Technical Project Manager

Overview

In this role you will drive the successful technical implementation of Visa projects for UK&I clients, aligning outcomes with client and Visa objectives. You’ll lead cross-functional teams, shape delivery strategy, and manage governance, risk, and stakeholder engagement. You’ll leverage Visa’s data, product, and innovation capabilities to grow client businesses in a digital payments context. This position offers influence across programmes and the opportunity to influence PayTech with a focus on scalable, client-centric outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Provide governance, oversight, and progress reporting for client engagements to UK&I VCA and VIS functions
• Lead Visa teams and delivery strategies across multiple tracks to ensure integrated solutions
• Design teams and source technical expertise to deliver high-quality engagements
• Proactively manage client expectations and serve as first escalation point on active engagements
• Understand client objectives with Account Management Team to align plans and outcomes
• Identify opportunities to grow Visa and client business and propose compelling solutions
• Provide thought leadership on the future of PayTech and retail banking
• Leverage Visa capabilities to drive client growth in collaboration with VCA and product teams
• Build and maintain relationships with key client stakeholders
• Track funding consumption on active projects and capture learnings for the VIS practice
• Develop deep understanding of Visa products and services

Key requirements

• Proven experience leading technical teams on end-to-end product feature delivery
• Track record of successful project management across diverse teams
• Strong consulting background with ability to influence client engagements
• Solid delivery methodologies with hands-on experience in Waterfall and Agile (Scrum, Kanban)
• Experience in retail banking, payment card industry, or merchant retail desired
• Strong analytical skills to quantify financial impact of VIS engagements
• Growth mindset with creativity, optimism, and fast-fail approach
• Knowledge of data insights for business growth in digital/tech environments
• Excellent storytelling to translate evidence into recommended actions
• High integrity and commitment to professional development

• strong client relationship building
• effective communication and storytelling
• problem-solving and analytical thinking
• SQL
• Python
• C# or Java

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