Programme Manager — Client Onboarding & Migration

On-site in Basildon·Full-time·Added 4 months ago (last checked 7 Oct)

Yadimen Consulting Limited

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Overview

Job details

Contract role, inside IR35
The ad says the role sits inside IR35, so tax and National Insurance are deducted as for an employee, usually through an umbrella company.

Skills

Financial Services

Nice to have

Payments

Requirements

What you'll need (essential)

A track record running large, complex, client-facing technology programmes
Strong senior stakeholder management — comfortable owning the client relationship at programme level
Experience leading multi-workstream / matrix delivery
Able and willing to be on-site in Basildon five days a week
UK right to work

Nice to have (not essential)

Background in payments, merchant acquiring, card processing or fintech platform delivery
Specific experience with client onboarding or platform migration programmes
A recognised delivery qualification (e.g. MSP, PRINCE2, PMP)

Note: this is a strong generalist programme management role first — domain payments experience is a bonus, not a gate.

The role

Programme Manager - Client Onboarding & Migration (Day rate contract/ Inside IR35)

Location: Basildon, Essex - on-site 5 days per week

Contract type: Day-rate contract, Inside IR35

Right to work: Valid UK right to work required

The role

A global payments and financial technology organisation is bringing new clients onto its platform and needs an experienced programme manager to own those onboarding and migration programmes end to end. You'll be the single point of accountability for delivery - running the plan, the team and the client relationship - from initiation through go-live and into service transition.

What you'll do

Own end-to-end delivery of large client onboarding and implementation programmes, covering both greenfield builds and migration of existing customer portfolios onto the platform
Manage senior client stakeholders directly - setting and holding expectations on scope, plan, deliverables and timelines
Lead a matrix team of project managers and workstream leads across development, testing, security, training, operations and business solutions
Establish and run programme governance; manage risks, issues, dependencies and change; control cost, time and quality
Work closely with the PMO to keep delivery aligned to methodology and governance standards

Requirements

What you'll need (essential)

A track record running large, complex, client-facing technology programmes
Strong senior stakeholder management - comfortable owning the client relationship at programme level
Experience leading multi-workstream / matrix delivery
Able and willing to be on-site in Basildon five days a week
UK right to work

Nice to have (not essential)

Background in payments, merchant acquiring, card processing or fintech platform delivery
Specific experience with client onboarding or platform migration programmes
A recognised delivery qualification (e.g. MSP, PRINCE2, PMP)

Note: this is a strong generalist programme management role first - domain payments experience is a bonus, not a gate.