Project Manager, IT Project Manager

The Project Manager will translate business strategy into work programs and processes, providing strategic and tactical direction on IT and client/business area issues. This role involves direct management of a specialty function or leadership of lower-level managers/team leaders.

• Minimum of 9 years of total experience.
• Minimum of 2 years as a Technical Program Manager / Project Manager.
• Minimum of 2 years as a programmer or analyst/designer in a financial environment.

• Proven experience delivering Cross-Border and International Payments initiatives within regulated banking or financial services environments.
• Strong background in managing regulatory change and complex payments transformation programs.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate across Technology, Operations, Risk, Compliance, and Business teams.
• Experience managing complex stakeholder landscapes and driving successful end-to-end payment delivery.
• Knowledge of payment schemes and standards such as SWIFT, ISO 20022, SEPA, CHAPS, Faster Payments, or similar is highly desirable.

• Experience with Treasury Services / Investment Banking processes and products.
• Experience with Payments within Banking (SEPA, SWIFT, ChAPS, RTP)
• Certifications
  : PMP, PgMP, or similar certifications.

Ascendion is a global, leading provider of AI-first software engineering services, delivering transformative solutions across North America, APAC, and Europe. We are headquartered in New Jersey. We combine technology and talent to deliver tech debt relief, improve engineering productivity solutions, and accelerate time to value, driving our clients' digital journeys with efficiency and velocity. Guided by our "Engineering to the power of AI" [Engineering AI] methodology, we integrate AI into software engineering, enterprise operations, and talent orchestration, to address critical challenges of trust, speed, and capital.

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