Technical Program Manager - Payments - IT

: This role requires solid familiarity with payment-network delivery and the ability to lead programs in environments where transaction integrity, resiliency, interoperability, and operational control are critical. Candidates should have experience in several of the following areas: - Payment switching and transaction-routing platforms - Authorization and message-processing flows - Clearing and post-transaction processing - ISO 8583 and ISO 20022 standards - High-availability platform delivery and operational resilience - Integration-heavy distributed systems and runtime dependency management - Release coordination in complex, high-scale payment environments - Cross-functional delivery across engineering, operations, testing, and business teams The ideal candidate understands that in payment networks, strong program management depends on sound domain judgment. They should be able to engage credibly on dependency implications, release sequencing, readiness, and operational risk. Qualifications: - 6+ years of progressive experience in technical program management, engineering program leadership, or large-scale technology delivery. - 5+ years of experience leading complex cross-functional programs in payments, transaction processing, network technology, or similarly high-scale regulated environments. - Proven track record managing large programs or portfolios with significant dependencies, senior stakeholder visibility, and operational impact. - Strong experience establishing and running intake processes, delivery governance, and cross-team planning mechanisms. - Demonstrated experience leading Scrum of Scrums or equivalent multi-team execution forums in complex delivery organizations. - Strong understanding of software delivery lifecycles, Agile execution models, release planning, and dependency management. - Ability to work effectively with product, architecture, engineering, testing, and operations teams to drive aligned execution. - Strong judgment in managing tradeoffs across scope, timelines, technical constraints, and organizational capacity. - Strong communication skills, including concise status reporting, escalation management, and decision support for leadership. - Bachelors degree in engineering, computer science, information systems, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.