What are the responsibilities and job description for the Payments Project Manager position at Voto Consulting LLC?
Title: Payments Project Manager
Location: Charlotte, NC
Experience: 10 Years with Heavy payment experience is must.
Role Summary
- We are seeking a seasoned Payments Project Manager with 10 years of IT experience to lead and execute complex software projects in the Banking and Payments domain.
- Based in Charlotte, NC, you will manage end-to-end delivery of high-volume payment processing solutions, cross-border transfers, and modern digital payment integrations while driving cross-functional alignment across business, technology, and operations teams.
Key Responsibilities
- Program & Project Management: Lead end-to-end delivery of large-scale payments projects using Agile/Scrum and Waterfall methodologies from inception to deployment.
- Domain Leadership: Direct technical and operational execution for core payment processing systems (e.g., ACH, Wire Transfers, Real-Time Payments, ISO 20022, SWIFT, or Card Networks).
- Stakeholder Management: Collaborate with executive sponsors, product managers, banking operations, compliance, and engineering leads to align project scope, goals, and delivery timelines.
- Risk & Compliance Management: Identify project risks, manage dependencies, and ensure strict compliance with banking industry regulations and security standards (e.g., PCI-DSS, AML/KYC, Federal Reserve standards).
- Resource & Financial Planning: Oversaw budget allocation, vendor management, timeline tracking, resource planning, and regular executive status reporting.
Qualifications & Requirements
- Experience: 10 years of overall IT project management experience in the Banking & Financial Services (BFSI) sector.
- Domain Expertise: Heavy hands-on experience in the Payments domain is mandatory (e.g., ACH, FedNow, RTP, SWIFT, Credit/Debit Card Processing, or Payment Gateways).
- Methodologies & Tools: Deep proficiency with JIRA, Confluence, MS Project, and modern project management frameworks (Agile, SAFe, Waterfall).
- Soft Skills: Strong leadership, negotiation, risk mitigation, and executive communication skills.
Location & Preferred Certifications
- Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
- Preferred Certifications:
- PMP (Project Management Professional) or CSM (Certified ScrumMaster).
- AAP (Accredited ACH Professional) or recognized industry payments credentials.