Program Manager (m/f/d)

This is Worldline

We are the innovators at the heart of the payments technology industry, shaping how the world pays and gets paid. The solutions our people build today power the growth of millions of businesses tomorrow. From your local coffee shop to unicorns and international banks. From San Francisco to Auckland. We are in every corner of the world, in every part of commerce. And just as we help our customers accelerate their business, we are committed to helping our people accelerate their careers. Together, we shape the evolution.

The Opportunity

The division Account Payments is a strong growing pillar of Financial Services within Worldline and with its services end-to-end accountable for the delivered services to the client. It is responsible for developing and processing of account-to-account payment transactions and associated services. This includes amongst others: SEPA, Instant Payments, multicurrency- & high value payments and SWIFT transactions.

One specific aspect of Account Payments is to manage huge multi-year customer programs, for which IT development as well as insourcing of existing customer assets, services and people are a significant part.

Perks & Benefits

• Flextime & mobile working within Germany
• Company pension plan
• Individual training programs
• Job bike & diverse range of employee discounts
• Mobility and food subsidies
• Good public transport connections and free parking (location-specific)
• "Wellbeing@Worldline" health program
• Regular employee events
• Possible participation in the Innovation Festival @ Worldline
• Sustainable, international company culture

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• Taking the leadership for long lasting programs of strategic importance incl. a multi-million program budget
• Building and maintaining a very structured program governance to stay in control at all times and initiating pro-active actions or mitigations where required together with your program and project teams
• You are the face to the customer and represent Worldline within the scope of this program
• Interacting with all internal and external stakeholders on an informal and formal basis. In your role you organize and chair project and / or program board meetings to inform stakeholders and make agreement within the mandates given to you.
• Coordinating the cooperation of your program with the group functions in the company (Sales, Finance, HR, Legal, Risk Management or Internal Audit)
• You closely align with the respective internal business areas on planned activities and dependencies and support the agile Transformation of Account Payments
• You are willing and able to travel to clients in Germany or abroad where required
• Reporting directly to the Division Head of Account Payments

Who Are We Looking For

We look for big thinkers. People who can drive positive change, step up and show what’s next – people with passion, can-do attitude and a hunger to learn and grow. In practice this means:

• You ensure by pro-actively steering the program with all its several projects to achieve the objectives in terms of scope, budget and timeline
• You are able to build and maintain a good relationship of trust and cooperation with our customers, the project team and other internal / external key stakeholders
• You have several years of professional experience in project management in a complex banking environment and have already successfully implemented large-scale programs / projects of significant size (multi-million EUR) on your own responsibility.
• You have methodological skills in traditional and agile project management (e.g. PRINCE2, SAFe, SCRUM).

• You have a good understanding of technical contexts.
• You are used to operate in a dynamic environment and to act independently.
• You think and act in an entrepreneurial, result-oriented and structured manner.
• You are fluent in English and German, both spoken and written, and have a confident manner towards the customer
• You have a degree in economics or computer science.

Shape the evolution

We are on an exciting journey towards the next frontiers of payments technology, and we look for big thinkers, people with passion, can-do attitude and a hunger to learn and grow. Here you’ll work with ambitious colleagues from around the world, take on unique challenges as a team, and make a real impact on the society. With an empowering culture, strong technology and extensive training opportunities, we help you accelerate your career - wherever you decide to go. Join our global team of 18,000 innovators and shape a tomorrow that is yours to own.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as an individual with a disability, or any applicable legally protected characteristics.

Learn more about life at Worldline atcareers.worldline.com