Jobs, fresher vacancy - Payments Transformation Lead • UK

Company: G MASS

UK

G MASS Consulting are supporting a leading financial services firm as they build out a new payments function and acquire a payments license. Our client require a dedicated Transformations Lead to help drive successful delivery.This is a great opportunity to join at the early stages of a major build-out, working closely with senior stakeholders to help structure, track and drive progress across a complex, fast-moving programme.Responsibilities: Support day-to-day delivery across the payments programme, ensuring alignment with strategic goals and regulatory timelines. Lead regular project meetings and working groups, driving agenda, actions, and follow-ups to ensure accountability. Manage changes to scope, timelines and resources through a controlled change management process. Maintain programme plans, milestones, RAID logs, and governance documents to ensure accuracy and control. Coordinate across multiple departments to manage dependencies and drive cohesive delivery. Track progress against regulatory and operational milestones, highlighting risks and resolving issues through governance channels. Identify and escalate delivery risks early, supporting mitigation planning to maintain momentum and stability. Provide clear, insight-driven reporting to senior stakeholders, enabling informed decision-making and effective oversight. Develop and manage detailed project plans, ensuring tasks, owners and deadlines are clearly defined and tracked. Ensure delivery aligns with agreed methodologies (e.g. Agile, Waterfall or hybrid), adapting approaches as appropriate. Build strong relationships with stakeholders at all levels, promoting transparency, engagement and shared ownership of outcomes. Requirements Change/Transformations experience is essential for this role - Project Management, PMO, Transformation, Projects Experience within institutional payments is essential - ideally including cross-border payments or payment processing. Knowledge of payments regulations (e.g. PSD2, FCA, EMI licensing) is a strong advantage. Highly organised, proactive and ambitious, with a delivery-focused mindset. Confident working in a fast-paced and evolving environment.BenefitsPaying in the region of £50,000 - £70,000 per annum. Initial 12-month contract with the expectation to be extended or to be made permanent.