Senior Project Manager

Job Title: Senior Project Manager

Location: St. Louis, MO / Beverly, NJ

Authorization: W2 only.

Required Qualifications

Experience

• ~15 years of overall IT experience, with 8+ years in project or program management roles of increasing responsibility.
• Significant experience in the payments domain, gained at one or more of the following types of organizations in the US:
• Card networks / payment schemes
• Banks and card issuers
• Payment processors, acquirers or payment technology companies
• Fintech’s
• Proven track record of delivering large, complex, multi-vendor payments or financial services programs.
• Prior experience working with offshore IT services or software servicing firms, with a clear understanding of the onshore–offshore delivery model.
• Demonstrated, hands-on exposure to AI adoption within the SDLC, with concrete examples of impact.

Skills

• Strong command of Agile (Scrum, Kanban, SAFe), traditional and hybrid delivery frameworks.
• Strong working knowledge of tools such as Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps, MS Project, Smartsheet, Power BI or similar.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, with a polished executive presence.
• Outstanding presentation skills, with the ability to simplify complexity for senior audiences.
• Strong stakeholder management, negotiation and conflict resolution skills.
• Analytical mindset, with ownership, accountability and a bias for action.