programs.</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style=""><span><span><span style=""><b>Stakeholder Management:</b> Collaborate with various vendors, internal and external stakeholders to complete testing activities.</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style=""><span><span><span style=""><b>Testing and Quality Assurance:</b> Define testing approaches, create and schedule testing activities, and meet deadlines. Exposure to HPQC, JIRA, or other defect management tools.</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style=""><span><span><span style=""><b>Project Management Tools:</b> Utilize Microsoft Office Project for creating and maintaining project plans, and MS Office Tool Suite (Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel).</span></span></span></span></li> </ul> <p style="margin-bottom:11.0px"><span style=""><span><span style=""><b>Required Experience:</b></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom:11.0px"> </p> <ul style="margin-bottom:11.0px"> <li><span style=""><span><span><span style=""><b>Experience:</b> Minimum 8+ years in payments technology solutions at an IT company, with at least 6+ years in project management within a global team.</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style=""><span><span><span style=""><b>Technical Roles:</b> At least 4 years as a technical lead or Test Manager for full life cycle application design and development.</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style=""><span><span><span style=""><b>Banking Domain:</b> Strong understanding of the banking domain and project management concepts, SDLC methodologies, and operating models (Agile and Waterfall).</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style=""><span><span><span style=""><b>Payments Products:</b> Experience with multiple payments and cash management products like Fundtech, Clear2Pay, ACI, Montran, and Dovetail.</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style=""><span><span><span style=""><b>Testing Tools:</b> Experience in NFR testing, test automation, and tools like QTP, LISA, etc.</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style=""><span><span><span style=""><b>Technology Platforms:</b> Managed projects on different technology platforms (Legacy mainframes, Open systems like .Net, Java) and operating systems (Windows, Unix, Linux).</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style=""><span><span><span style=""><b>Technical Skills:</b> Good knowledge in PL SQL, Unix Scripting, C, C++, J2EE, STRUTS, and any EAI.</span></span></span></span></li> </ul> <p style="margin-bottom:11.0px"><span style=""><span><span style=""><b>Skills and Competencies:</b></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin-bottom:11.0px"> </p> <ul style="margin-bottom:11.0px"> <li><span style=""><span><span><span style=""><b>Project Management:</b> Strong project management skills with the ability to initiate new projects or take over existing ones.</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style=""><span><span><span style=""><b>Communication:</b> Excellent presentation skills and the ability to communicate clearly and concisely.</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style=""><span><span><span style=""><b>Problem-Solving:</b> Ability to deal with ambiguity and define approaches to resolve un-focused issues.</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style=""><span><span><span style=""><b>Collaboration:</b> Work effectively with shared services organizations and support RFI/RFP processes.</span></span></span></span></li> <li><span style=""><span><span><span style=""><b>PMO Experience:</b> Experience in PMO is a plus.</span></span></span></span></li> </ul>