Technical Program Manager

We are looking for a Technical Program Manager with deep expertise in the Payments domain to drive our digital transformation initiatives. You will act as the strategic bridge between business stakeholders and engineering teams, translating complex requirements into scalable technical solutions while overseeing end-to-end delivery in a SAFe/Agile environment.

Location: Burgess Hill (3 days/week onsite)

Type: Permanent / Full-Time Employee (FTE)

• Program Delivery: Lead the end-to-end lifecycle of high-volume payment initiatives using SAFe/Agile methodologies.
• Technical Integration: Partner with architects to design API-driven solutions and manage technical artifacts (architecture diagrams, integration plans).
• Business Analysis: Elicit requirements and translate them into detailed user stories and technical specifications for Java-based development teams.
• Risk & Governance: Proactively manage technical risks, project dependencies, and ensure strict adherence to PCI-DSS and payment industry standards.
• Stakeholder Leadership: Align cross-functional teams (Product, Data Science, Engineering) and report on KPIs to senior leadership.

• Domain Expertise: 5+ years in Banking/Fin Tech with a deep understanding of card schemes (Visa/Mastercard) and payment processing.
• Technical Literacy: Proven background in Java tech stacks
  , microservices, and real-time data architecture.
• Leadership: Strong proficiency in Stakeholder Management
  , Benefits Management, and Project Governance.
• Tools: Expert user of Rally, Confluence
  , and Jira.
• Certification: PMP, PgMP, or SAFe certification is highly desirable.